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SNUH researchers develop world's first injective cure for congenital deafness

Korean researchers have developed the world’s first gene-editing injection that can correct mutations causing hereditary deafness, offering new hope for children who have relied only on hearing aids or cochlear implants.

2025.9.28

Children from across the country who are fighting pediatric cancer or rare diseases are seen at the ″We Grow Up″ event organized by Seoul National University Hospital’s Pediatric Cancer and Rare Disease Support Project at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno District, central Seoul, on May 2. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Seoul National University Hospital delights young patients ahead of Children's Day

At a special Children’s Day event held by Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, young patients battling cancer and rare diseases shared their dreams, offering a moving glimpse into resilience, hope and the healing power of care.

2025.5.4

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Pediatric cancer patients participate in a coding class at Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital in Hwasun, North Jeolla, on April 18. [JANG JEONG-PIL]

Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia a better chance

Korean doctors established a standardized treatment protocol for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia, improving consistency across hospitals. The initiative aims to enhance survival rates through advanced genetic testing and personalized care.

2025.4.23

An MRI of a pediatric patient with a brain tumor called medulloblastoma shows the spread of cancerous cells to the spinal cord. [SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL]

With Samsung family donation, SNUH professors find breakthrough in pediatric brain cancer

Prof. Kim Seung-ki, a neurosurgeon at Seoul National University Hospital, led the discovery of a shared biological component among pediatric patients with medulloblastoma with funding from the family of the former Samsung chairman, Lee Kun-hee.

2025.3.3

Second row, from left: Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, former Leeum Museum of Art Director Hong Ra-hee, Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) President Kim Young-tae, People Power Party lawmaker Kim Yong-tae, SNUH Vice Director Park Joong-shin and Vice Director of Pediatrics at SNUH Choi Eun-hwa, front row, far left, pose with event participants, including children who received support from the Child Cancer and Rare Disease Project, which was launched with a donation from late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, at SNUH's Children's Hospital in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday. [SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS]

Patients, doctors and donors celebrate Samsung donation's rare disease project

Patients, doctors and donors involved with the Child Cancer & Rare Disease Project at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) gathered to reflect on the project's vision and celebrate its achievements on Monday.

2024.10.21

Jang Sang-Yoon, left, senior presidential secretary for social policy, shakes hands with Ha Eun-jin, a neurology professor at Seoul National University Hospital, after ending a public debate in central Seoul on Thursday. The person in the center is Kang Hee-gyung, a pediatric professor and head of the emergency response committee representing faculty at Seoul National University's College of Medicine. [YONHAP]

Debate between gov't, top medical school leaves chasm unbridged

The government and the nation's top medical school on Thursday could not resolve their differences during a debate on the physician shortage and the direction of medical reform.

2024.10.10

A waiting area inside Seoul National University Hospital in downtown Seoul is nearly vacant on Monday, the first day when medical professors of the hospital started to strike. [YONHAP]

Patients' group slams doctors as SNUH professors begin indefinite strike

A nationwide patients' group is urging doctors to remain on the job as a strike by medical professors at hospitals affiliated with Seoul National University (SNU) sparks fear of delayed treatments.

2024.6.17

A patient reads a poster criticizing striking doctors for harming patients and burdening other health workers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in Gyeonggi on Sunday. [NEWS1]

SNU hospital professors set to stage indefinite strike from Monday

More than half of medical professors at four hospitals affiliated with Seoul National University (SNU) will stage an indefinite strike starting Monday, with the number of surgeries they perform expected to drop by nearly half.

2024.6.16

A medical worker enters the emergency center at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Friday, passing a banner that notifies the postponement of treatment at the emergency room. [YONHAP]

Seoul National University hospital walkout to go ahead as planned Monday

Medical professors at Seoul National University (SNU) and its four affiliated hospitals announced on Friday that they will stage an indefinite strike as planned starting Monday.

2024.6.14

A patient sits in a wheelchair in front of a hospital in Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Chaos looms as more medical professors opt for indefinite strike

Fears of chaos in Korea's medical system are growing after more doctors at the country’s largest teaching hospitals decided on Wednesday to stage an indefinite walkout.

2024.6.12