“Essential healthcare” has emerged as the most prominent topic of Korea’s medical community in 2022, replacing Covid-19. However, that was not the only controversy this year. As the political power changed through the presidential election in March, significant changes were also predicted in health
The Ministry of Health and Welfares has put a brake on the reported stockpiling of cold medicine by Chinese peddlers, as medical supplies get scarce in their country due to a resurge of Covid-19 cases.The ministry maintains that it can punish selling the excessive cold drug to individual patients fo
As China shifts from its “zero-Covid policy” and eases quarantine rules amid the resurging new virus cases, other countries are on edge.Amid rising concerns about the possible appearance of new variants, some experts pointed out that the Korean government also should strengthen quarantine by, for in
Korea reported 76 deaths from Covid-19 on Thursday, raising the cumulative death toll to 32,027. The figure was the highest since Sept. 4, when Korea reported 79 Covid-19 deaths.The country added 71,427 new Covid-19 infections, including 72 cases from abroad, bringing the total caseload to 28,931,14
The court has raised the union's hand in a civil lawsuit over the unfair dismissal of Zuelligpharma Solutions Services Korea (SSK). Attention is focused on whether the ruling will also speed up the criminal procedure, which has been going on sluggishly.Last Thursday, the Seoul Western District Court
Yonsei University Health Systems (YUHS) said Wednesday that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for Songdo Severance Hospital in Incheon.Songdo Severance Hospital will be built on a site with a floor area of 85,950 square meters within the Yonsei University International Campus, located in Section 7 o
In 2022, the Korean healthcare industry seemed out of the Covid-19 shock. However, the industry had a rough year amid the economic downturn, jittery investor sentiment, and higher costs of imported raw materials. Nevertheless, the local healthcare industry showed a glimpse of future growth as conglo
Korean authorities are considering additional quarantine measures as the proportion of Covid-19 confirmed patients arriving from China has increased rapidly over the past month.According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH), 19, or 1.1 percent, of the 1,750 confirmed imported cases in
A recent study has argued that the earlier patients use BMS’ Abecma, the first CAR-T (chimeric antigen receptor-T cell) treatment of multiple myeloma, the stronger its effects can become, drawing the academic community’s attention.Tuesday (local time), the American Society of Hematology introduced t
OliX Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday that it completed the first patient registration for phase 1 clinical trials of the dry and wet macular degeneration treatment OLX301A and will soon administer the drug to patients.OliX is the first Asian company to advance its proprietary RNA interference (RNA
People who suffered due to ill effects caused by Covid-19 drugs hastily approved by health authorities will be able to receive damage relief from the government.Covid-19 patients focus their attention on whether the non-existent relief from the side effects of treatments could finally become a reali
The Central Disease Control Headquarters has decided not to make a request to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for granting emergency use approval (EUA) for Xocova, Ildong Pharmaceutical's oral Covid-19 treatment licensed-in from Japan’s Shionogi Pharmaceutical.The CDCH said its infectiou
Korean biopharmaceutical companies aim to release generic versions of Amgen's Otezla (ingredient: apremilast), a psoriasis treatment.A total of seven Korean pharmaceutical companies, including Daewoong Pharmaceutical, Dong-A ST, Dongkoo Bio and Pharma, Huons, and Chong Kun Dang, succeeded in avoidin
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Wednesday it signed a joint R&D agreement with Neurorive to develop new drug candidates for depression treatment.NR-0601 is an oral antidepressant derived from Neurorive's drug screening platform that sends electrical signals to living brain tissues to check the respo
Takeda Pharmaceutical's orphan drug, Livtencity (ingredient: maribavir), received approval from the Ministry of Food Drug Safety (MFDS) on Tuesday to treat post-transplant cytomegalovirus.Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus that stays in the human body for life once the person becomes infected.
In 2022, the Korean healthcare industry seemed to be out of the Covid-19 shock. However, the industry had a rough year amid the economic downturn, jittery investor sentiment, and higher costs of imported raw materials. Nevertheless, the local healthcare industry showed a glimpse of future growth as
Similar to what occurred last week, Korea's daily Covid-19 cases surged past 87,000 on Tuesday, more than tripling the previous day’s figures of 25,545 Covid-19 infections.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Korea confirmed 87,596 new cases, including 66 from oversea
In Korea, even daytime drinking on the job can be considered normal depending on where you work. Interestingly, however, when it comes to smoking, the same laissez-faire attitude is not adopted.However, they are both labeled as Group 1 carcinogens by the World Health Organization (WHO). Still, only
Korean College of Rheumatology (KCR) said Tuesday that it has successfully attracted the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology conference in 2026 (APLAR 2026).Four countries competed to lure the event, including India, Malaysia, and Taiwan. In the general assembly from Dec. 6-9, APLAR