SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – After analyzing cerebral infarction patients according to their body mass index (BMI), those who were overweight showed lighter symptoms and better recuperation. It is another example of the ‘Obesity Paradox’, meaning that the more obese you are, the longer you live. Professor Lee Seung-hun from the Department of Neurology at [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – As it is expected that Pfizer’s Xalkori cancer drug will be covered by the national health insurance in Korea, the 10 million won (US$9,225) burden that patients are currently facing will be dramatically reduced starting next month. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As Severance Hospital, which has earned worldwide attention recently by treating US Ambassador Mark Lippert, stresses that it is the legitimate successor of Jejungwon, Korea’s first national western-style hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, its main rival, suffers in silence. In a briefing session explaining the physical condition of Ambassador [...]