With the recent slowdown in the spread of new confirmed cases in Korea, health experts have predicted that the peak of this winter epidemic may come earlier than expected.While the government had not made any specific predictions about the epidemic's peak this winter, many officials predicted that t
Eppendorf, a multinational life science company based in Germany, is renowned for systems in laboratories worldwide.The company provides a wide range of products and services required for running a laboratory, from consumables, such as pipettes, separation, and instrumentation equipment, to bioproce
A recent study is drawing attention, as it said the long-term use of ibuprofen and naproxen, if anything, deteriorated joint inflammation and cartilage quality.The Radiological Society of North America recently foresaw major research results ahead of its academic conference, RSNA 2022. Among them is
ATsens announced that it signed an MOU with a Polish state hospital, DCM Dolmed S.A., to supply AT-Patch, a patch-type electrocardiogram (ECG) device, to the latter.DCM Dolmed S.A. is the largest state hospital in Poland treating 1,300 patients daily.The hospital plans to introduce AT-Patch at the b
Crystal Genomics, a Korean biopharmaceutical firm, said Thursday it has acquired a controlling stake in Pangen Biotech."By purchasing existing shares for 20.4 billion won ($18 million), Crystal Genomics has secured a 20.43 percent stake in Pangen (2,181,818 shares) and became the largest shareholder
A team of researchers at Seoul National University Hospital together with the National Cancer Control Institute published a study that revealed brain damage from long-term air pollution exposure.Ambient air pollution is one of the most important global health issues and Korea is frequently affected
Nearly 50 percent of Korean neurologists experienced migraine, more than eight times higher than the estimated migraine prevalence rate of 6.0 percent among the general population, a study showed. Korean Neurological Association (KNA) said Wednesday that two neurologists – Professor Kim Byeong-geon
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Wednesday that it released a study on Nucala (mepolizumab) that treats severe eosinophilic asthma in the Asia-Pacific Society for Respirology (APSR) 2022 at Coex, southern Seoul, from Nov. 17-20.Professor Ian Pavord from the University of Oxford made a presentation on r
The government said it would additionally reference Canada and Australia when setting drug prices from January next year. Accordingly, the number of reference countries for drug pricing will increase from seven to nine.To date, Korea has calculated the foreign average drug price of seven countries,
Reyon Pharmaceutical said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Therabest on business cooperation based on the supply of plasmid DNA (pDNA) samples for the development of natural killer (NK) cell therapy.Under the MOU, Therabest will exchange information with Reyon to p
Only 44 percent of cancer patients learned cancer-related information from health experts, a study showed.The Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO) and the Korean Cancer Study Group held a press conference to celebrate the fifth Anticancer Treatment Day at Andaz Seoul Gangnam Hotel on Wednesday
Boryung (formerly Boryung Pharmaceutical) is going all out for the domestic launch of Finjuve Spray, or “sprinkling Propecia,” a hair loss treatment based on finasteride.Boryung plans to release Finjuve Spray next March or April, jumping into the domestic hair loss treatment market as early as the f
International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Director General Jerome Kim said inequities in key areas of the vaccine industry exacerbated issues in global vaccinations.His comments came at a webinar on Monday convened by the Center for Social and Economic Progress (CESP) on the sideline of the G20 summit t
HER2-positive breast cancer, which accounts for 20-25 percent of breast cancer, has been known for poor treatment prognosis, as its tumor cells proliferate and metastasize actively and recur quickly even after treatment.However, the cure rate of HER2-positive breast cancer, especially in its early s
The government said it will reduce the interval between Covid-19 vaccinations from the current 120 days to 90 days, regardless of the number of vaccinations, from Thursday this week. The new measure comes after an analysis of neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant for high-risk groups s
JW Pharmaceutical said its U.S. research institute, JW Theriac, moved from San Diego to Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) in Boston in the U.S.CIC is the world's renowned bio-health industry cluster where over 1,000 global pharmaceutical firms, rising start-ups, hospitals, and research institutions
SK Bioscience shares plummeted Wednesday morning after the company admitted that it had suspended production of SKYCovione, the first domestically developed Covid-19 vaccine.At 12:00 p.m., on Wednesday, SK Bioscience shares stood at 79,500 won ($58.80), down 8.3 from the previous trading day.News re
The one-year grace period granted by the financial regulator to Dx&Vx, a molecular diagnostics company, to improve business irregularities has ended.According to the Korea Exchange (KRX), the improvement period for Dx&Vx ended on Tuesday.Now, Dx&Vx must submit documents detailing how it implemented
Health officials have confirmed the fourth case of monkeypox in Korea. The fourth confirmed patient is a medical professional infected while taking a sample of the third patient.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Tuesday that a medical staff who worked in the isolated room o
Coreline Soft, a provider of medical artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, said on Wednesday that its AI-based fully automatic contouring solution, AVIEW RT ACS, passed FDA 510 (k) certification.The FDA 510 (k) is a premarket approval required by all Class I, II, and III medical devices intended f