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
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have identified a low-frequency, magnetic field reactive nanoparticle that can decompose substances causing Alzheimer's disease.Magnetoelectric material has properties that combine magnetism and electricity and is a core m
Researchers at St. Mary's Hospital have discovered a new bifidobacterium by analyzing the intestinal flora of rheumatoid arthritis patients, confirming the bifidobacterium’s excellence in treating rheumatoid arthritis through animal trials.Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune di
The turnover of Korean nurses is more than three times higher than the overall industry rate, according to a survey result released Thursday, the International Nurses Day.The National Union of Health and Medical Industry conducted an opinion poll on 27,270 nurses at 145 workplaces.According to its r
A research team at Myongji Hospital has proved that taking a low dose (5 mg) of tadalafil, an erectile dysfunction drug, effectively controls blood sugar.According to Myongji researchers, chronic hyperglycemia caused by insufficient insulin secretion or dysfunction, a characteristic of diabetes, is
Myongji Hospital's Sports Medicine Center said that it would hold the third Myongji Hospital Sports Medicine Symposium on Sunday. The hospital will hold the symposium online through YouTube, and only those who have registered in advance can participate.Under the theme of "History, Present and Future
A research team at CHA University Gangnam Women's Hospital has discovered a biomarker for the risk assessment of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) among Korean women.RPL refers to a case when a pregnant woman has two or more consecutive miscarriages before 20 weeks into her pregnancy.Many factors influ
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have elucidated the three-dimensional atomic structure of somatostatin, a hormone-regulating substance that inhibits hormone secretion through its receptor somatostatin receptor 2 complex (SSTR2).Somatostatin is a hormone
A research team at Ajou University Medical Center has suggested the possibility of regenerating damaged spinal nerves, which were untreatable until now.The research team, led by Professor Kim Byung-gon of the Department of Neuroscience and Neurology, injected a hydrogel and an arylsulfatase complex