A Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) research team succeeded in establishing an efficient bacterial detection platform through the combination of deep learning techniques and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.In developing the platform, the research team analyzed the SERS s
Medical societies criticized CVS Health, a U.S. retail pharmacy chain, for removing all but one direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC), Xarelto (rivaroxaban), from its formulary starting this year.The decision of CVS was solely based on cost-effectiveness, and it would hamper physicians’ medical decisions
Expanded indication of Novo Nordisk’s obesity treatment Saxenda (ingredient: liraglutide) will contribute to treating and managing obesity in pediatric patients, an expert said.Professor Rhie Young-jun of pediatrics at Korea University Ansan Hospital explained the importance of treating obese childr
“Psoriasis treatment aims to achieve ‘almost or completely clean skin (PASI 90/100).’ But, in addition to improving skin conditions, it is important to detect complications like psoriatic arthritis at an early stage through primary screening.”So said professor Choi Yong-beom of dermatology at Konkuk
A Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) research team has found that antibacterial treatment that removes Helicobactor pylori can improve glycated hemoglobin levels.Helicobacter pylori is a parasitic bacterium between the gastric mucosa and mucus and cause gastritis, functional dyspepsi
A Korean research team proposed a detailed classification method based on cancer stem cell RNA characteristics and customized, targeted therapy for intractable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that does not respond to existing treatments.The research team, led by professor Lee Sung-hwan at the Departm
With the quick spread of the Omicron variant straining the nation’s emergency care system, the health authorities should brace for a spike in the number of mild Covid-19 patients, an expert said.Professor Oh Myoung-don of infectious disease at the Seoul National University Hospital, who leads the na
Researchers at Seoul St.Mary’s Hospital have found that the risk of developing psoriasis increases when patients have metabolic syndrome.The team, led by Professor Lee Ji-yeon of the Department of Dermatology, concluded so after analyzing the National Health Insurance Service data on 5,644,324 adult
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a computational antibody design and used it to develop a neutralizing antibody that exhibits excellent effects against all Covid-19 variants, including Omicron.SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19 infecti
What aftereffects bother people most who were infected by Covid-19 but cured of the disease?A research paper published in the latest issue of the Korean Journal of Internal Medicine offered some clues to this question. The author is Kim Yun-jeong, a professor of infectious disease at the Catholic Un
A joint research team has confirmed the therapeutic effects and side effects of carotid artery radiation embolization in single-module liver cancer of five centimeters or larger is similar to liver resection surgery.Liver cancer is the seventh most common cancer in Korea. According to the National C
MSD’s anti-PD-1 immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) offered much more benefit than Takeda’s Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) in progression-free survival and quality of life in relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), a study showed.The latest issue of Blood Advances, published by the
A research team presented a biomarker that could predict the treatment response of the lenalidomide maintenance therapy widely used in multiple myeloma (MM) for the first time.The team found that progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were meaningfully short in MM patients with hi
A joint research team of three Korean hospitals has found that rhythm control therapy could lower the risk of dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation.Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia that requires treatment, showing symptoms such as palpitations, tightness or dizziness, and sh
Lung cancer patients want the reimbursement of new drugs and the introduction of a system to lower the treatment cost, according to a survey.Korea Cancer Society, a cancer patient support group, made these and other points while releasing the results of its survey on 286 lung cancer patients at a we
Discontinuation of an immunosuppressant (azathioprine), one of the two major treatments, does not affect clinical relapse of Crohn’s disease in pediatric patients, a study said.The study came as great news for Crohn’s disease patients who have to receive treatments for a lifetime.Crohn's disease is
A study has shown that newborns and premature infants have a higher risk of becoming critically ill when they get infected by Covid-19. Newborns are until the 28th day of birth, while premature infants are babies born less than 37 weeks pregnant.New Covid-19 cases are increasing among children and a
A research team at Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital has demonstrated the efficacy of ultra-high frequency heat therapy in treating liver cancer for the first time in Korea.High-frequency heat treatment has been a typical cure for liver cancer by using an electrode needle to penetrate the cancer cells and
A research team at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) has developed a new standard treatment for advanced biliary tract cancer by combining standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy.The team, led by Professor Oh Do-yeon of the Department of Oncology, said it expected that the method would chang
A research team at Ajou University School of Medicine has discovered that Korea's young adult diabetes population is increasing.According to the university, the prevalence of diabetes has been increasing worldwide, and Korea is also experiencing a surge in the prevalence of diabetes amid population