SK Plasma, a subsidiary of SK Discovery, said that it has won the national bid to supply blood products to Singapore."This is the first time a Korean pharmaceutical company has won a national bid for blood products in Singapore," the company said. "Until now, multinational pharmaceutical companies h
A groundbreaking clinical study result has been released, which will change the existing paradigm in conducting antiplatelet treatments after stent procedures to widen the blood vessels of patients hit by an acute myocardial infarction.Researchers at Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary’s Hos
Hanall Biopharma said Wednesday that Harbour BioMed, its Chinese partner, has started the first patient administration of HL161 (Ingredient: batoclimab), a new autoimmune disease treatment drug for treating thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy.Harbour BioMed plans to evaluate the safety and efficacy of
The government said Tuesday that they would provide vaccination certificates for Koreans who have received the Covid-19 vaccine abroad and enter the nation without a quarantine waiver."Korean nationals who have received vaccination overseas and enter Korea without a quarantine waiver can also prove
Korean biopharmaceutical companies’ technology exports are rapidly increasing to China, one of the two largest global pharmaceutical markets along with the U.S.According to the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association (KPBMA), the amount of license-out contracts signed with Chin
Researchers at Ajou University Hospital have confirmed that the level of the antinuclear antibody (ANA), an autoantibody most frequently found in autoimmune disease patients, significantly increased in the sputum of patients with severe asthma.Autoimmune disease is a phenomenon in which the human bo
Myongji Hospital said Tuesday that it has established an integrated system for Covid-19 home treatment to help asymptomatic or mild patients screen, test, and treat themselves without hospitalization.The hospital, a designated Covid-19 medical institution, has been making all-around responses to the
A research team at Severance Hospital has discovered an immune cell gene signature, which can predict the responses of estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR)-mutated lung cancer to immunotherapy.Lung cancer ranks first in the country's cancer mortality rate and occurs either in the lung itself
The government said it would start providing Covid-19 booster shots for people aged 60 and older and other high-risk groups next week and receive reservations from others who have completed vaccination six months ago.Booster shots for senior citizens over 60 years of age and high-risk groups will st
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Korea Customs Service caught 110,000 illegal drugs imported directly from overseas, totaling 69.6 billion won ($58.6 million) over the past five years, a lawmaker said.The two agencies confiscated illegal drugs worth 9.1 billion won last year, according t
A research team at Severance Hospital has confirmed that taking immunosuppressants after organ transplantation does not affect the outcome of gastric cancer surgery.Gastric cancer is cancer treated by the excision of cancerous tissue in the stomach. In this process, surgery causes a decrease in immu
Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) have confirmed that Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors can increase progression-free survival (PFS) for ovarian cancer, which has a high recurrence rate.Ovarian cancer has a high survival rate of up to 90 percent if detect
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, the police have taken legal action against almost 7,000 people for committing Covid-19-related violations, a lawmaker said.According to the National Police Agency data received by Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, the police indic
The government has extended the current distancing rules for another two weeks ahead of transitioning into the more relaxed "live-with-covid" system from November.Accordingly, the Seoul metro region will be under the Level 4 distancing measures and the non-capital area under Level 3 measures until O
With the global supply chain under duress due to the protracted Covid-19 pandemic, Korean pharmaceutical companies are having difficulty obtaining raw materials, leading to some medicines going out of stock, industry sources said.For example, Yuhan Corp's constipation treatments Portalac powder and
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said it has signed an agreement with Aghrass Healthcare Limited, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company, to license out gastroesophageal reflux treatment, Fexuprazan.Under the accord, Aghrass Healthcare Limited will license and sell Fexuprazan in six Middle Eastern nation
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that global fatalities tied to tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise again for the first time in a decade due to the disruptions in access to healthcare caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.According to the WHO, more people died from TB in 2020, with far fewer
The government said Thursday that if the nation’s Covid-19 vaccination rate reaches 85 percent, it can shut off the Delta variant without quarantine measures, such as wearing masks and limiting business hours."When the inoculation rate reaches 85 percent, herd immunity will rise to 80 percent," said
Novartis Korea said that it has confirmed that Certican, its transplant immunosuppressant, preserves renal function, reduces viral infection, and has immunosuppressive efficacy in Asian kidney transplant patients, through a sub-analysis of the TRANSFORM study.According to the company, the TRANSFORM
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) researchers have developed an electrophysiological test method that predicts the cure rate of microvascular decompression surgery, a representative treatment for hemifacial spasms.Hemifacial spasm is a disease in which the cerebral blood vessel comp