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
The stigma of one’s local community being discriminated against as a Covid-19 infection area affected the mental health of adolescents negatively, a study found.The National Medical Center’s research team released their study, “Factors Related to Anxiety and Depression Among Adolescents During COVID
A research team at Yonsei University has revealed the immunological mechanism and cause of tuberculosis exacerbation in patients infected with the virus following mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.Tuberculosis is the most serious infectious disease among the three major diseases designated by the
Korean specialists in gastric cancer released the results of a large-scale investigator-initiated cancer study, drawing the attention of oncologists worldwide.The researchers unveiled the first report of the K-Umbrella study in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) at the annual meeting of the
Among cancer patients who use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) outside of mainstream healthcare, 16 percent said they have taken fenbendazole, an anthelmintic used against parasites in animals, a study found.Professor Kim Jung-sun of hemato-oncology at the Chungnam National University Se
Yonsei University Gangnam Severance Hospital said Thursday its team has successfully performed the first t-Branch stent-graft aortic procedure on two patients for the first time in Korea.The two patients developed a thoracic, abdominal aortic aneurysm. However, it was difficult to treat with a gener
With the recent designation of monkeypox as a second-degree infectious disease out of a four-tier system, the medical community should set up a monitoring system to detect monkeypox cases early and secure third-generation smallpox vaccines and treatments swiftly, an expert said.In particular, he sai
The number of electric scooter accidents is rising every year, and the government should introduce a system for renting a helmet along with an electric scooter to prevent craniofacial trauma, a medical paper said.A research team at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Chonnam Nati