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Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra, Ghana's oldest and largest public teaching hospital, founded October 9, 1923 as the Gold Coast Hospital; 2,000 beds, national referral centre, University of Ghana Medical School training site, four Centres of Excellence.
Korotkoff sounds
Korotkoff sounds, also known as Korotkov sounds, are pulsatile sounds heard over the brachial artery during blood pressure cuff deflation, described by Nikolai Korotkov in 1905; their onset marks systolic and their disappearance diastolic pressure.
Korsakoff syndrome
Korsakoff syndrome (Korsakoff psychosis), chronic amnestic phase of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, caused by thiamine deficiency, usually alcohol-related; marked by global amnesia, confabulation, mammillary body and thalamic damage, treated with parenteral thiamine.
Kosaki overgrowth syndrome
Kosaki overgrowth syndrome (KOGS, OMIM 616592), a rare PDGFRB gain-of-function overgrowth disorder with tall stature, fragile skin, white matter lesions, and vascular aneurysms; distinct from CDC42-related Takenouchi-Kosaki syndrome.
Kostmann syndrome
Kostmann syndrome (infantile genetic agranulocytosis, severe congenital neutropenia type 3) is a rare autosomal recessive HAX1-related neutropenia with ANC below 500 cells/mm3, neonatal bacterial infections, and promyelocyte maturation arrest.
Kottamcukkadi Taila
Kottamcukkadi Taila (Kottamchukkadi Thailam, Kottamachukkadi Taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame oil from Sahasrayoga, Tailaprakarana 12, with nine herbs, curd, and tamarind juice, applied externally for Vataroga, Amavata, and Angastambha.
Kousseff syndrome
Kousseff syndrome, also called sacral meningocele-conotruncal heart defects syndrome, is an extremely rare malformation syndrome combining conotruncal heart defects, myelomeningocele, and facial features resembling 22q11 deletion.
KPV tripeptide
KPV (Lys-Pro-Val) is the C-terminal tripeptide of alpha-MSH, an anti-inflammatory peptide acting via PepT1 uptake and NF-kB inhibition, melanocortin-receptor independent, preclinical only, and reviewed by FDA's PCAC in July 2026.
KQ-2003, BCMA/CD19 dual-targeting CAR-T
KQ-2003 (TPST-2003, ERI-2003) is Novatim/科弈药业's autologous parallel-structure BCMA/CD19 dual-targeting CAR-T for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, in the REDEEM-1 Phase 1/2a trial (NCT06223646) and licensed ex-Greater China to ERIGEN/Tempest.
Krabbe disease
Krabbe disease (globoid cell leukodystrophy) is a rare autosomal recessive GALC-deficiency leukodystrophy causing psychosine accumulation and demyelination; HSCT within the first weeks of life is the only disease-modifying treatment.
Kravyada Rasa
Kravyada Rasa (Kravyāda rasa), Ayurvedic Formulary of India formulation AFI000574, is a herbo-mineral Rasashastra medicine of mercury, sulphur, iron and copper bhasmas, and pungent herbs, used for indigestion and weak digestive fire.
Krishna P. Singh
Krishna P. Singh is an American mechanical engineer who founded Holtec International, whose patented systems serve over 140 nuclear plants worldwide, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2013.
Krista and Tatiana Hogan
Krista and Tatiana Hogan are Canadian craniopagus conjoined twins joined at the head with brains connected by a thalamic bridge, sharing vision, taste, touch, pain, and motor control while keeping distinct personalities.
Krmighna kasaya curna
Krmighna kasaya curna (Kṛmighna Kaṣāya Cūrṇa), AFI Part II 4:5, is an Ayurvedic anthelmintic decoction powder for krimi (worm infestation), containing herbs such as Gandira, Vidanga, and Moringa, boiled with water into a fresh decoction.
Krmimudgara Rasa
Krimimudgara rasa (कृमिमुद्गर रस) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral anthelmintic from Rasendrasarasangraha, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, combining purified mercury, sulphur, and four plant drugs at 250-500 mg dose.
Ksara Taila
Kasara Taila (Kṣāra taila, kshara thailam) is a classical Ayurvedic alkaline medicated oil, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI000472) as an ear-drop (karṇapūraṇa) for earache, tinnitus, deafness, and wound discharge, with salt and herbal ingredients in a sesame oil base.
Ksirabala Taila
Ksirabala Taila (Kṣīrabalā Taila, Ksheerabala Thailam) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil of sesame oil, Bala (Sida cordifolia) root, and cow's milk, used for Vata neurological and joint disorders and standardized in the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.
Kubjaprasarini taila
Kubjaprasarini taila (कुब्जप्रसारणीतैल), a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil built on Paederia foetida, used for sciatica, kyphosis, neck and back stiffness; AFI Part II monograph; studied in nasya and knee osteoarthritis trials.
Kufor-Rakeb syndrome
Kufor-Rakeb syndrome (PARK9, MxMD-ATP13A2) is an ultra-rare autosomal recessive juvenile-onset atypical parkinsonism caused by ATP13A2 lysosomal ATPase mutations, with supranuclear gaze palsy, spasticity, dementia, and partial levodopa response.
Kumarakalyana Rasa
Kumarakalyana Rasa (Kumar Kalyan Ras) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pediatric formulation from Bhaishajya Ratnavali, containing rasasindura, gold, pearl, mica, and iron bhasmas triturated with aloe juice, used for childhood fever, cough, jaundice, and debility, and flagged by Australia's TGA for heavy metals in one brand.
Kumaryasava
Kumaryasava (कुमार्यासव), also Kumariasava, is a classical Ayurvedic self-fermented asava with Aloe vera as main ingredient among 40–50 crude drugs; AFI dose 12–24 ml, API alcohol 5–10% v/v, aloin as analytical marker.
Kunkumadi Taila
Kunkumadi Taila (Kumkumadi Tailam, Kuṅkumādi taila) is a saffron-led Ayurvedic facial oil in sesame base, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India for complexion enhancement; small pilot trials report reduced facial melanin and erythema.
Kunxinning granules
Kunxinning granules (坤心宁颗粒, formerly Kunyining) is a Chinese medicine class 1.1 innovative drug approved in China in November 2021, held by Tasly, for menopausal syndrome of the kidney yin-yang deficiency pattern, distinct from Kunning granules.
Kurt Thomas Barnhart
Kurt Thomas Barnhart is an American reproductive medicine physician-scientist at the University of Pennsylvania whose research on ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, and infertility biomarkers earned him National Academy of Medicine election in 2023.
Kurt W. Deuschle
Kurt W. Deuschle (1923–2003) was a German-born American physician, called a forefather of American community medicine by The Lancet, who led community medicine at Mount Sinai from 1968 to 1990.
Kuru (disease)
Kuru is an acquired human prion disease, also called an endocannibalism-transmitted spongiform encephalopathy, once epidemic among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea; over 1,874 deaths, mean incubation 12.4 years, last case 2009.
Kush (drug)
Kush: cheap, addictive synthetic drug in West Africa, first seen in Sierra Leone (2016 or ~2022), containing nitazene opioids or synthetic cannabinoids like MDMB-4en-PINACA; declared a public health emergency by Sierra Leone in April 2024.
Kuskokwim syndrome
Kuskokwim syndrome (Kuskokwim disease, Bruck syndrome 1) is an extremely rare autosomal recessive contracture disorder caused by an FKBP10 deletion, found only in Yup'ik Eskimos of Alaska's Kuskokwim River delta.
Kustharaksasa taila
Kuṣṭharākṣasa taila (कुष्ठराक्षस तैल) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral medicated oil, AFI000754, for external application; contains lead oxide, purified mercury, sulphur, orpiment, realgar, and seven plant ingredients.
Kutajaghana vati
Kutajaghana vati (Kuṭajaghana Vaṭī), an official Ayurvedic pill of kutaja (Holarrhena) bark decoction with ativisa (Aconitum) root powder, dosed 250–500 mg for diarrhea, grahani, and febrile dysentery.