The Korean Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (KAOG) warned that it would take a hard line against the government if the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety pushes to grant marketing approval for Mifegymiso (ingredient: mifepristone/misoprostol), an oral abortion drug.Their warning came as th
Novartis’ Entresto (ingredient: sacubitril/valsartan), an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI), has become the standard therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).However, a recent study showed that the treatment did not offer additional benefit in patients with adv
A research team at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) discovered for the first time in Korea that people who have caught Covid-19 are 3.3 times likelier to experience insomnia than those who have not.Various studies show that the prevalence of insomnia has increased since the outbrea
Korea doubled the number of highly cited oncologists in just one year, an industry report showed.A total of eight Korean oncologists were included in the list of highly cited researchers whose papers ranked top 1 percent by citations. They include four professors who won the title for the second con
For telemedicine to take root in Korea, experts said it should be led by physicians and patients, not by the government.On Tuesday, lawmakers, health experts, government officials, and civic groups gathered at a forum to discuss deregulation on digital healthcare at the National Assembly Members’ Of
Myongji Hospital’s said Monday that its virtual care service, which aims to provide remote treatment for overseas citizens living abroad, has received approval from the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE)’s special review committee.Myongji Hospital's non-face-to-face medical treatment se
Early-stage gastric cancer can be almost cured, but it is still difficult to treat advanced, relapsed, or metastatic gastric cancer.Patients with metastatic or advanced stomach cancer receive chemotherapy because surgery does not bring a great effect. However, new anticancer drugs, including targete
A research team at Soonchunhyang University Hospital has confirmed that patients with metabolic syndrome are more likely to suffer from autoimmune thyroid diseases.To establish the relationship between metabolic syndrome and autoimmune thyroid disease, the team -- led by Professor Kim Hye-jeong of t
Breastfeeding mothers who developed antibodies against Covid-19 after vaccination or infection can protect infants against the virus through their milk, a study showed.The research team at the Pediatrics Department of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry released the results
A joint research team has recently found no sex-related impact on long-term risk of major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular events (MACCE) after receiving a coronary intervention or bypass grafting.The team’s 10-year follow-up of the PRECOMBAT trial demonstrated similar rates of major adverse cardi
A single shot of a Covid-19 vaccine brings greater protection against Covid-19 infection in people who were previously infected with the disease than in those who were not, a U.K. study showed.The research team in the U.S. conducted the study on healthcare workers who enrolled in the PITCH (Protecti
A three-university research team has identified the risk of dementia varying by the period of hyperglycemia and its complications, the Yongin Severance Hospital said in a news release Tuesday.Various studies pointed out that diabetes increases the risk of dementia by producing dementia-causing subst
A research team at Gangnam Severance Hospital has developed a system that predicts the maximum disease severity of Covid-19 patients according to individual clinical status, helping to minimize mortality rate and maximize the use of intensive care units.The team, led by Professors Koo Kyo-chul and L
Astellas’ Xtandi (ingredient: enzalutamide) drew much attention at the Korean Urological Association’s conference as it proved a therapeutic effect in all patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) regardless of disease volume or risk groups.Choi Seok-hwan, a professor at the
A research team at Asan Medical Center (ASM) has confirmed that it is possible to predict the outcome of cochlear implant surgery by confirming the preservation of the auditory nerve with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).The team, led by Professor Park Hong-ju of the Department of Otolaryngology, an
Surgery departments are seriously worried that it could be more difficult than ever to recruit interns for surgery residency in 2022.Surgeons have divided opinions over how the mandatory surveillance cameras in operating rooms (OR) and shortened surgery training period from four to three years affec
The Mu variant of the Covid-19 virus, also known as B.1.621, is more resistant to antibodies than any other variants, a study showed.Japanese researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, released the results of their joint study in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.The Mu
A research team at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) has found an optimal concentration of atropine therapy for slowing down myopia in children.The research team, led by Professors Kim Young-kook and Jung Jae-ho of the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, discovered that the 0.05 percent c
A Korean pediatrician disclosed the first data of local patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with Novartis’ gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi).The data shows the effect of switching to Zolgensma in patients who have been treated with Spinraza (nusinersen). The swit
The long-term survival rate of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has increased rapidly since stent revascularization became common.However, many patients still experience coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) after the procedure, and CMD is related to long-term survival.Local resear