Travelers using the Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 (T1) can receive a comfortable and quick Covid-19 test, as Myongji Hospital opened its testing center at the airport’s T1 on Sept. 8.Korea Biomedical Review has recently visited the new testing center, which aims to provide “the most comfo
An international research team has found that a metabolite called succinate generated by distinct gut bacteria may cause chronic bowel diseases, including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC).The research team -- led by Professors Cheon Jae-hee of the
Venadaparib (code name: IDX-1197), a targeted therapy candidate being developed by Idience, has shown the potential to become a next-generation poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor in an early-stage trial. Idience is a subsidiary of Ildong Holdings.Im Seock-ah, a professor at the Hematology
Researchers at Severance Hospital have confirmed that hypofractionated, intensity-modulated radiotherapy can significantly reduce the side effects of radiation therapy after breast cancer surgery.The team, led by Professor Kim Yong-bae of the Department of Radiation Oncology, concluded after compari
Myongji Hospital said Tuesday that it has opened a Covid-19 testing center at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 (T1).The hospital expects that with the new Covid-19 testing center, travelers using Incheon International Airport T1 will be able to quickly test for Covid-19 without going through
A Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) team has developed an artificial intelligence-based model that can predict the success rate of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) surgery.According to the hospital, the number of patients diagnosed with OSA and receiving treatment using continuous positive airw
Myongji Hospital has been recently selected as the preferred bidder to build the first tertiary hospital in Hanam, a fast-growing city southeast of Seoul.Myongji Hospital Chairman Lee Wang-jun vowed to establish an innovative and futuristic hospital by 2028 to provide the most advanced medical care
An international research team has discovered the possibility of directly converting normal somatic cells into cardiovascular tissue and applying it during cardiac regeneration treatment.The team, led by Professor Yoon Yung-sup of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Yonsei University College of
Maternal exposure to high concentrations of ultrafine dust during the second trimester could decrease a growth trajectory in children, especially girls, a local study showed.The National Institute of Health, a research unit of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), released the resu
A Korea University Guro Hospital (KUGH) research team received Orthopedic Video Theater (OVT) Award at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4 in San Francisco, Calif.The research team, led by Professors Oh Jong-keon and Cho Jae-woo of the Depar
An increasing number of Koreans were feeling not only anxious and depressed but furious due to the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, a local survey on psychiatrists showed.To help soothe people’s depression and anger, the authorities need to take a balanced approach and loosen some strict quarantine meas
Researchers at the National Cancer Center (NCC) have found that thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression therapy to prevent thyroid cancer recurrence may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular disease.The team, led by Professors Lee Eun-kyeong of the Department of Endocrinology a
The waning effect of Covid-19 vaccines and the emergence of variants make it almost impossible to achieve herd immunity against the pandemic, and people will have to live with Covid-19 for a long time, skeptics say.However, strategies focusing on T cell responses can help overcome the Covid-19 pande
Gyeonggi Province said it would install mobile clinic modules (MCM) to use them as a treatment community center for Covid-19 patients in self-treatment and short-term treatment amid the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic.The mobile clinic modules (MCM), developed as the world’s first mobile negative-pressu
Researchers from three university hospitals have developed a technology to synthesize RNA protein suitable for treating congenital retinal diseases.Congenital retinal disease, caused by a genetic mutation, is the leading cause of blindness in children inflicting about two million patients worldwide,
Samsung Medical Center said Wednesday that it has succeeded subretinal injection of gene therapy Luxturna (ingredient: voretigene neparvovec) in a patient with inherited retinal degeneration for the first time in Korea.Luxturna received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2017 as
The Korean Medical Association (KMA) said the health authorities should restrict the general public's use of Covid-19 home test kits.The doctors' group said that reckless use of self-test kits partially contributed to the continuing spike in Covid-19 cases despite the strictest Level 4 social distan
A joint research team has confirmed that the risk of end-stage renal disease requiring transplantation or dialysis increases in cancer patients.The team, led by Professors Kim Chang-sung and Kim Su-hwan at Chonnam National University Hospital and Han Kyung-do at Soongsil University, concluded so aft
A research team at St. Mary's Seoul Hospital has identified a method to measure micro-residual leukemia, a risk factor for recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia, and predict recurrence and survival rate.According to the hospital, acute myeloid leukemia, the most common acute leukemia, is characterize
Researchers at Bundang CHA Hospital and Chaum Life Center have found a relationship between urine organic acids and metabolic syndrome.“It is often difficult for people with metabolic syndrome to know which metabolic problem they have,” the hospital said.Therefore, the team -- led by Professors Ham