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There is little difference between Asians, including Koreans, and Westerners as far as breast cancer is concerned. One of the noticeable differences could be patients’ ages. In the West, breast cancer increases with age. In Korea and other Asian countries, however, relatively young women in their 40
Special
Lee Han-soo
2021.05.14 12:36
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The global healthcare sector is being immersed more and more by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. On the occasion of its fourth anniversary, Korea Biomedical Review met with up-and-coming CEOs from various healthcare startups to hear about their company and what they believe is going on in Korea's d
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Shim Hyun-tai
2021.05.13 18:15
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Cardiothoracic surgery has become one of the departments to avoid among medical students due mainly to difficult surgeries and long hours.“In the late 1970s, when I was a medical student, we seemed to make less calculating approaches,” said Professor Kim Ki-bong of Myongji Hospital in a recent inter
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Lee Han-soo
2021.04.30 16:40
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Bayer AG is a familiar name to Koreans – and foreigners as well.The Germany-based multinational pharmaceutical company is the developer of aspirin, a medication used to reduce pain, fever, or inflammation.Aspirin is one of the most widely used medications globally, with an estimated 40,000 tons cons
Interview with global pharma
Lee Han-soo
2021.04.22 17:08
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If the number of news releases issued by the Korean developers of Covid-19 treatments and vaccines is any guide, the nation should have several homegrown vaccines and therapies by now.As is well known, however, Korean pharmaceuticals have failed to come up with any vaccines, presenting only one trea
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Shim Hyun-tai
2021.04.06 10:44
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The protracted Covid-19 pandemic and other health threats, such as a sand storm from China, have pushed the Korean people’s interests in immunity higher now than ever before.Riding on the trend, various health supplements are hitting the market, with not just drug companies but food and cosmetics ma
SPECIAL SERIES IN CELEBRATION OF KBR’S 5TH ANNIVERSARY
Shim Hyun-tai
2021.04.05 14:02
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A drug ingredient called thalidomide caused a terrible congenital disability crisis due to its side effects in the 1950s. However, the drug is still used today. The case shows that there is no such thing as a “bad drug.” Certain drugs undervalued in the past are reassessed today. Depending on when,
SPECIAL SERIES IN CELEBRATION OF KBR’S 5TH ANNIVERSARY
Kim Hye-in
2021.04.05 11:47
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Large business enterprises in Korea are speeding up their entry into the biotechnology industry, seeking to find a new growth engine.Several big-name corporations, such as Lotte Holdings, Hyundai Department Store Group, KT and Orion, have recently announced their intention to enter the biotechnology
SPECIAL SERIES IN CELEBRATION OF KBR’S 5TH ANNIVERSARY
Lee Han-soo
2021.04.02 17:52
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Will Korea introduce the “sugar tax,” duties on food and beverages containing a large amount of sugar that sharply raise the risk of obesity”? If so, when will it be?The discussion, which had been limited to the academic circles, is now spread to the political community.According to the Ministry of
SPECIAL SERIES IN CELEBRATION OF KBR’S 5TH ANNIVERSARY
Kim Ji-u
2021.04.01 16:57
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President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook received the AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, but accumulated public distrust of vaccination may not vanish quickly, experts point.A few years ago, a false claim that the measles, mumps, and rubella virus (MMR) vaccine causes autism spread
Special
Song Soo-youn
2021.03.24 12:15
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Last year, medical doctors in Korea staged an all-out struggle, including a nearly nationwide strike, to thwart the government’s plan to increase the enrollment quota at medical schools. And they made it.Physicians are up in arms this year, too. This time around, their target is the proposed amendme
Special
Shim Hyun-tai
2021.03.09 19:25
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Lee Seung-yeon, a housewife who had been preparing for the Lunar New Year’s Day on Friday, decided not to gather with her parents and relatives, “I thought my family could gather this holiday, but Covid-19 remains a national problem holding us back from enjoying our family reunion.”Ms. Lee, 57, had
Special
Shim Hyun-tai
2021.02.12 08:54
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Yoido Full Gospel Church, the world's largest single gospel church in terms of followers, has come under fire after its ministers tried to hand out “anti-coronavirus cards,” claiming they protect people from the pandemic."Anyone who has this card developed by a Yonsei University professor will not g
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Lee Han-soo
2021.02.08 18:32
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Drug pipelines are the major revenue stream for all biopharmaceutical companies. Mistakes and problems concerning such pipelines can lead to a fierce lawsuit among parties involved. If the lawsuit's size is large, it can deal a fatal blow to its growth by putting a heavy financial burden on the comp
Special
Lee Han-soo
2021.02.03 17:45
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Drug pipelines are the major revenue stream for all biopharmaceutical companies. Mistakes and problems concerning such pipelines can lead to a fierce lawsuit among parties involved. If the lawsuit's size is large, it can deal a fatal blow to the company's growth by putting a heavy financial burden o
Special
Lee Han-soo
2021.02.01 16:39
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The domestic medical system's burden has been increasing due to the prolonged fight against the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic.Establishing infrastructure in response to the new coronavirus has overloaded the existing healthcare systems at hospitals, causing delayed diagnosis, treatment, hospitaliz
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Kim Yun-mi
2021.01.20 16:46
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"Efficient cancer care delivers the best possible health outcomes using the human, financial, infrastructural and technological resources available, with a focus on what matters to patients and society."Eduardo Pisani, CEO of All.Can International, said so in an interview with the Korea Biomedical R
Special
Shim Hyun-tai
2021.01.15 14:42
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Investors are expected to pay keen attention to Korean pharmaceutical and biotech companies' initial public offerings in 2021, just like they did so last year, analysts said.This year, subsidiaries or affiliated firms of already-listed pharmaceutical and biotech companies plan a stock market debut.
Special
Kim Chan-hyuk
2021.01.12 16:52
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The start of 2021 was quite different from those of the past years because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than feeling hopeful and cheerful, people are already burned out and reporting symptoms of depression. The third wave of the Covid-19 outbreak has revealed loopholes in the health auth
Special
Song Soo-youn
2021.01.11 17:58
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The start of 2021 was quite different from those of the past years because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than feeling hopeful and cheerful, people are already burned out and reporting symptoms of depression. The third wave of the Covid-19 outbreak has revealed loopholes in the health auth
Special
Song Soo-youn
2021.01.08 14:05
