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Korea’s health authorities have confirmed 13 additional cases of BA.2.12.1, an Omicron subvariant, raising the total BA.2.12.1 cases to 19.According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) Tuesday, 11 of the 13 BA.2.12.1 cases came from overseas, and two were local in
Policy
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.17 18:04
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A Yonsei University research team has found a new target anticancer drug candidate that can effectively inhibit mutant receptors causing various cancers, such as multiple myeloma, endometrial and bladder cancer.The material, named 17a, discovered by the research team led by Professor Shim Tae-bo of
Hospital
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.17 16:50
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Jeil Pharmaceutical said the government added Triferic Inj. (ingredient: ferric pyrophosphate citrate sodium sulfate coprecipitate hydrate) and Triferic Sol., a new treatment for renal disease, to the list of patented drugs. The patent registration allows Jeil to sell it in Korea exclusively.On Mond
Pharma
Kim Chan-hyuk
2022.05.17 15:17
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Less than a month has passed since the government downgraded Covid-19 to a “Class 2” infectious disease, but a lawmaker from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) proposed adjusting it back to a Class 1 disease.Rep. Kang Gi-yun of the PPP, a member of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committ
Policy
Kwak Sung-sun
2022.05.17 15:15
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Celltrion said it has submitted a global phase 3 clinical trial plan for CT-P47, a biosimilar for rheumatoid arthritis treatment Actemra (ingredient: tocilizumab), to Poland's drug agency, the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices, and Biocidal Products.Celltrion started the
Bio
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.17 15:14
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Coreline Soft said that it would supply AVIEW LCS PLUS, an artificial intelligence-based solution for diagnosing chest diseases, to hospitals in Germany and Belgium. Recently, the company has signed supply contracts with Johanna Etienne Krankenhaus Hospital in Germany and AZ Delta Hospital in Belgiu
Device/ICT
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.17 13:30
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After becoming the general manager of Merck Biopharma Korea in 2019, Javed Alam has worked to transform the company into a specialty care leader by responding to unmet needs in the area of rare diseases.Industry insiders say that despite the huge obstacle of the Covid-19 pandemic, Alam played a cent
Interview with global pharma
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.17 13:30
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Enhanced online communication, prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic, will likely push Korean medical societies to be internationalized, an expert said.Lee Jong-min, director of international affairs at the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS), emphasized the necessity of globalization of the KAMS’
Hospital
Song Soo-youn
2022.05.17 12:03
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it would make the most of real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) to study the safety of Covid-19 treatments and vaccines.The ministry will collect data from Covid-19 vaccines and oral treatments used in local clinical care to investigate their b
Policy
Kim Chan-hyuk
2022.05.17 12:02
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South Korea's daily Covid-19 tally fell to the lowest in nearly four months on Monday. Health officials said they would decide whether to relax restrictions further later the week.Korea added 13,296 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total caseload to 17,795,357, according to the Korea Disease Co
Policy
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.16 18:17
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Moon Song-myeon, who worked at a factory making mercury thermometers, died in July 1988. Moon was 17 at the time, and the cause of his death was mercury poisoning. Thirty-four years have passed, but Moon’s case is still considered a typical example of death from occupational diseases.However, the re
Hospital
Song Soo-youn
2022.05.16 17:51
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Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have identified a low-frequency, magnetic field reactive nanoparticle that can decompose substances causing Alzheimer's disease.Magnetoelectric material has properties that combine magnetism and electricity and is a core m
Hospital
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.16 16:11
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MSD Korea said it would raise the price of Gardasil 9, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, in the second half of 2022, following the price hike last year. The decision drew criticism from both consumers and physicians.MSD Korea decided to increase the supply price of Gardasil 9 from July 1. It sta
Pharma
Kim Yun-mi
2022.05.16 15:17
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Researchers at St. Mary's Hospital have discovered a new bifidobacterium by analyzing the intestinal flora of rheumatoid arthritis patients, confirming the bifidobacterium’s excellence in treating rheumatoid arthritis through animal trials.Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune di
Hospital
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.16 14:49
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Samsung Bioepis received marketing approval for Amelivu Inj. (ranibizumab), a biosimilar referencing Lucentis to treat various eye diseases in Korea.However, the local market release of the treatment will take some time due to a patent-related agreement between Samsung Bioepis and Genentech, the dev
Bio
Kim Chan-hyuk
2022.05.16 14:20
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Huons said it signed a contract to export three local anesthetic products to Formative Pharma Inc. (FPI), a Canadian-based pharmaceutical company last Thursday.The three products have obtained U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) approval in April 2018, Decembe
Pharma
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.16 14:17
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Astellas Pharma recently announced it would transform into an oncology drug developer and started reorganizing units and building pipelines for anticancer drug development.In line with the headquarters’ business direction, Astellas Korea also completed the reorganization of the oncology division to
Pharma
Kim Yun-mi
2022.05.16 12:59
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President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to provide Covid-19 vaccines and other medical products for North Korean residents, Cheong Wa Dae Spokesperson Kang In-sun said on Friday.“It is known that the number of suspected infections is surging in North Korea recently due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic
Policy
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.13 19:02
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VUNO said that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Visual Medica, the largest picture archiving and communication systems (PASC) company in Latin America, to expand its solution into the regional market.Under the accord, VUNO and Visual Medicaq plan to market four of the Korean company’
Device/ICT
Lee Han-soo
2022.05.13 19:02
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The turnover of Korean nurses is more than three times higher than the overall industry rate, according to a survey result released Thursday, the International Nurses Day.The National Union of Health and Medical Industry conducted an opinion poll on 27,270 nurses at 145 workplaces.According to its r
Hospital
Kim Ju-yeon
2022.05.13 16:51
