As the healthcare void continues due to a standoff between the government and the medical community over the increasing number of medical students, a patient group said it would ask the World Health Organization (WHO) to intervene in the ongoing medical crisis in Korea.The Korea Severe Disease Assoc
Students from 40 medical schools nationwide have set about to file a class action lawsuit against the government to prevent the government from increasing the medical school enrollment quota.The Korean Association of Medical Colleges and Medical Graduate Schools (KAMC) has begun recruiting participa
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) said on Thursday that it has named three vaccine developers as co-recipients of the 2024 IVI-SK bioscience Park MahnHoon Award for developing an oral cholera vaccine, and Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines, respectively. Jan Holmgren, a
A petition was posted on the National Assembly website on Wednesday, calling for the insurance coverage of Besremi (rofeginterferon alfa-2b), a new drug to treat patients with chronic myeloproliferative blood cancer like polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myelofibrosis."I am petitioni
Patients with neuroendocrine tumors and their families are appealing to the National Assembly, urging a resolution to the issue of restricting the availability of domestic treatments for Lutathera. Lutathera treats neuroendocrine tumors that may manifest anywhere in the endocrine system, such as the
Narcolepsy is a rare and much-misunderstood disease with an estimated prevalence of 15 per 100,000 Koreans. It's a "brain disease" caused by a lack of hypocretin, a wakefulness hormone secreted by the brain, but most people are not aware of it. There is also a common misconception that narcolepsy mu
The National Assembly has responded to the voices of patients calling for including triple-negative breast cancer drug Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) in health insurance.The public petition, signed by 50,000 people, was referred to the Health and Welfare Committee, a relevant Assembly standing com
A family with an eight-year-old daughter with type-1 diabetes committed suicide in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, last week due to difficulties paying treatment costs, causing people in similar circumstances to hold a rally on Monday.They called for government support, including the designation
With the rapidly growing interest in obesity diseases and treatments worldwide, Novo Nordisk, which owns an obesity treatment Wegovy (semaglutide), has drawn much attention on how it would address the global supply shortage. Despite receiving approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in Apr
Severance Hospital said that it recently presented the 2023 Avison Global Leadership Award to Zimbabwean surgeon, Allan Ngulube.Every year, Severance Hospital honors the service spirit of its founder, Dr. Oliver R. Avison, by selecting one foreign medical doctor who was trained at Yonsei University
Amgen Korea, in collaboration with Make-A-Wish Korea, announced on Tuesday the successful conclusion of the Blue Wish campaign—a wish journey designed for children facing incurable diseases in Korea, including a special Wish Day dedicated to fulfilling their final wishes.Amgen Korea's Blue Wish camp
AstraZeneca Korea on Friday announced the appointment of Chon Se-whan as its new Country President, effective December 1, 2023. Chon, previously the President of AstraZeneca Indonesia, brings a wealth of experience to his new role.Chon initially joined AstraZeneca Korea in 2015 as Chief Financial Of
As the number of people with musculoskeletal disorders increases due to the growing older adult population, interest is mounting in home rehabilitation exercises that allow people to continue their rehabilitation at home.Rehabilitation exercises can prevent recurrence after surgery and help patients
Four doctors, who prescribed narcotic drugs to a 20-year-old driver, surnamed Shin who was arrested for crashing his Rolls-Royce while driving under the influence, have been sued by the victim's family.Shin is accused of driving onto a sidewalk and hitting a woman in her 20s near Apgujeong Station o
Fabry Korea, a group of Fabry disease patients, surveyed its members this month to raise public awareness.It conducted an online opinion poll on 58 patients and their family members to grasp the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and its effects on life and enhance the understanding of the disea
Female patients of rheumatic arthritis outnumber males, while stroke is more common among men than women. Men have a higher risk of myocardial infarction, and women are more vulnerable to alcohol.It is common knowledge that the incidence or pattern of the same disease can vary between men and women.
Seven out of 10 Koreans who have experienced cancer felt the information regarding disease and treatment they received from diagnosis to the end of the battle was insufficient, a survey showed.Such a result emphasized the need to strengthen educational programs that can help patients, pollsters said
“You should light the candle at my wedding. That’s my wish. So, don’t worry about the drug cost, take the medicine, and get well soon.”Baek Geum-seon, a 63-year-old woman who met Korea Biomedical Review 10 days before her daughter’s wedding, said she was happy she could make her daughter’s wish come
Another law bill related to tattooists has been proposed to the National Assembly. The latest bill calls for legalizing people who specialize in scalp tattoos targeting those with hair loss problems. As a result, the number of tattoo-related bills proposed at the 21st National Assembly increased to
Ten Korean oncologists put their names on the list of the world’s most influential researchers, heightening the status of the country’s medicine.On Wednesday, Clarivate Plc, a global academic information analysis company, announced the list of Highly Cited Researchers (HCR), a who’s who of researche
