More and more Koreans complain of trauma due to the Itaewon disaster, but the government’s treatment system is not working properly, experts pointed out, calling for active support and countermeasures to overcome the collective trauma.In a notice sent to its members, the Korean Association of Psychi
A group of medical workers has developed a mobile application that can diagnose a toe-in gait (intraocular walking) with just X-ray photos.Toe-in gait is common among children. Diagnostics mainly use a three-dimensional computed tomography (CT). However, as there is a risk of radiation exposure, it
“We need to educate medical professionals about the dangers of drug addiction. It’s because doctors sometimes don't know much about the dangers of drug addiction. Now is the time for medical personnel to wake up and understand the medical narcotics issues."National Law Hospital Director Cho Seong-na
Flangie, a 22-year-old male from Madagascar who had a 15-centimeter tumor inside his mouth, got a new life after receiving an eight-hour-long surgery at Asan Medical Center (AMC), the hospital said. The patient’s surname was not known and his passport showed only his first name, AMC said.According t
The government curbs hospitals' new construction and expansion, but the competition among university hospitals to build branches is intensifying.Eight university hospitals are pushing to open 10 branches in the greater Seoul area alone. According to the medical community, if all these branch hospita
As ESG (environment, social, and governance) management emerged as a global topic, the government has begun to develop an ESG management model applicable to medical institutions, drawing the medical community's attention.It's been quite a while since ESG was on the lips of managers, forcing business
A group of researchers has recently proved the triple therapy's effectiveness of cytotoxicity-targeted-immuno-cancer drugs in stage-4 HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor type-2) benign gastric cancer.In treating HER2 benign stomach cancer, the combination therapy of cytotoxic anticancer dru
K-Doc, a group of physicians promoting Korean medicine in foreign countries, said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arab Woman Investors Union (AWIU) to help Korean healthcare businesses enter the Arab states.On Sunday, the two parties signed the MOU at the Arab-African Investment a
Korean psychiatrists raised serious concerns over the online videos showing the tragedy of the crowd crush in Itaewon on Saturday night, saying such footage could inflict additional psychological trauma on the bereaved family.According to emergency officials as of 9 a.m. on Monday, 154 people, mostl
There are countries where telemedicine has become a necessity, not an option.Some Asian countries, worried about the gap in medical infrastructure between regions, see telemedicine as a breakthrough. For instance, telemedicine has become a new routine in Vietnam with active participation by medical
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has come forward to help Korean Nurses Association (KNA). The global nursing body praised KNA’s push to enact the Nursing Law as an exemplary example of a global nursing strategy to protect the future healthcare system.ICN CEO Howard Catton said so at the “I
Three Korean medical schools were named in the top 100 world-class medical schools. At home, Yonsei University College of Medicine has risen to first place, beating Seoul National University College of Medicine.Times Higher Education (THE), a British university rating institution, announced the 2023
“Many people don't take pictures after a cancer diagnosis because they are afraid of changed appearance or such pictures being used as a funeral portrait. However, at the event conducted by the Cancer Survivor Integrated Support Center at the National Cancer Center (NCC), some cancer survivors had t
Myongji Hospital said Wednesday it opened the first arrhythmia center in northern Gyeonggi Province.The hospital plans to provide specialized diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmia, a major cause of sudden death among cardiovascular diseases.A heart arrhythmia happens when the electrical signals that
Samsung Medical Center (SMC) is moving one step closer to conquering cancer using proton therapy, called the "dream cancer treatment device" for cancer patients.SMC, which introduced the proton therapy device for the second time in Korea in December 2015 following the National Cancer Center (NCC), r
A National Cancer Center (NCC) research team said it has developed a new therapeutic agent that can greatly improve the therapeutic effect and solve immune checkpoint inhibitor problems used in existing immunotherapies.Cancer cells overexpress an immune checkpoint protein called PD-L1 (programmed de
A male physician running an orthopedic clinic in Incheon recently received a request from a local broadcaster to appear on a televised medical talk show -- on one condition. He had to “pay” money instead of getting a performance fee.In a proposal sent to the orthopedist, the broadcaster said its TV
A patient who had liposuction died hours later and medical workers were convicted of professional negligence resulting in death.The Daegu District Court Pohang Branch said it recently convicted two doctors and a nursing assistant indicted for professional negligence resulting in death and other char
Kyung Hee University Medical Center (KHUMC) said it would conduct a series of joint studies, including one on the treatment effect of medical cannabis with Hemp & R Bio and GI Vita.On Wednesday, the three institutions’ representatives met at the hospital president’s office to sign a business coopera
Kim Yon-su, president and CEO of Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), has reiterated his opinion that the government should increase the enrollment quotas at medical schools.“As the population aging progresses rapidly, I think the demand for medical personnel is also increasing,” Kim said Wedn