“Essential healthcare” has emerged as the most prominent topic of Korea’s medical community in 2022, replacing Covid-19. However, that was not the only controversy this year. As the political power changed through the presidential election in March, significant changes were also predicted in health
Yonsei University Health Systems (YUHS) said Wednesday that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for Songdo Severance Hospital in Incheon.Songdo Severance Hospital will be built on a site with a floor area of 85,950 square meters within the Yonsei University International Campus, located in Section 7 o
Korean College of Rheumatology (KCR) said Tuesday that it has successfully attracted the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology conference in 2026 (APLAR 2026).Four countries competed to lure the event, including India, Malaysia, and Taiwan. In the general assembly from Dec. 6-9, APLAR
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Monday that it had identified naegleria fowleri for the first time in the country in a person who died of meningitis after returning from an extended overseas stay.Naegleria fowleri, a so-called free-living amoeba, is a highly pathogenic pr
The Supreme Court, overturning existing precedents, has ruled that Oriental doctors can use diagnostic medical devices, such as ultrasound devices, causing repercussions.On Thursday, the Supreme Court overturned en banc the original ruling and acquitted an Oriental doctor charged with violating the
The government has recently shifted its system of selecting hospitals that can attract foreign patients from the designating system to the rating and certifying system while announcing criteria for imposing fines.Many domestic medical institutions gave a sigh of resignation due to such a change, com
Myongji Hospital on Thursday held an opening ceremony for its intervention center focused on conducting angiography, a type of X-ray to check blood vessels.The intervention center, which opened on the third floor of the hospital building D, gathered various angiography equipment, including the lates
Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, one of the eight hospitals run by Catholic Medical Center, rejected 12 applicants citing “poor appearance” during its 2016 hiring process, an audit revealed.The Ministry of Education said Wednesday that it had found a total of 49 misconducts after conducting a comprehe
A recent controversy over the appointment of the director of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital has led to a series of lawsuits.Professor Oh Tae-yoon of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the tertiary hospital said he applied for a provisional injunction with the Seoul Central District Court to suspend th
Tamoxifen, a widely used treatment for breast cancer, increased the risk of various uterine diseases including endometrial cancer in premenopausal women with breast cancer, a study showed. The research team, led by Professors Park Hyun-tae and Ryu Ki-jin at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolog
A research team at Ajou University School of Medicine has found that the cold wave during the winter season increases the number of hospitalizations and death among diabetes patients.The team, led by Professor Kim Kyoung-nam of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, analyzed the ho
The treatment of rheumatism has attained great progress in the past several years, as research on the mechanism of immunological development accumulated and innovative treatments, including biological agents, emerged.Nowadays, the clinical value of various treatment options, including biological age
Myongji Medical Foundation said Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thai Binh Province in Vietnam for cooperation in the medical field.The two parties signed the MOU during the Korea-Vietnam Economic Cooperation Forum 2022, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Korea-Vietnam di
The insurance industry has refuted a court ruling that underwriters should pay insurance money for suicide due to depression caused by a car accident.In the “Insurance Act Review” published by the Korea Insurance Research Institute (KIRI) on Monday, underwriters said they must first examine whether
A group of researchers led by Ajou University Medical Center (AUMC) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine said it was possible to predict dementia in advance by looking at the brain age.Samsung Medical Center, Inha University Hospital, Pusan National University Hospital, and Chonnam Na
One of the most popular medical departments among interns is orthopedics.The department reaffirmed its popularity in the application chart for the first half of 2023. No teaching hospitals recruiting resident orthopedists experienced a shortage of applicants below their quota.However, university hos
Myongji Hospital received a commendation from Gyeonggi Province for revitalizing the dementia management system in the province surrounding the capital Seoul.According to the hospital, Myongji became the first private hospital to launch a public healthcare project group in 2013 and established the "