The Korean Hereditary Breast Cancer Study (KOHBRA) and the OncoArray Consortium have jointly discovered 72 new mutation genes that cause breast cancer, Daelim Saint Mary's Hospital대림성모병원 said Wednesday.The OncoArray Consortium is a large international research team led by Professor Doug Easton of the University of Cambridge, comprising over 300 research institutions and 550 researchers on six
About 27 percent of employees working at the nation’s 30 largest companies are suffering from excessive workload, amid insufficient health management by their employers, a survey shows.A team led by Professor Yoon Young-ho윤영호 of the Smart Management Strategy of Health (SMASH) Laboratory, Seoul National University College of Medicine서울대학교 의과대학 has developed a tool called the Worksite Health Ind
Preparing a plan for proper compensation is imperative because the health insurance’s reimbursement rate of healthcare cost remains at about 85 percent – and 106 percent even if non-payment items are included -- a lawmaker said Tuesday.Rep. Nam In-soon남인순 of the ruling Democratic Party said so while releasing the data submitted by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) on reim
The Ewha Center for Vaccine Evaluation and Study will host the first Korea-China-Japan Joint Pneumococcal Symposium on Nov. 3, the Ehwa Womans University Medical Center이화의료원 said Tuesday.The vaccine center has been presenting its research results annually for 12 years since its establishment and has shared the latest knowledge with various experts, it said. This year, the center invited expert
A research team at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital has confirmed that diabetic foot patients have a higher probability to develop diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to blindness, the hospital said Tuesday.The incidence and prevalence of diabetes are rapidly increasing, and about 100 million people worldwide and 5 to 8 percent of the total population in Korea are estimated to h
Korean researchers have developed a new technology that can predict dementia by a series of blood tests before its symptoms appear. Alzheimer's disease, also referred to simply as Alzheimer's, is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time. The most common early symptom is short-term memory loss. As the disease advances
Samsung Medical Center (SMC) has agreed with Microsoft Korea to build a Korean artificial intelligence (AI) precision healthcare system using Azure, a cloud platform based on Microsoft's AI, the hospital said Monday.The memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies calls for analyzing medical data in the cloud, optimizing clinical decision making and establishing disease-specific pre
A Severance Hospital team led by Professor Chang Jin-woo장진우 has sharply reduced hearing loss, a significant side effect occurring in patients who undergo facial seizure surgery, the hospital said Monday.The team released the results of its study where 1,434 patients -- 1,033 females and 401 males with mean age of 51.4 years -- underwent microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasms (HFS) f
A research team led by Professors Kim Hyo-won김효원 and Park Ki-jung박지경 of Asan Medical center서울아산병원 has confirmed that children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) are also likely to suffer physical illnesses.Children with ADHD show symptoms of low concentration, hostility, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity, along with anxiety disorders. However, researchers have
Contrary to widespread concerns among medical workers, low-dose CT (computed tomography) has proved as good as general-dose CT, in clinical trials and diagnosis of appendicitis, a recent study shows. According to a report by the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital분당서울대병원 (SNUBH), 177 researchers studied 3,074 patients with appendicitis admitted to the emergency rooms in 20 large hospita
Korean researchers have recently come up with drugs to demonstrate new mechanisms and efficacy for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).Due to recent Westernized dietary habits and lack of exercise, obesity and diabetes mellitus have increased, and the number of patients with NAFLD has also grown to more than one in three adults.The Korea Health and Development Instit
When the term “plastic surgery” pops up, many would assume rhinoplasty, tummy tucks, and breast augmentations. Have you ever thought your pelvis could also become more beautiful on the surgery bed, however? Professor Daniel Yougun Won원유건 of the Harvard Medical School Orthopedic Trauma Initiative had been exploring this concept since late 2014 while he was an assistant professor at Konyang
The Korea University Medical Center고려대의료원 has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republican Specialized Scientific Practical Medical Center of Endocrinology in Uzbekistan, the Korean hospital said Thursday.The purpose of this agreement is to strengthen mutual capacity through expansion of human and academic exchanges in clinical, research and education fields and to secure cooperati
The Asian Bioethics Association and the National Bioethics Committee of Korea will jointly host the 18th Asia Bioethics Conference from Oct. 25-27 at Severance Hospital Avison Biomedical Research Center, organizers said Thursday.Under the theme of the “Future of Bioethics & Health Care,” the three-day symposium aims to strengthen the expertise of bioethics research results, bioethics educa
A research team led by Professors Choi Myung-gu and Park Jae-myung of the Catholic University Seoul St. Mary's Hospital has found a way to improve “photodynamic therapy” effects of killing cancer cells without damaging healthy cells.Not only is pancreatic cancer diagnosed in an advanced stage, but more than 80 percent of patients are not suitable for surgery and have to receive radiotherapy or
“All developed countries have substantially hidden illnesses, but its scale depends on the excellence of each country’s medical system, creating the component of the term ‘morbidity iceberg.'”Professor Christopher Davis from the University of Oxford made the remark in his presentation “Morbidity icebergs in the USSR and Russian Federation: Lessons for South and North Korea,” at Severance Hospi
Korean researchers have succeeded in developing artificial target technology that can detect cancer cells with heterogeneity efficiently.The heterogeneity of cancer cells in tumors has attracted attention as an essential concept for understanding and developing the resistance and recurrence mechanism for chemotherapy and target chemotherapy.Dr. Kim Kwang-myung김광명 and his team from the Kore
Professor Lee Kyung-han of the Samsung Medical Center department of nuclear medicine was elected as the next president of the Federation of Asian Societies for Molecular Imaging (FASMI), the federation said Friday.FASMI was established in 2006 to promote cooperation among regional molecular imaging societies and to spread this particular medical field. It has branches in Korea, Japan, Chin
Is there an afterlife after death? Does attitude to death have anything to do with health?While the word “death” is still taboo for most, if not all, people, the critical research about well-dying -- preparing for one’s death -- has emerged and is drawing attention.Professor Yoon Yong-ho윤영호 and his team of Seoul National University Hospital’s서울대병원 Integrated Cancer Care Center investigated
Korea has been certified by the World Health Organization as the first country in the Western Pacific region to eradicate rubella, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention질병관리본부 (KCDC) announced Wednesday.Korea, along with New Zealand, has been recognized as the first regional country to fight rubella successfully, the centers said. The country, which also was certified to extermin