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A civic group strongly criticized the government and its party, after an amendment to the National Health Insurance Act failed to pass the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee’s subcommittee due to partisan disagreement Thursday.The amendment bill contained the expansion of state funding f
Policy
Kim Ju-yeon
2022.12.08 17:35
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The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) commissioner Peck Kyong-ran suggested the timing for adjusting the obligation to wear indoor masks will come as early as January next year.“We are reviewing a policy of adjusting the provisions of administrative orders and fines for compliance w
Policy
Lee Han-soo
2022.12.08 16:44
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Huons will produce isoproterenol-based medicines, the supply of which has been suspended by Pfizer Korea.Huons has been selected to receive support from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in return for supplying essential national medicines stably and taking over the production of isoproterenol in
Pharma
Kim Chan-hyuk
2022.12.08 16:42
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Bionote, which plans to go public on the Kospi market this month, presented its goal of becoming a global top-tier animal diagnostic company."Through the initial public offering (IPO), the company hopes to become one of the global top three in animal diagnosis and bio contents. We will invest in fac
Device/ICT
Lee Han-soo
2022.12.08 15:40
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The “polarization of application” for medical majors seems to have become a fixed phenomenon.In the medical interns’ application for majors for the first half of 2023, the competition continued to be fierce in the so-called popular departments of “derma(tology)-ophthal(mology)-plastic (surgery)” and
Hospital
Kim Eun-young
2022.12.08 15:07
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The Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) said on Wednesday that its researchers developed an electronic sweat sensor for event-driven, energy-efficient, long-term wireless monitoring of epidermal perspiration dynamics in a recently published study.Human sweat contains blood metabolites,
Device/ICT
Marianne Chang
2022.12.08 14:47
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A 10-month-old girl from Uzbekistan who had congenital heart disease successfully underwent pediatric heart surgery at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital.Last month, Barotova Oyshaona, then a nine-month-old girl, visited Seoul St. Mary's Hospital after being selected as a recipient of the Ministry of Health
Hospital
Lee Han-soo
2022.12.08 14:18
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Jeil Pharmaceutical said on Thursday that the company will provide an exclusive domestic supply of osteoporosis treatment Bonviva (ingredients: ibandronate sodium) and Bonviva Plus (ibandronate sodium, cholecalciferol), in Korea.Jeil signed the exclusive sales deal with Pharmanovia, a U.K. pharmaceu
Pharma
Choi Hye-won
2022.12.08 14:05
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GenNBio said it obtained approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for a phase 1 clinical trial to test transplanting sterile pig pancreatic islets into diabetic patients.According to the company, xenogenic pancreatic islet transplantation is a low-burden treatment that can be perfor
Pharma
Lee Han-soo
2022.12.08 11:19
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Ambassadors, government officials and public health experts in the vaccine field across the Indo-Pacific region gathered at a forum in Seoul to share lessons and strategies for strengthening resilience and preparedness against future pandemics at Lotte Hotel on Wednesday.The 2nd Vaccine Cooperation
Bio
Marianne Chang
2022.12.08 10:20
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Some patients know there are drugs for their diseases but cannot use them.In reality, however, most patients find it hardly imaginable to use expensive and uninsured new drugs when treatments for rare, incurable diseases are developed one after another, and their prices keep hitting record-high leve
Policy
Kim Yun-mi
2022.12.07 18:47
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"After enhancing the company's strength based on AITRICT-VC, our risk prediction solution for in-hospital emergencies, we plan to actively advance into the global market. Preparatory work is already underway, with the company undergoing U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process for the solu
Device/ICT
Lee Han-soo
2022.12.07 17:29
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The National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday agreed to send the so-called “Good Samaritan Act (Amendment to the Emergency Medical Care Act),” to the parliament’s plenary session.The revision bill aims to exempt doctors’ criminal responsibility when providing medical assistance i
Policy
Lee Han-soo
2022.12.07 16:33
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“There are many crazy doctors at our hospital’s Neurosurgery Department.”At a recent media event at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Director Shin Hyeon-cheol opened journalists’ ears with this remark. He added, “We have so many enthusiastic neurologists crazy about patients and surgery, even giving up the
Hospital
Kim Eun-young
2022.12.07 16:06
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Exports of the Korean healthcare industry are expected to increase more than 5 percent in 2023, compared to 2022, a report said.The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) released the report on this year’s health export trends and the outlook for next year at a press conference on Wedne
Policy
Kim Yoon-mi
2022.12.07 15:39
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Genome & Company said on Tuesday that it will drop the phase-1b clinical trials of GEN-001 in solid cancer in the U.S. and Korea, citing too much competition in new drug development for solid cancer. Instead, the company will focus on its gastric and biliary tract indications in phase-2 combination
Pharma
Marianne Chang
2022.12.07 13:28
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The Minister of the Interior and Safety said that the government will discuss whether mandatory wearing of masks indoors is necessary and come up with a final decision by the end of this month."In early November, the government announced that it would promote easing of the mandatory indoor mask-wear
Policy
Lee Han-soo
2022.12.07 11:31
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Yuhan Corp. said it will seek approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lung cancer treatment, Leclaza, as first-line therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in earnest from next year.Leclaza (YH25448) is an oral, highly potent, mutant-selective, and irreversible EGFR
Pharma
Marianne Chang
2022.12.06 17:14
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A new auditor at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) was recently appointed about five months after running a wanted ad. However, the appointment of the new SNUH head, for whom a wanted ad was published on the same day, is still in the dark.SNUH is one of many national university hospitals (NU
Hospital
Koh Jung Min
2022.12.06 16:35
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Korea added 77,604 new Covid-19 infections, including 81 cases from abroad, bringing the total caseload to 27,408,854, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The figure is the highest since Sept. 14, when the country reported 93,949 cases.The nation also reported 24 mor
Policy
Lee Han-soo
2022.12.06 16:11
