A U.S. study showed that telemedicine lowered the number of patient no-shows and increased the number of patient visits to primary care.In the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, a research team at the West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Family Medicine Department published a
Myongji Hospital in Goyang has become the first medical institution in the northwest Gyeonggi Province to introduce a cooling balloon catheter ablation procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, a type of arrhythmia, the hospital said Thursday.A team led by Professors Hwang Ui-seok and Lee Jae-hyuk at
The Korean Nurses Association (KNA) has pointed out that only slightly more than half of licensed nurses work at medical institutions, calling for amending the Nursing Law to allocate optimal numbers to medical fields.KNA added that the doctor- and hospital-oriented Medical Service Act could not res
Korea recorded the lowest cancer mortality rate despite the lowest health costs per capita among 22 high-income countries, a study showed.The research team at the Yale School of Medicine and Vassar College compared spending on cancer care with cancer mortality rates in 22 high-income countries and p
Researchers at Yonsei Cancer Center (YCC) have identified a key factor inducing resistance to conventional chemotherapy for refractory head and neck cancer.Head and neck cancer is a tumor that occurs in the head and neck, with squamous cell carcinoma accounting for most cases. It has various symptom
Researchers at CHA University College have confirmed that estrogen-related receptor (ERR) gamma, a new drug target protein used to treat the nervous system and endocrine system, has potential as a degenerative brain disease treatment.According to the university, ERR gamma, widely distributed in majo
Myongji Hospital said it would help reduce the medical service gap and support health promotion for the medically underprivileged at home and abroad, in partnership with Global Care, a nongovernmental organization for international healthcare.On Tuesday, the hospital signed a business agreement with
A research team at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) confirmed that chronic hepatitis B patients have a higher risk of developing not only liver cancer but other cancers as well, such as stomach, lung, and colorectal cancer.The team also found that taking antiviral drugs reduces the risk bac
After CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) became reimbursable in April, Korean doctors are shifting the treatment focus to CAR-T cell therapy to treat relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).However, only a limited number of Korean hospitals can prescribe Kymriah despite
Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) have developed a technology that can diagnose sleep apnea using only the microphone of a smartphone device.Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder symptom where patients temporarily stop breathing or experience their airways narrowing during
Almost eight out of 10 Koreans support the legalization of euthanasia or doctor-assisted suicide, a survey showed on Tuesday.The survey, conducted by Professor Yoon Young-ho of the Department of Family Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), asked the opinions of 1,000 Koreans 19 and
Fewer hospital visits during the Covid-19 pandemic pushed up the incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among pediatric diabetes patients, a study said.DKA is an acute metabolic complication that occurs when blood sugar rises due to insulin deficiency in diabetic patients. Symptoms of DKA vary fro
Researchers at Konkuk University Medical Center have confirmed that people with large choroid plexus in the brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) experience a fall in cognitive functions, one of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.The choroid plexus is a network of blood vessels and cells in the ventricle,
Non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs), such as wearing masks, washing hands, and keeping social distances during the Covid-19 pandemic, have also reduced the prevalence of other viruses, a study showed Thursday.Researchers at Gachon University Gil Hospital and Incheon Public Health and Environmen
“New infectious diseases will keep emerging. We needed research infrastructure to pre-emptively respond to new infectious diseases. So, I proposed establishing an infectious disease screening center at the hospital.”In April, the Catholic University of Korea Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital became the
A research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has a porous gold nanoelectrode-based biosensor that can diagnose diseases, including cancer, using blood or urine.Urine and blood biological samples include biomarkers that indicate health status, helping determine whether there is a disease.
Myongji Hospital said it has opened a Liver Intensive Care Unit (LICU) and started its full-scale operation.The LICU, which consists of four sickbeds in separate rooms, has a monitor that can intensively control each patient and a bed for their intensive care, detecting changes in the patient's weig
A Yonsei University research team has found a new target anticancer drug candidate that can effectively inhibit mutant receptors causing various cancers, such as multiple myeloma, endometrial and bladder cancer.The material, named 17a, discovered by the research team led by Professor Shim Tae-bo of
Enhanced online communication, prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic, will likely push Korean medical societies to be internationalized, an expert said.Lee Jong-min, director of international affairs at the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS), emphasized the necessity of globalization of the KAMS’
Moon Song-myeon, who worked at a factory making mercury thermometers, died in July 1988. Moon was 17 at the time, and the cause of his death was mercury poisoning. Thirty-four years have passed, but Moon’s case is still considered a typical example of death from occupational diseases.However, the re