SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hand and arm transplants are set to become less expensive for Koreans at home. The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced on September 13 through a press release that the National Health Insurance would extend its coverage to hand and arm transplant surgery. In addition, the national plan [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean medical team has succeeded in transplanting a 3D printed skull, drawing the attention of the public. New 3D printing technology has proven to be useful in many areas, and is now being used in the medical field. Professors Kwon Jeong-tek and Lee Mu-yeol from the neurosurgery department at [...]