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
Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) have found that when they perform “vocal cord injections” to improve patients’ voices by correcting their vocal cords, using a light-guided method is easier and more effective.According to the research team, led by Professor Cha Won-j
CHICAGO, Ill. – The use of Yuhan Corp.’s anticancer drug Leclaza (lazertinib) in combination with Janssen’s Rybrevant (amivantamab), a bispecific antibody targeting EGFR and MET, drew much attention from international oncologists.At the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in
CHICAGO, Ill. – A breast cancer study outcome was so impressive that it received a standing ovation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO 2022), the world’s largest meeting in oncology being held in Chicago.The standing ovation went to researchers of phase 3 DESTINY-Breast04 trial of En
For the proposed Infectious Disease Central Hospital (CIDH) to serve as a control tower in a pandemic crisis, an expert said it needs to invest intensively into “software” to strengthen internal capacity, including high-quality staffing.In 2017, the Ministry of Health and Welfare concluded that it i
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