(Health Korea News / Yoo Ji-in) ‘Medical 24 Hours’ is a corner that shows brief news related to the medical field that is often overlooked in the media. It may seem like trivial news, but it could be valuable information to someone, so I’m only summarizing the facts.
◆Korea University Guro Hospital opens ‘Alzheimer’s Prevention Center’
Korea University Guro Hospital opened an Alzheimer’s Prevention Center.
The Alzheimer’s Prevention Center at Korea University Guro Hospital is a center that diagnoses patients with Alzheimer’s disease early and minimizes the progression and worsening of the disease through treatment tailored to each patient, including anti-amyloid antibody treatment.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common disease that causes dementia. It is a degenerative brain disease that begins with the accumulation of amyloid beta protein in the brain and gradually atrophies the brain, leading to a decline in neurocognitive function, including memory loss. It is known that amyloid beta protein begins to accumulate in the brain about 20 years before patients begin to experience initial symptoms such as memory loss. A new anti-amyloid antibody treatment (brand name: Lechembe) to prevent Alzheimer’s disease by removing amyloid beta protein accumulated in the brain was recently developed and is currently being used in the United States and Japan. In Korea, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved the new drug, making treatment available starting in December of this year.
Director Seong-Hoon Kang of the Center said, “Removing amyloid accumulated in the brain through anti-amyloid antibody treatment in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease can delay the progression of the disease.” He added, “The treatment is especially effective when the symptoms are mild, so treatment is more effective through a precise diagnostic process. “We opened the center to focus on increasing treatment effectiveness through early diagnosis,” he explained the background to the center’s opening.
◆Professor Kim Nam-hoon of Korea University Anam Hospital received the Hyangseol Young Researcher Award from the Korean Endocrinology Society.
Professor Nam-Hoon Kim of the Department of Endocrinology at Korea University Anam Hospital won the ‘Hyangseol Young Researcher Award’ at the ‘2024 Korean Endocrine Society Fall Conference and Academic-Research-Industrial Symposium’ held on the 2nd.
The Korean Endocrine Society Hyangseol Young Researcher Award is an award established to honor the achievements of Dr. Hyangseol Seok-jo Seo. It is awarded to an endocrinology researcher under the age of 45 who has published excellent papers with high academic value and social contribution over the past three years.
Professor Nam-Hoon Kim has been recognized for his academic value for his research on early strengthening treatment of diabetic patients and the pathophysiology and actual conditions of patients who develop diabetes at a young age, and received the award for his research plan on identifying the mechanism of the weight control effect of fibroblast growth factor. I became the main character.
◆Professor Gyu-Hwan Lee of the Health Promotion Center at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital received the ‘Presidential Award Citation’ at the 2024 Korea Sharing Grand Prize.
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital announced on the 7th that Professor Kyu-Hwan Lee of the Health Promotion Center won the ‘Presidential Award Citation’ at the 2024 Korea Sharing National Awards ceremony held at KBS broadcasting station.
The Korea Sharing National Award is the most prestigious award in the field of social contribution jointly hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, KBS, and the Community Chest of Korea to spread the sharing culture. We are discovering and awarding individuals and organizations who practice sharing for their neighbors.
Professor Gyu-Hwan Lee became a first-degree, severely disabled person (quadriplegic) due to an unexpected accident, but with his indomitable spirit and effort, he overcame his disability and became the world’s first severely disabled dentist, serving as a professor at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital to this day. He was honored with the ‘Presidential Award’ in recognition of his outstanding contribution to improving the health of the disabled with his spirit of service to the disabled.
◆Seoul Medical Science Research Institute participates in ESG management education and consulting program
The Seoul Medical Science Research Institute (SCL), a foundation, announced on the 8th that it participated in the ‘2024 ESG Management Education and Consulting to Seocho-gu’ program hosted by the Seocho-gu Carbon Neutral Support Center.
This training was prepared to practice sustainable management and develop a carbon neutral model, and was held for two days on November 6th and 7th under the theme of ‘The need for ESG management – ESG that affects corporate management and corporate value.’
◆Professor Cho Eun-ah of Chung-Ang University Hospital’s Department of Surgery received the ‘Best Researcher Award’ from the Korean Surgical Society
Professor Cho Eun-ah of Chung-Ang University Hospital’s Department of Surgery won the ‘Best Investigator Award’ at the Annual Congress of Korean Surgical Society 2024 held from October 31 to November 2.
At this academic conference, Professor Eunah Cho presented a research topic (The Development & Application of an Automated Segmentation Kidney Cortex Volumetry Model in Predicting 1-Year Post-Donation Renal Function) on how to predict kidney function after donation from living kidney transplant donors. In recognition of its excellence, it received an award.
This study attempted to predict kidney function of donors after donation using an artificial intelligence (AI) kidney volume measurement model developed with Professor Min Sang-il’s team at Seoul National University Hospital. Through this study, Professor Cho Eun-ah proved that by combining various underlying factors before surgery, it is possible to more accurately assess how kidney function will change from before surgery to one year after donation.
◆Catholic Central Medical Center, practicing warm sharing through medical service and donation of goods in Cambodia
The Catholic Central Medical Center of the Catholic University of Korea conducted overseas medical service and donated goods for local low-income people at the ‘Comiso Clinic’ located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from October 27th to 31st. This volunteer activity was carried out with the participation of a total of 20 volunteers, including 16 medical staff from 5 affiliated hospitals, centered around Catholic Medical Angels (CMA), a social contribution organization of the Catholic Medical Center.
Comiso Clinic is a clinic opened in 2022 with the support of the Catholic Academy, a school corporation, and operated by the Catholic Korea Foreign Mission Society. It provides free medical services for low-income and medically vulnerable groups in Cambodia.
◆National Cancer Center holds ‘Pancreatic Cancer Facts’ event to commemorate Pancreatic Cancer Day
The National Cancer Center will hold an event to learn about pancreatic cancer at 3 p.m. on November 13 at the main auditorium on the first floor of the research building.
In commemoration of World Pancreatic Cancer Month every November, the National Cancer Center holds an event for communication between medical staff and patients to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment.
This event was organized by the National Cancer Center, a leading national cancer institution, to provide accurate information about pancreatic cancer not only to cancer patients but also to the general public and to share the latest trends in pancreatic cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and pancreatic cancer treatment. You will also have time to answer your questions about pancreatic cancer through the pancreatic cancer Q&A corner.
◆Jeonbuk National University Hospital and Jeonbuk Metropolitan Sprout Keeper Hospital held a quiz campaign to improve stinginess in celebration of Child Abuse Prevention Day.
Chonbuk National University Hospital (Director Yang Jong-cheol) announced that it will be holding a quiz campaign to improve awareness of child abuse for two weeks from the 11th to the 22nd in celebration of Child Abuse Prevention Day.
This campaign, hosted by Jeonbuk Metropolitan Sprout Keeper Hospital, is open to anyone in the country who loves children, and was designed to expand awareness of child abuse and raise everyone’s interest.
Participation in the quiz can be easily done on the Google form through the QR code included in the campaign poster, and gifticons will be awarded through a drawing among participants who answer correctly. The campaign poster will be attached on the 1st floor and 1st basement floor of the main building of Chonbuk National University Hospital and will be broadcast through the hospital’s electronic monitor.
◆Korea Health Management Association held a ceremony commemorating its 60th anniversary on the 7th.
The Korea Health Management Association had a meaningful time celebrating its ’60th anniversary’ at the Grand Ballroom of the Dragon City Hotel in Seoul on the 7th.
About 500 people attended the 60th anniversary ceremony, including members of the National Assembly, public health and medical professionals, the Association of Health Cooperatives, former executives and retired employees, and personnel from partner organizations and related organizations.
The event began with a pre-ceremony performance, followed by an opening ceremony, a commemorative speech by Chairman Kim In-won, and congratulatory speeches by National Assembly Vice-Chairman Lee Hak-young and Seoul City Council Chairman Choi Ho-jeong. Along with an awards ceremony including government awards, the integrated brand of the Korea Health Association was declared to announce 60 years of history and a new leap forward.
In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of its founding, it held a ceremony to deliver its 60th special vehicle for the disabled to the Sasang-gu Public Health Center in Busan and practiced the value of sharing by delivering donations to support treatment of patients with rare and incurable diseases in Korea.
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