Calls are mounting for Korea to reduce foreign dependency and increase the self-supply ratio of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to prepare for the escalating hegemonic rivalry between the U.S. and Korea.On March 31, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a detailed guideline on exempting ta
The Ministry of Health and Welfare expressed an intention to advance the discussion to increase the medical school enrollment quota with the Korean Medical Association at the Medical Affairs Council, a consultative body on medical issues.Song Yang-soo, director of the ministry’s Medical Personnel Po
The biopharmaceutical industry has called for the government to provide more support for raising self-sufficiency rates of medical materials and essential drugs.Industry executives made the call in the sixth K-Life & Bio Forum, which sought ways to strengthen the localization of essential medicines
The stroke safety net is at risk of collapsing without the establishment of a control center to oversee the entire stroke treatment network, said a local stroke expert.At a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday, the Korea Stroke Society (KSS) elaborated on the issues faced by Korea’s emergency medi
In a cabinet meeting chaired by President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday, the government decided to expand financial support for drug treatment and rehabilitation.As part of the plan, the government aims to increase the business operations fund and treatment costs at the 24 hospitals designated as drug tr
As the community transmission of mpox increases, pharmaceutical companies capable of dealing with the virus are attracting attention.On Tuesday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed that three more patients with mpox who have not traveled abroad were identified, bringing
Korea Orphan and Essential Drug Center (KOEDC) has reported a supply disruption of Ivexproglycem Suspension (ingredient: diazoxide), which is used to treat hypoglycemia caused by hyperinsulinemia.Ivexproglycem Suspension is used as a temporary measure before surgery for conditions such as non-operab
To detect danger signals quickly that could lead to suicide, including depression, and provide treatment, mental health checkups will be conducted every two years like physical health checkups.The government finalized the “Firth Suicide Prevention Basic Plan (2023-2027) at a meeting of the Suicide P
Nearly four in 10 Korean adolescents skipped breakfast for more than five days a week and a third of them ate fast food more than three times a week in 2022, a government report showed Friday.According to the 2022 national student health examination report and the adolescents’ health behavior survey
The pediatric emergency medical system, which has undergone turmoil due to the lack of doctors to treat children and adolescents requiring emergency care, is relieving a sigh of relief.As a solution, the government recognized “pediatric emergency medicine” as a detailed specialized subject and provi
As the number of panic disorder patients who experience extreme anxiety symptoms due to sudden severe fear soared sharply, the total medical expenses from health insurance due to panic disorder also exceeded 90 billion won ($68.5 million).Notably, patients in their 40s who were frequently exposed to
The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to reinvigorate regenerative medicine by expanding high-technology regenerative medicine to neighborhood clinics and diversifying diseases subject to such studies, a ministry official said. The official forecast is that clinics can provide regenerative proced
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed the ninth case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, on Thursday.The patient is a South Korean residing in Gyeonggi Province and has no history of overseas travel within three weeks before the onset of symptoms."We assume this is a dom
The government said it has confirmed three new cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, since last Friday, raising the total caseload in Korea to eight.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed the sixth case from a person with no history of overseas travel last Friday, and
The government will consider a plan to allow health insurance coverage for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) for people with gestational and type 2 diabetes.Supporting health insurance for CGMs for gestational and adult diabetes was one of President Yoon Suk Yeol's election campaign pledges.The Nat
The rejuvenating treatment market is drawing attention as one of the solutions for population aging, but there are few substantive outcomes, such as “passing phase 3 clinical trials,” a report said.The Biotech Information Portal (BioIn) recently released a report, “Global anti-aging treatment market
South Korean biopharmaceutical executives will reportedly accompany President Yoon Suk Yeol on his state visit to the U.S. later this month.According to industry watchers, representatives of Korean biopharmaceutical companies will join the president's diplomatic trip to the U.S. this month to commem
Following the recent failures of MET inhibitors to receive insurance benefits, the anticancer-targeted agent makers’ attention focuses on the deliberation results of RET inhibitors.The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) currently conducts the review of two RET inhibitors and targe
The nation’s exports of health industry products, such as medicines, medical devices, and cosmetics, totaled about 32 trillion won ($24.2 billion) in 2022, down 4.7 percent from 2021, according to the Korea Health Industry Development Institute Friday.By item, the shipments of medical devices and co
The government aims to train 110,000 biohealth experts over the next five years to make the biohealth sector the country's next flagship industry.The plan is one of the follow-up measures of the "Strategy for Creating New Biohealth Markets" announced at a meeting chaired by President Yoon Suk Yeol i