SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — An Army non-commissioned officer underwent gender reassignment surgery last year and has expressed a desire to continue to serve in the military as a female solider, officers said Thursday. The serviceperson, whose identity was withheld, visited a foreign country while on furlough last year for the surgery. After an [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of breast cancer patients, after discovering a tumor in one of their breasts, are resorting to preventative surgeries to remove both breasts or ovaries to prevent tumors from spreading. Preventive surgeries have been on the rise ever since Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she received [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — An obstetrician who ordered a nurse to act on his behalf via the popular messaging app KakaoTalk, including giving an injection, was not found guilty on charges of criminal negligence. Even though the doctor was responsible for the care of the patient, his negligence put the fetus into serious [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The national health insurance plan will begin covering surgery for severe obesity starting in January. Once the coverage is in effect, patients will only have to disburse 1.5 million to 2 million won for surgical procedures that typically cost from 7 million to 10 million won. The Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A patient who underwent a kidney transplant many years ago broke previous records by surviving for 40 years after the surgery was performed. Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital announced yesterday that the patient, Lee, now in his 80s, received a kidney transplant from his brother in 1978 after suffering from [...]
London, UK, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — LEH Pharma Ltd, the leading provider of novel ocular implants for macular disorders, today announces that EyeMax Mono lens implant surgery for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been successfully performed for the first time in Argentina. EyeMax is now being implanted by close to 100 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed that middle-aged adults who go under general anesthesia are 29 percent more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease than those who don’t. Although patients should not be afraid of going under general anesthesia, the study suggests that a patient’s cognitive performance should be checked [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The preference of medical students to pursue radiology, psychiatry and rehabilitative medicine over a future as surgeons has reportedly become more pronounced in the last few years. Amidst this backdrop of pre-med students steering clear of the operating room, a workshop in which students can hone their skills in [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Using wearable devices during surgical operations is not yet a popular practice among South Korean doctors, but a team of local neurosurgeons recently proved the practicality of these devices in real-life operations, suggesting that they may possibly replace existing medical equipment in the near future. The team, led by [...]
DAEGU, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of surgeons reported Friday that they have completed a hand transplant on a man in his 30s, marking the first time that a surgery replacing a hand has taken place in South Korea. The 25-strong team, led by W Hospital chief Woo Sang-hyun, transplanted the hand of [...]