A research team at Asan Medical Center has confirmed that using a 3D printer can increase breast preservation accuracy during surgery.To improve breast cancer patients' quality of life, hospitals actively perform breast-conserving surgery, which maintains the breast's shape as much as possible by re
Researchers at Kyungpook National University (KNU) said they have discovered the key to treating diabetes and obesity in specialized glial cells located in the brain’s hypothalamus.The research team, led by KNU Professor Suk Kyoung-ho and Dr. Rahman Habibur of the university’s Brain Science and Engi
Myongji Hospital announced that it would hold an online seminar on knee health on Friday. Dr. Kim Jin-goo, president of the hospital in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, and other experts will deliver general information on knee joints in four categories-- surgery, treatment, rehabilitation, and management
A new hospital in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, boasts its super speedy procedure to contain a Covid-19 virus. If a confirmed case is reported, the hospital can complete tracking down the moving routes of the patient and the list of contacts in just five minutes.Yongin Severance Hospital, which reopene
Korea needs a sea change in medical institutions' roles and the medical delivery system to nurture “smart hospitals,” an expert said.As the “connection” is important among medical institutions and between them and patients, individual hospitals should not lag technologically and seek growth together
Researchers at Korea University Ansan Hospital (KUAH) have discovered that metabolic syndrome and obesity increase thyroid cancer risk through a cohort study.Metabolic syndrome comes from a cluster of risk factors, such as obesity and high blood pressure. Thyroid cancer cases have risen sharply over
The number of organ donations in Korea increased despite the Covid-19 pandemic, data showed.On Tuesday, the Korea Organ Donation Agency (KODA) said the number of brain-dead organ donors stood at 399 as of the end of October, up by 34 from a year earlier.Recently, eight-month-old baby boy Yim Ji-dam
A domestic research team has discovered how hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), which give rise to various blood cells, are produced and give rise to related proteins and genes.The joint research team of Dr. Lee Yoon-sung of the Molecular Genetics Section at Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and Univers
Researchers at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said Monday they have developed the ribonucleic acid (RNA) panel test that can detect more fusion gene mutations that cause cancer. Scientists can observe abnormal protein activity in cancer cells caused by genetic modification. Targeted agent
A joint research team has confirmed the efficacy of a new treatment for underactive bladder (UAB) by applying an electronic device to the bladder in an animal experiment.The research team, led by Professors Lee Kyu-sung of the Department of Urology and Park Eun-kyeong of Medical Device Research Cent
One out of 10 patients who recovered from Covid-19 reported depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) one month after discharge, a Korean study showed.On Friday, the research team of the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) published the study, titled, “Psychological Consequences of S
A joint research team of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and T&R Biofab has developed technology to predict the treatment efficacy of the stem cell therapies for various vascular diseases.Using fluorescent images to track the initial distribution and movement of endothelial prog
Ewha Womans University Medical Center (EUMC) Thursday opened the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Prevention Center for the first time in Asia to promote a healthy life for women and children.The FAS causes physical anomalies and mental disorders in the fetus when mothers drink alcohol while carrying th
Researchers at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) have developed technology to judge whether there are risks of recurrence or needs for chemotherapy for breast cancer patients after surgeries. It is a next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based test method that predicts post-operation breast cance
Heart failure is a serious disease because it is the last stage of heart disease. However, only 41.5 percent of Korean adults aged between 40 and 69, who need early management, could define what heart failure was, a survey showed.Experts said the Korean public awareness of heart failure was too low
A group of researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital has found the gene involved in the occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease through a cohort study.The team, led by Professor Park Young-ho of the Department of Neurology at the hospital, conducted a study of 661 people in the U.S. and 67
Professor Kim Hyun-sook at Cha Bundang Medical Center presented the preliminary results of the safety and pharmacokinetics of glioblastoma treatment, OKN-007, at the annual conference of the U.S. Society for Neuro-Oncology.In the study, Professor Kim administered OKN-007 to patients who received rad
Professor Kim Sang-jin, an ophthalmologist at Samsung Medical Center (SMC), has developed and verified the efficacy of severity index for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) through joint research with Harvard University and Casey Eye Institute.The international research team has improved the existing
An international research team, including Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), has found a new gene that causes gallbladder cancer (GBC) and successfully confirmed its function. GBC is a fatal malignant tumor with patients’ survival period of less than a year. Since there have been no existing
As Covid-19 forced people to keep wearing masks and practice social distancing in their daily lives, more people realized that they had a hearing loss, government data showed.Patients who had not been aware of hearing difficulties in their daily lives are now finding it challenging to listen to othe