The demand for orthopedic services is increasing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and this will be an opportunity for Korean medical institutions to enter the Emirati market, a report said.On Wednesday, the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) published a report on the demand and su
A research team at the Institute for Basic Science has identified the scientific principle of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for the first time through animal experiments.PTSD is a mental illness that interferes with daily life by constantly re-experiencing painful memories from
A National Cancer Center research (NCC) team has confirmed that it is possible to preserve the stomach without gastrectomy for early gastric cancer patients who show no signs of metastasis after a sentinel lymph node biopsy.It is the first study in the world to show such results, and the patient's q
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed genome alignment software that uses a machine learning-based learned-index technique for the first time.Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a method of deciphering genome information, in which the genome is
A research team at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) found that spouses of dementia patients have a higher risk of suffering from dementia than ordinary people.According to the hospital, dementia patients often have a hard time living a normal life because their mental abilities, su
The resurge of Covid-19 infections since February is expected to help Boryung record robust sales growth in the first quarter, a local analyst said Friday.Kim Hyung-soo, an analyst at Hanwha Investment and Securities Corp., noted in a report that the surge of the Omicron variant, which has more than
A local research team has confirmed that the thymic epithelial tumor, a rare chest cancer, is increasing in Korea.The research team, led by Professors Jung kyu-won at the National Cancer Center and Shin Dong-wook and Jo Jung-ho at Samsung Medical Center, concluded after analyzing the data of 5,812 t
A research team at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) has developed an implantable drug delivery device that injects drugs into the body with a button click.According to the hospital, patients suffering from chronic diseases, such as diabetes or high obesity, are self-injecting drugs like ins
Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said that it has become the first Korean hospital to treat a leukemia patient by administering a CAR-T treatment manufactured at the hospital.CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T cell) method treats patients differently from existing drugs. Unlike conventional
A research team at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has discovered a rapid on-site diagnostic technology that can detect Covid-19 variants.According to the research institute, Covid-19, which enters the body through the ACE2 receptor, undergoes various mutations, such as A
The Asan Medical Center (AMC) said in a recent study that the transcatheter aortic vanve implantation (TAVI) procedure has no causal relationship with leaflet thrombosis, cerebral embolism, and neurocognitive dysfunction.TAVI is known to cause 10-30 percent of thrombosis around the artificial valve
A joint research team has discovered a new factor that can predict the success or failure of breast cancer endocrine therapy.The team, led by Professors Ahn Sung-gwe at Gangnam Severance Hospital and Ji Jung-hwan at Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary’s Hospital, found breast cancer
Myongji Hospital has expanded and reorganized its long Covid clinic by introducing a system to treat both subacute Covid-19 patients and those released from quarantine but suffering from aftereffects.According to the analysis of patient visits for a week after the hospital opened the clinic on March
Sotagliflozin (brand name: Zynquista), a dual SGLT-1 and SGLT-2 inhibitor, demonstrated effects to prevent not only heart failure but the stroke that was not seen in other SGLT-2 inhibitors, a study showed.Deepak Bhatt, executive director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs at Brigham and Wome
Researchers from the Korean Otological Society (KOS) have found that vaccination against Covid-19 can cause sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL).KOS members announced the study results during the society’s spring conference held in Seoul over the weekend. SSNHL is an urgent symptom that greatly
A research team at Severance Hospital has identified the principle that a mutation in the OSBPL2 gene, which regulates cholesterol in cells, causes hereditary hearing loss.Hereditary hearing loss is a genetic disorder due to decreased cochlear function. Hospitals mostly treat the disorder with a hea
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) said that it would build a platform for researching and developing medical artificial intelligence startups with GE Healthcare Korea.SNUBH will accelerate establishing a platform optimized for the R&D of medical AI companies based on GE Healthcare's
Korea University Anam Hospital (KUAH) said that its research team has discovered a recurrence predictor for atrial fibrillation patients who had previously received surgical treatment.Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is an arrhythmia in which the heart rhythm becomes irregular and leads to various ser
The Covid-19 pandemic not only damaged the entire world but left healthcare providers with unprecedented stress. Amid the prolonged pandemic, some physicians left their practice or even killed themselves due to extreme burnout.The U.S. was not an exception in suffering from the aftermath of Covid-19
CHA Medical and Bio Group said Wednesday that it has begun constructing its Cell Gene Biobank (CGB) facility in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province.The group has invested 300 billion won ($247.5 million) in the project. The new facility will be on a 710,000 square feet site to become one of the world's most e