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The Watson fever has been waning among domestic medical institutions. Some are even skeptic about the usefulness of IBM’s artificial intelligence-powered software. Officials at Konyang University Hospital, however, see it differently. The medical workers at Konyang University Hospital believe that Watson makes it possible for them to apply cutting-edge, precision medicine to different clinical
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Song Soo-youn
2019.07.17 11:30
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For end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, traveling overseas is a challenge because they need hemodialysis at least three times a week. As most ESRD patients accompany cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, they cannot take a long flight. Besides, it is not easy to find a medical institution to receive dialysis in a foreign country.ESRD patients either give up going on an overseas trip
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Song Soo-youn
2019.07.05 13:59
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Tsai Hsiu-Li is a Taiwanese woman who liked traveling when she was young. However, travel became someone else’s story since she started getting dialysis due to end-stage renal disease(ESRD). She had to visit a hospital three times a week to receive dialysis. The joy of travel disappeared from her life as she suffered from the disease for 20 years.However, the so-called “travel dialysis” helped
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Song Soo-youn
2019.07.04 15:31
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“The pharmaceutical and biotech industry will lead our economy soon. Even now, Korean companies are conducting several clinical trials around the world. In the near future, we might have a new blockbuster drug.”President Moon Jae-in made the remark when he announced the government’s five-year plan to support 4 trillion won ($3.46 billion) for the pharmaceutical and biotech sector, on June 22.
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Jeong Sae-im
2019.07.01 16:17
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The World Health Organization's decision to put excessive gaming on the official list of disorders has divided Korea, among different government agencies as well as between medical professionals and industrialists.On May 25, the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the WHO, unanimously approved the revised 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), which classified g
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Lee Han-soo
2019.06.27 12:06
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Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, is one of the most common infectious diseases that afflict the Third World. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) "World Malaria Report for 2015," malaria is responsible for 600,000 to 700,000 deaths worldwide each year. Africa accounts for 90 percent of the total deaths.Noul, a local medical diagnostic device company, plans to root out malaria b
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Lee Han-soo
2019.06.12 10:57
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CHICAGO, Ill. -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2019 has turned all eyes in the cancer field toward Chicago, Ill., as global biotech companies gauge the possibilities of their products’ clinical success during the convention.While Korea has recently boasted its presence in the international conference scene, some looks at the multinational companies' booths showed the massive
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Lee Han-soo, KBR correspondent
2019.06.03 11:27
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the most eye-catching events in the global biotech industry as it is an opportunity to gauge the clinical success of pipeline for companies on the global stage. With the conference releasing its abstracts on Wednesday, Korea Biomedical Review has decided to introduce the key points of clinical outcomes and development strategies for Korean
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Lee Han-soo
2019.05.27 14:11
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the most eye-catching events in the global biotech industry as it is an opportunity to gauge the clinical success of pipeline for companies on the global stage. With the conference releasing its abstracts on Wednesday, Korea Biomedical Review has decided to introduce the key points of clinical outcomes and development strategies for Korean
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Lee Han-soo
2019.05.21 12:11
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the most eye-catching events in the global biotech industry as it is an opportunity to gauge the clinical success of pipeline for companies on the global stage. With the conference releasing its abstracts on Wednesday, Korea Biomedical Review has decided to introduce the key points of clinical outcomes and development strategies for Korean
Special
Lee Han-soo
2019.05.17 16:12
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the most eye-catching events in the global biotech industry as it is an opportunity to gauge the clinical success of pipeline for companies on the global stage. With the conference releasing its abstracts on Wednesday, Korea Biomedical Review has decided to introduce the key points of clinical outcomes and development strategies for Korean
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Lee Han-soo
2019.05.16 17:38
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The advancement of information and technology (IT) is quickly changing the scenes of university hospitals in China where patients used to hire part-timers to queue in a long line to see a doctor.As mobile healthcare and digital medicine made it easier for Chinese patients to visit a hospital, gone are the days when hospitals looked like a street market. Many hospitals got rid of reception coun
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Song Soo-youn
2019.05.16 16:17
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Like most multinational pharmaceuticals here, Novo Nordisk Korea has concerns over the country’s volatile drug pricing policies and the possibility of it affecting the company’s efforts to provide better treatments to patients, its CEO says.“Although the company has been thriving recently due to Kor
Interview with global pharma
Lee Han-soo
2019.05.10 14:22
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The artificial vessel supply stoppage crisis seemed almost over with the sole provider W.L. Gore & Associates deciding to resume the supply of some of its products for Korea.However, the U.S. firm and the Korean government have not conducted any further discussion for a continued supply, sources said.If the talks between Gore and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety break down, Korean pedi
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Kwak Sung-sun
2019.05.10 13:22
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The whole world is staging an unlimited competition in the healthcare area. Korea has also emerged as a “medical powerhouse” amid the keen global attention, as seen by 320,000 foreign patients who visited this country in 2017. Korea has embarked on the “healthcare sales” around the world by legislating the “Act on supporting healthcare export and foreign patient attraction.” Korea Biomedical Revie
Special Series in Celebration of KBR’s 2nd Anniversary
Kwak Sung-sun
2019.04.19 14:10
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The whole world is staging an unlimited competition in the healthcare area. Korea has also emerged as a “medical powerhouse” amid the keen global attention, as seen by 320,000 foreign patients who visited this country in 2017. Korea has embarked on the “healthcare sales” around the world by legislating the “Act on supporting healthcare export and foreign patient attraction.” Korea Biomedical Revie
Special Series in Celebration of KBR’s 2nd Anniversary
Kwak Sung-sun
2019.04.09 11:22
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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, how, and to whom the drug is used, it can become an “innovative” medicine. A pharmaceutical product
Special Series in Celebration of KBR’s 2nd Anniversary
Kim Yun-mi
2019.03.26 14:06
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Korea's medical and pharmaceutical industries have reached a global level over the past years. Such exponential growth has made the country one of the major players in the world participating in global researches with other multinational companies. Against this backdrop, Korea Biomedical Review has
Interview with global pharma
Lee Han-soo
2019.03.25 15:06
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One of the male-dominated professions in Korea is medicine. However, the share of females increased from 17.6 percent in 2000 to 25.4 percent in 2017 (“Women’s life seen by 2018 statistics,” Statistics Korea). As women increase, calls for gender equality are also growing. The medical community has been free from the criticism for failing to keep pace with the social change. Against this backdrop,
Special Series in Celebration of KBR’s 2nd Anniversary
Song Soo-youn
2019.03.20 09:39
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One of the male-dominated professions in Korea is medicine. However, the share of females increased from 17.6 percent in 2000 to 25.4 percent in 2017 (“Women’s life seen by 2018 statistics,” Statistics Korea). As women increase, calls for gender equality are also growing. The medical community has been free from the criticism for failing to keep pace with the social change. Against this backdrop,
Special Series in Celebration of KBR’s 2nd Anniversary
Song Soo-youn
2019.03.18 17:37
