Physicians are widely prescribing the antidiabetic drug metformin, antiparasitic drug ivermectin, and antidepressant fluvoxamine despite their insufficient evidence for Covid-19 treatment.However, in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, U.S. researchers found that none of the three medicines coul
After the government granted health insurance benefits for CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah, the Asan Medical Center (AMC) opened the nation’s first CAR-T cell treatment center.AMC said Tuesday that its cancer hospital opened the CAR-T center and began reimbursing Kymriah treatment, certified by Novartis.
Empirical antibiotic therapy, or the use of antibiotics before testing bacterial infection in Covid-19 patients, does not improve Covid-19 patients’ clinical outcomes, a study showed.Empirical antibiotic therapy is defined as the use of antibiotics within 48 hours after hospitalization before microb
A group of researchers from Seoul National University (SNU) and the U.S. Stanford University has succeeded in restoring muscle movements in paraplegic rats.According to the SNU, the joint research team presented the possibility of treating damaged nerves using organic artificial nerves.A nerve is an
Death rate increases by up to a quarter among septic shock patients with sarcopenia, Severance Hospital said Friday.Infectious disease Professors Ku Nam-su and Kim Jung-ho announced that the mortality rate of septic shock patients with sarcopenia increased by up to 26.5 percent.There have been consi
A Korean researcher said he identified the relationship between plasma glucose levels and radiotherapy's effect on cancer treatment.Professor Kong Moon-kyu of radiation oncology at Kyung Hee University Medical Center said his research team recently published a study, concluding that survival rates o
A Korean medical group’s investigation revealed that the Covid-19 vaccination could have affected the onset of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). In addition, the group said that menstrual irregularities and abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) were related to the Covi
The medical staff of Korea University Ansan Hospital (KUAH) provided medical assistance to ethnic Koreans who had evacuated to their fatherland because of Russia’s war in Ukraine.About 30 medical workers offered medical services at the foreign residents’ support center in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, f
Korean researchers said they confirmed a new therapeutic drug monitoring strategy to improve the treatment outcome in pediatric Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease.On Thursday, a research team of Professors Kim Mi-jin and Choe Yon-ho of pediatrics at Samsung Medical Center said the
Professor Song Kyoung-ho of the Department of Infectious Disease at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital has been appointed an editor of Scientific Reports, an international academic journal.Scientific Reports is an online, open-access journal published by the Nature Publishing Group and a sis
Kyung Hee University Medical Center (KHMC) said it ranked 10th in the 2021 Inpatient Experience Evaluation conducted by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) on 359 general hospitals nationwide.According to the hospital, KHMC received a score of 88.6, ranking tenth among all gene
The Ministry of Health and Welfare recently changed the official English name of “Oriental medical doctor” to “doctor of Korean medicine,” causing a strong backlash from the medical community.Doctors said the new name could be misleading because English-speaking people could confuse Western medical
Myongji Hospital said it introduced a surgical robot 'CUVIS joint' to increase the precision of joint replacement surgery.Developed by Curexo, a local firm, CUVIS joint automatizes the entire bone cutting process, required before a joint replacement surgery, the hospital said.The surgical robot is e
The recent death of a nurse at Asan Medical Center (AMC) who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while on duty is rocking the medical community to the core. AMC is regarded as one of the best among Korea’s five largest hospitals.Health industry officials are wondering why AMC with top medical facilities
Almost half of 125 Korean clinics and hospitals have expanded their operations in China so far, and more than a third of them were in the dermatology and plastic surgery fields, a report showed.The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) released a report on Korean medical institutions’
Patients with nervous system disorders such as stroke and cerebral hemorrhage need intensive treatment in the “golden hour.” To do so, hospitals need to increase the number of neurointensivists within the intensive care units (ICUs), an expert said.More than half of the patients in ICUs at tertiary
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, violence against healthcare professionals increased by 58 percent worldwide, a report showed.Verbal and physical attacks on physicians, nurses, and medical service workers occurred in all regions of the world. Emergency care and operating rooms were also exposed
A study has found that breast cancer surgery using robots reduces complications and preserves the shape of the breast as much as possible.Two researchers -- Professor Park Hyung-seok of Yonsei Cancer Center and Professor Lee Jee-a at Eulji Medical Center’s Breast Clinic – discovered that robotic sur
A joint research team from two institutions has disclosed a genetic mutation common in people with “super blood vessels,” clear blood vessels even if a person has many risk factors for atherosclerosis.Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction and angina pectoris, narrow
The Catholic University of Korea Catholic Medical Center (CMC) said it has set about developing a large-scale AI medical image model in collaboration with Kakao Brain, an AI research institute.CMC and Kakao Brain signed a memorandum of understanding last Wednesday.The center said there are high expe