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
A research team at Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital has confirmed that those who had had a stroke suffered more anxiety and depression than those who had not, showing a higher risk of suicide.The team, led by Professor Lee Kyung-wook of the Department of Psychiatry, concluded so after analyzing the Nat
About 95 percent of Covid-19 patients who received contactless Oriental medical care said they were satisfied with Oriental medicine. Asked whether they would choose Oriental medicine to treat infectious diseases in the future, 95 percent said yes.On Friday, the Association of Korean Medicine (AKOM)
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology and the National Cancer Center signed a business agreement Friday for research and policy projects to overcome cancer and infectious diseases.Under the accord, the two institutions plan to utilize the research capabilities of KIST and the health infrastr
Researchers at Gangnam Severance Hospital have confirmed that mutations in the female hormone-related gene (ESR1) accelerate breast cancer recurrence, inhibit endocrine therapy, and affect the survival rate.Estrogen, the female hormone, is one of the main factors that cause breast cancer. Estrogen r
A majority of intern physicians run non-work-related errands for seniors, do extra work without pay, and find it almost impossible to take sick leave, a survey found.As senior physicians greatly influence interns’ careers, interns cannot complain about unfair work. However, in a group chat where int
Physicians in Seoul have sued Doctor Now, a telemedicine service provider, for letting users choose which prescription drugs they want to receive at home.The doctors’ group also urged the government to withdraw the temporary Covid-19 policy that allowed telehealth, saying it caused more confusion in
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a gene-editing system (CRISPR/Cas9) that can perform intranuclear gene editing only in diseased cells.The gene scissors system is an effective tool for performing sophisticated gene editing by combining a si
For patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the 2022 NCCN guideline recommends tests for a mutation in PD-L1, a biomarker for immunotherapy, and EGFR, ALK, KRAS, ROS1, BRAF, NTRK1/2/3, MET exon 14 skipping and RET mutations for targeted therapy so that patients can receive optimal customiz
Myongji Hospital's Natural Medicine Research Institute said it has signed a business agreement with Cosmax NBT, a health functional food company, to research and develop a natural product-based health functional food.The hospital aims to supply natural product-based health functional food for people