SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A major multi-institutional study in South Korea has found that one in four patients who suffer an initial stroke dies within five years, while approximately one in six experiences a recurrence of the condition during the same period. The findings, released Monday, come from the Korea Stroke Cohort for Functioning [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s aging population continues to grow, the incidence of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes has risen significantly. According to data released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Sunday, these conditions claim the lives of a significant portion of patients within [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study found that remote at-home brain stimulus treatment can help with the recovery process among individuals whose cognitive ability has declined due to the aftereffects of a stroke. Researchers from Samsung Medical Center carried out at-home transcranial direct current stimulation treatment through online remote surveillance for 26 [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Depression takes a toll on heart conditions, a recent study revealed. A joint research team from Korea University Anam Hospital and Soongsil University studied 10-year data on 5 million South Korean adults who turned out to have no heart-related health issues in their national health exams taken between 2002 [...]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced a strategic partnership agreement with NICO.LAB, a MedTech stroke care company. Together with the recently expanded stroke capabilities of Philips Image Guided Therapy System – Azurion – this new partnership significantly advances Philips’ commitment to improving [...]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the WE-TRUST study at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, marking the official start of this major multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess if the Direct to Angio [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Capt. Heo Jun-nyeong of the 21st Infantry Division of the ROK Army has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can predict the aftereffects of a stroke. The Army announced on Sunday that Heo’s paper on the AI program was published by Stroke, an internationally acclaimed journal on strokes. [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that being overweight as well as losing weight can increase the risk of stroke. A research team led by Prof. Rhee Eun-jung and Prof. Lee Won-young at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital conducted a study on 11 million citizens who took the national health examinations between [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a new study, women who sleep more than nine hours a day are three times more prone to strokes than those who sleep between seven and eight hours. The medical research team at Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine led by Dr. Kim Min-yeong revealed such results today [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – With 100,000 reported apoplexy (stroke) victims every year, measures to limit the severity of the effects have become crucial. On October 29, designated as ‘World Stroke Day’ by the World Stroke Organization, professor Heoh Seong-hyuk of Kyunghee University Medical Center said that remembering FAST — which stands for Facial [...]