Cancer is a global health challenge that affects millions of lives every year. To combat this disease and reduce its impact, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) conducts cutting-edge research, provides evidence-based recommendations, and fosters collaborations worldwide.As an inte
Mirae Asset Venture Investment Co., the general partner (GP) of the government's ambitious K-Bio and Vaccine Fund, is reportedly returning its qualification after failing to attract investment for the fund, Money Today first reported on Friday."We have received an intention from Mirae Asset Venture
Expanding the number of doctors was not the answer to solving the imbalance in regional medical care and human resource allocation between departments, even in Japan, which implements a regional enrollment quota system for medical schools.That was part of Japan’s experience addressing the problem of
Due to the transition of the global Covid-19 pandemic into an endemic phase, there was a significant 70.1 percent rise in the number of international patients seeking medical treatment in Korea in 2022 compared to the previous year, government data showed.On Thursday, the Korea Health Industry Devel
The medical material that recorded the highest number of insurance claims was “disposable cupping cups,” while what marked the top in value terms was “devices for endoscopic procedures.”Cupping therapy, practiced in oriental medicine clinics, involves local suctions on the skin with heated cups, mos
A project to match senior doctors with local public healthcare institutions will begin in July in earnest to help narrow the medical divide between regions.The Ministry of Health and Welfare held a meeting with the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the National Medical Center (NMC) on Tuesday to
Two treatments for children with rare diseases -- Qarziba (dinutuximab) and Bylvay (odevixibat) -- have been selected as targets for the “approval- evaluation-negotiation linkage system,” a pilot program to shorten reimbursement screening for expensive drugs.According to materials obtained by the he
The government and businesses are jointly stepping up efforts to advance Vietnam's medical artificial intelligence market, drawing attention from interested parties.According to the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and other industry sources Monday, Korean medical AI companies accompani
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said it will urgently introduce an additional 20,000 doses of the vaccine Jynneos, manufactured by Danish biotech firm Bavarian Nordic, to provide a stable, long-term response to the mpox outbreak.The new batch of vaccines was produced in Novemb
The government has expressed an intention to consider the Korean Medical Association (KMA) proposal to increase the medical school enrollment quota by reducing that for oriental medicine schools.In a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, KMA proposed specific methods to expand the number of medical sch
The government announced its intention to introduce a "birth notification system" that would mandate medical institutions to report births, following an infanticide case in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.The move came after the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) reported that over 2,000 Korean infants ha
The infectious disease status of Covid-19 will likely be lowered from level 2 to 4 this month. It means the pandemic goes on par with regular influenza.Park Hyang, director-general for public health policy at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said so during a meeting with journalists on Wednesday
As the government and the medical community start discussions to expand the medical school enrollment quota in earnest, calls are mounting for reducing the number of oriental medicines practitioners to increase that of physicians.Those who make such claims say it is inevitable to put more medical ma
The government said it would open anonymized big data of 1.98 million cancer patients from June 20. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said academics and industry researchers will have access to the K-CURE Cancer Public Library, a collaborative effort by the health ministry, the National Cancer Cent
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) said it has started the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Bio Manpower Development Hub two-week basic training program.The training program will cover the vaccine and biopharmaceutical production process.Established in response to the Covid-19 pandemic,
Some leaders in the medical community expressed concerns that doctors could become isolated if they "unconditionally oppose" the medical school enrollment quota and the integrated healthcare system."We need to work together with society and make long-term plans," they said.Professor Lee Jin-woo, an
A new survey shows that awareness of Korean bio and health products continues to rise overseas.On Wednesday, the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) announced the results of the 2022 Overseas Perception Survey of the Korean Bio-health Industry (manufacturing and medical services).It
Professor Kim Yoon, a medical management expert at Seoul National University College of Medicine, once again emphasized the need to expand the number of medical school students. To solve various problems in the medical field, Kim argued that the number of doctors should be increased.Professor Kim is
For this society to rediscuss the nursing act, there must be scientific evidence that can objectively prove its necessary, some experts within the National Assembly said, drawing the attention of related parties.The National Assembly Research Service (NARS) said so in the article “How the Nursing Ac
The government will push to upgrade infectious disease crisis preparedness and response, preemptive management, and innovation in infectious disease management research and technology to prevent and manage infectious diseases.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDA) released the 3rd Ba