The Covid-19 pandemic hit hospitals and nursing homes so hard that over 270 institutions had to close in 2021, government data showed.According to data by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), there were more hospital closures than openings last year, apparently due to a plunge
The nation’s largest physician group expressed serious concerns over enacting the so-called “doctor-assisted death with dignity” law.The Korean Medical Association (KMA) said such a law would confuse insufficient social discussion and consensus. It could also increase the risk of allowing “legal sui
A recent monkeypox case demonstrated a completely different clinical presentation from typical monkeypox, a medical report on the first monkeypox case in Korea said. It is said that most monkeypox cases are believed to occur due to close contact between homosexual, bisexual or other men who have sex
A group of researchers at Gangnam Severance Hospital have developed a psychological evaluation tool kit to comprehensively assess biological, psychological, and social factors related to depression and suicide.The team, led by Professor Seok Jung-ho of the Department of Mental Health Medicine at Gan
Severance Hospital and Yonsei University Dental Hospital said they would start a joint study to identify a link between oral bacteria, intestinal microbiome, and cardiovascular disease, as well as a substance that can prevent cardiovascular diseases.The two entities are operated under the Yonsei Uni
Edward Lifesciences, a U.S. medical tech company, recently named Asan Medical Center (AMC) as Asia's first “excellent TAVI educational institution,” recognizing it for its unrivaled TAVI performance and educational capabilities. Shortened for transcatheter aortic valve implantation, TAVI is a minima
The nation’s largest physician organization is taking steps to establish telemedicine as its official policy.The Korean Medical Association (KMA) held a workshop in Busan over the weekend to discuss home treatment and telehealth and had a debate on contactless patient care.Kim Hong-sik, chairman of
Researchers at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) have developed an artificial intelligence model to predict a patient's sarcopenia with just a lower extremity X-ray and a blood test before conducting artificial knee joint replacement surgery.Sarcopenia causes muscle mass and function to decr
Researchers from Korea, U.S., and China have developed a new technology that modulates and relaxes pain signals by locally cooling and stimulating peripheral nerves instead of opioid analgesics commonly used for pain relief.Opioid-based painkillers, often used for pain relief, cause serious problems
Experts discussed the effectiveness of emerging new migraine drugs at an online conference hosted by the Korean Headache Society (KHS) on Sunday.Twenty-five speakers gave lectures and presentations, and 280 members of the KHS participated in the event.Headache experts spoke mostly on new migraine me
Myongji Hospital has published a study, which calls for hospitals to manage respiratory symptoms intensively until four weeks after Covid-19 infection, and take a multidisciplinary treatment approach four weeks after the onset of complex symptoms.A hospital research team, led by Professor Jung Young
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed an ultra-sensitive sensor platform that can detect human body temperature in real-time with the naked eye and without electronic devices' aid.The technology detects the temperature through color change by ap
A research team at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital found that acromegaly impacted the development of cardiovascular disease, including death.Acromegaly is a rare disease in which distal ends, such as hands, feet, jaw, nose, and ears, enlarge due to continuous secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary
A research team at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has announced the world's first successful long-term results of cochlear implantation in patients born with no cochlear for whom surgical implantation was previously unavailable.Cochlear ducts are formed during the prenatal period
CHA Healthcare, an affiliate of CHA Biotech, has acquired Fertility Specialists of Western Australia (FSWA), the largest fertility center in the region, through City Fertility, a fertility center operated by CHA Healthcare.FSWA is a fertility institution established in 2006 and has two fertility cen
“The paradigm in healthcare services shifted toward patient-centered care. As a result, the results of patient experience evaluation will directly affect the profits of medical institutions and all medical indices. Therefore, patient experience evaluation will grow more in the future.”So said Kim Sa
Kyung Hee University Medical Science Research Institute said it would develop digital therapeutics for obesity jointly with 365mc, Korea’s largest obesity clinic.The two sides will join forces to develop digital obesity treatment using artificial intelligence, smart devices, and customized obesity t
An international research team has found that when diffuse glioma recurs, there are apparent changes in tumor cells, and tumors with a specific phenotype have a poor prognosis.Diffuse glioma is a tumor that occurs in the brain's astrocytes, an intractable disease with frequent recurrence and exacerb
A Yongin Severance Hospital research team has developed an electrocardiogram (ECG)-based AI algorithm that detects coronary artery atherosclerosis.Coronary artery atherosclerosis is a disease in which cholesterol deposits on the inner membrane, covering the innermost layer of blood vessels, and endo
The results of surgeries performed during the Covid-19 pandemic were not significantly different from those before the pandemic, a study showed.A research team at Asan Medical Center’s surgery department published the paper, “Surgical safety in the COVID-19 era: present and future considerations,” i