The Korean Neurocritical Care Society (KNCS) has rolled up its sleeves to prepare for treating critical neurosis patients in the future.The society aims to neurointensivits, specialists who treat those patients, and expand independent neurocritical care units in tertiary general hospitals for the ne
JW Pharmaceutical said Friday that Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) approved a multi-country phase 3 trial of epaminurad (pipeline name: URC102), a gout treatment.Epaminurad, developed as an oral pill, is a uric acid transporter-1 (URAT1) inhibitor. The company hopes that it could treat gout d
Qiagen Korea said on Friday it received domestic approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for Korea's first companion diagnostic (CDx) that can detect FGFR 3 (fibroblast growth factor receptor 3) gene mutations in urothelial cancer patients.On the same day, the MFDS approved Janssen Korea’
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved Janssen Korea’s orphan drug, “Balversa (erdafitinib),” to treat urinary tract epithelial cancer on Thursday.Urinary tract epithelial cancer occurs in the epithelium (surface) of the urinary tract (through which urine passes), mostly in the bladder and oc
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s U.S. partner, said on Friday that it received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the FDA stating that the regulator needs supplementary data to approve poziotinib, a lung cancer treatment.As the FDA notification coincides with the Thanksgiving holi
Merz Aesthetics launched its Ulthera Asia-Pacific campaign featuring three star-studded Korean actors as ambassadors to promote the pursuit of individual beauty with the aesthetic lifting device on Thursday evening at Sebitseom Convention Center in Seoul.Merz Aesthetics Ulthera is a U.S. FDA-approve
People are usually sensitive to drugs’ adverse reactions rather than to their effectiveness. This is why many people turn to dietary supplements instead of medicines. Let’s take statin as an example. A statin is often used to lower the cholesterol level in the blood. According to a 2021 U.S. study,
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