The Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) is speeding up efforts to open a cancer center in Busan for heavy ion therapy.On Wednesday, the SNUH said it signed an agreement with Swedish company RaySearch Laboratories to use the latter’s treatment planning system (TPS) and oncology information syst
Pfizer’s oral Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid helped Covid-19 patients aged 65 or older reduce hospitalization and death rates, but the effect was nonexistent among younger adult patients, a study showed.The Clalit Research Institute in Israel and Harvard Medical School in the U.S. published their study
Lululab said the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has selected the company’s AI-based skin-specialized remote treatment technology as its “2022 IP-R&D strategic support project” in the biopharmaceutical sector.The KIPO’s IP project supports a customized and close patent strategy linking in
Although new virus cases are decreasing, the number of Covid-19 deaths recorded a three-digit figure for the first time in more than 100 days on Thursday, raising concerns among experts.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Korea confirmed 113,371 new infections, down
Middle-aged people who sleep less than six hours during weekdays can reduce their risks of depression by catching up on sleep at weekends, a recent study showed.A research team, led by Professor Oh Yoon-hwan of family medicine at Chung Ang University Gwangmyong Hospital, released the paper “Associat
Yuhan Corp.’s degenerative disc treatment Remedisc (pipeline name in Korea: YH14618), licensed to an American pharmaceutical firm, entered a phase 3 trial in the U.S.On Friday, Yuhan announced that the first patient received YH14618 in the phase 3 study in the U.S.Yuhan’s partner, Spine BioPharma, c
Lunit said it received a class 2 medical device license for Lunit INSIGHT MMG, the company's artificial intelligence (AI) solution for mammography analysis, from the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA).According to Lunit, Lunit INSIGHT MMG is one of the company's most mature radiology product
The government’s move to redirect some of the budgets for allowances for Covid-19 treating healthcare workers to hold an international conference sparked a controversy in the medical community.Also, industry watchers said that the government’s six-month delay in paying allowances to healthcare worke
VaxCell Biotherapeutics said it would end its dendritic cell clinical trial of Vax-DC/MM and step up efforts to develop CAR-MIL as an alternative treatment for multiple myeloma.Existing treatments for multiple myeloma have shown limitations. For instance, there are a wide variety of antigens that ca
Ildong Pharmaceutical successfully registered a patent on Reyvow Tab. (ingredient: lasmiditan hemisuccinate), a migraine treatment, blocking a possible market entry by a latecomer drugmaker.On Aug. 5, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) put Ildong’s Reyvow Tab. 100mg and Reyvow Tab. 50mg on
Vuno said on Wednesday that it launched a Patient Assistance Program (PAP) to provide its artificial intelligence (AI)-based cardiac arrest prediction medical device, VUNO Med-DeepCARS, to the recipients of medical benefits free of charge.Stressing that it seeks "patient-centered healthcare," Vuno s
A research team at Severance Hospital has found that patients with periodontal disease have a higher risk of suffering from cancer, stressing the need for proper dental care.Periodontal disease causes gum inflammation due to increased bacteria in the mouth that causes plaque to become toxic. If pati
The government said Wednesday it is collecting opinions on whether to abolish the mandatory Covid-19 test before entering Korea.Currently, quarantine authorities require all inbound travelers to submit a negative confirmation of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test within 48 hours before entry or
The government plans to tighten conditions on health insurance benefits for the dependents of foreign subscribers to health insurance to prevent them from getting a free ride.For instance, the authorities are considering limiting it to those who “live in Korea for six months or more.”According to so
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Wednesday distributed a new safe use standard for prescriptions and administrations of one kind of ADHD drug and three prescription antitussives among narcotics for medical use.The ministry said narcotic ADHD treatments containing methylphenidate would be subj
Dx&Vx said it signed a business agreement with Jointown Medical Devices Group, China's largest pharmaceutical and medical device distributor, to develop, supply, and distribute in vitro diagnostic medical devices.Under the accord, Dx&Vx will take charge of R&D, production, and supply of various in v
Aston Science said on Wednesday that it obtained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for phase 2 clinical trials of its therapeutic cancer vaccine AST-301 on patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).The company said it confirmed the excellent safety, immunogenicity, and sur
With the National Assembly’s regular session approaching, political circles are voicing for more state-run medical schools while the government emphasizes consensus with the medical community.Both ruling and opposition lawmakers are pushing for new public medical schools.However, regarding the locat
As the consumption of respiratory medications, including cold medicines, spiked in the first half due to the spread of the Omicron variant, some industry officials said the government should exclude respiratory drugs from the price-volume agreement (PVA).However, the government said it would keep re
Kangstem Biotech said Wednesday it has confirmed the safety and effectiveness of its atopic dermatitis stem cell treatment, Furestem-AD Inj, in three-year interim results of the long-term study (K0102-E) of phase 3 clinical trials (K0102).The study adhered to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety gui