A research team at Kyungpook National University Hospital (KNUH) has discovered that liver cancer cells exposed to sorafenib induce anticancer drug resistance by supplying amino acids through macropinocytosis.The researchers expect that the finding would lead to a new method to increase the effectiv
A research team at Gachon University College of Medicine has discovered a bioactive peptide that activates mTORC1, a major regulator of muscle mass regulation and muscle cell differentiation.The team, led by Professors Yoon Mi-sup and Choi Chul-soo of the Department of Molecular Medicine, also devel
As the cumulative caseload of Covid-19 exceeds 7 million in Korea, Myongji Hospital has opened the “Long Covid Clinic,” which will treat patients cured of Covid-19 but suffer from its aftereffects.The clinic, the first such one responsible for long covid, will treat various aftereffects Covid-19 pat
ALYND (A Leading Yonsei Network for Biopharmaceutical R&D), an R&D consulting center under Yonsei University Health System, said it would conduct a synthetic control arm (SCA) study on adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, jointly with the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation’s toxici
The recent regulatory nod for Viatris’ Dovprela (ingredient: pretomanid) for the treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) will shorten the disease treatment period, an expert said.Viatris Korea held a news conference on Tuesday to mark World TB Day (March 24) to share the nation
A Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) research team has developed a technology that can detect RNA-degrading enzymes using the incidental cleavage activity of the CRISPR-Cas12a system.Ribonuclease H, a kind of RNA degrading enzyme, is an essential region in reverse transcripta
“In the not-too-distant future, there will be a cloud-based general hospital that operates beyond borders. Medical education, research, and clinical trials will take place in this space. This seems to be the future of healthcare.”Jheon Sang-hoon, a professor of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at
When treating advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) and a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) inhibitor, physicians should monitor patients with high baseline troponin T levels more closely for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE
The 37th Korea International Medical and Hospital Equipment Show (KIMES 2022) opened at the COEX in southern Seoul on Thursday.Co-organized by the Korea Medical Devices Industrial Cooperation Association (KMDICA), Korea Medical Industry Association (KMDIA), and Korea E&EX, the annual event aims to p
In the nursing community, where female nurses are still dominant, male nurses have been gradually increasing.However, gender discrimination against male nurses persists, a recent survey showed.The Korean Man-nurses Association (KMA) released the survey results conducted on 237 male nurses last year.
Santen Pharm Korea’s preservative-free glaucoma treatments Taflotan-S Eye Drops (tafluprost) and Cosopt-S Eye Drops (dorzolamide hydrochloride/timolol maleate) improved the ocular surface disease (OSD) and quality of life significantly, compared to preservative-containing latanoprost, a study showed
Recently, CAR-T cell therapies such as BMS’ Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel) and Gilead’s Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) proved effective in the early treatment of relapsed/refractory diffuse large b-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), signaling a possibility to replace autologous hematopoietic stem cell
A Severance Hospital team has confirmed that BRCA (Breast Cancer) gene-mutated ovarian cancer patients who took poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors experience reduced therapeutic efficacy when the disease recurs.An increasing number of patients receive maintenance treatment using PARP inhib
As the nation confirms more than 200,000 Covid-19 infections per day, Myongji Hospital has opened a rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test center.According to the hospital, the test center, which started operation on Wednesday, will be open all year round from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. from Monday
Clinicians complain that there is not enough Paxlovid, the Covid-19 treatment pill for patients with mild symptoms. However, the central government said the domestic supply of Paxlovid was not in shortage and that it would redistribute the supply more fairly among local governments.Developed by Pfiz
Medical societies in advanced nations recently recommended AstraZeneca’s EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Tagrisso (ingredient: osimertinib) as postoperative adjuvant therapy for early lung cancer,And that means Korea should revise the related reimbursement criteria and change the diagnostic rou
A research team at St. Mary's Seoul Hospital has confirmed that an existing model that can predict nonfatal toxicities and survival in cancer patients has the same efficacy on elderly acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients.AML is a geriatric hematologic cancer with an average age of onset between 65
A National Cancer Center research team has confirmed that secondary tumor reduction surgery can improve survival in recurrent ovarian cancer.There have been various opinions about the therapeutic effect of surgery in the treatment strategy for recurrent ovarian cancer, including targeted therapy, im
The mortality rate of dialysis patients infected with Covid-19 is 75 times higher than that of the general population, a medical report showed. The Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN)’s Covid-19 Response Task Force analyzed the prognosis of dialysis patients who received Covid-19 treatment at 206 med
The metaverse is a hot topic in the Korean medical community.In the wake of Covid-19’s outbreak, medical schools started developing VR-based education and training content. Doctors are increasingly discussing introducing telemedicine fully. Hospitals and healthcare businesses are working on metavers