Empirical antibiotic therapy, or the use of antibiotics before testing bacterial infection in Covid-19 patients, does not improve Covid-19 patients’ clinical outcomes, a study showed.Empirical antibiotic therapy is defined as the use of antibiotics within 48 hours after hospitalization before microb
Binex said Tuesday it has signed a contract development manufacturing organization (CDMO) agreement with the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) to jointly conduct the latter’s research-driven hospital project to develop a new drug candidate RS22802.The company expects to develop it into anti-
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, emphasized the importance of international cooperation in responding to infectious diseases like Covid-19 in his address at the National Assembly Tuesday.Gates is visiting the country to sign a memorandum of
A group of researchers from Seoul National University (SNU) and the U.S. Stanford University has succeeded in restoring muscle movements in paraplegic rats.According to the SNU, the joint research team presented the possibility of treating damaged nerves using organic artificial nerves.A nerve is an
The U.K. became the first country to authorize the use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, which targets two different Covid-19 variants.On Monday, the U.K.’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved Moderna’s Covid-19 booster vaccine for adults. The bivalent mRNA vaccine targets
The government approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, manufactured by SK Bioscience, for adolescents aged 12 or older.On Friday, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety allowed adolescents aged 12 or more to receive Novavax’s Nuvaxovid Prefilled Syringe, lowering the eligible age from 18 or more.The vacc
CSL, a global bioengineering company, said the company would integrate its subsidiaries into one corporate family under the global CSL brand."As a goal-oriented organization, CSL has demonstrated excellent leadership in biotechnology for more than a century. It is the right time to develop sustainab
The surge of Covid-19 infections turned somewhat downward, but the continuous increase in severely ill patients is increasing burdens on the nation’s healthcare system, officials said.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), new virus cases fell for the second straight da
Long-term care insurance reserves will dry out in 2026 and create a deficit of 76.7 trillion won ($58.9 billion) in 2070, a lawmaker said Friday, calling for the government to expand its financial support.Rep. Lee Jong-sung of the ruling People Power Party made a claim based on the long-term analysi
Death rate increases by up to a quarter among septic shock patients with sarcopenia, Severance Hospital said Friday.Infectious disease Professors Ku Nam-su and Kim Jung-ho announced that the mortality rate of septic shock patients with sarcopenia increased by up to 26.5 percent.There have been consi
Voronoi said Friday that its next-generation non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) drug candidate, VRN11, has been selected as a new non-clinical support project by the Korea Drug Development Fund (KDDF).Voronoi will receive 1.2 billion won ($920,000) in full-time research and development expenses for
A Korean researcher said he identified the relationship between plasma glucose levels and radiotherapy's effect on cancer treatment.Professor Kong Moon-kyu of radiation oncology at Kyung Hee University Medical Center said his research team recently published a study, concluding that survival rates o
A Korean medical group’s investigation revealed that the Covid-19 vaccination could have affected the onset of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). In addition, the group said that menstrual irregularities and abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) were related to the Covi
KAIST said Friday its researchers have succeeded in developing a new anticancer treatment using artificial intelligence-based virtual drug-screening technology. The signaling protein, known as mTOR, is excessively active in many cancer cells and plays a key role in various diseases, such as diabetes
Biosensor company i-SENS signed a memorandum of understanding with Meraki Place, a digital healthcare provider, to develop a chronic disease management service on Wednesday.Meraki Place runs a non-face-to-face medical treatment platform, My Doctor, and provides a one-stop service from treatment and
Menarini’s elacestrant, an oral selective estrogen receptor downregulator (SERD), is expected to obtain U.S. FDA approval in February, initiating competition against fulvestrant (brand name: Faslodex), a leading blockbuster drug in the breast cancer treatment market.On Thursday, the FDA announced th
Korea’s new Covid-19 cases fell Thursday after reaching a four-month record high the previous day. Still, new deaths and severe cases climbed to a three-month high amid the spread of highly contagious Omicron subvariants.The country added 137,241 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total caseload
EOFlow said Thursday that A. Menarini Diagnostics would officially launch its tubeless, wearable, and disposable insulin pump in Europe under the diabetes care brand of “GlucoMen Day PUMP” on Sept. 1.EOPatch is one of only two fully disposable, wearable insulin pump solutions commercially available
The medical staff of Korea University Ansan Hospital (KUAH) provided medical assistance to ethnic Koreans who had evacuated to their fatherland because of Russia’s war in Ukraine.About 30 medical workers offered medical services at the foreign residents’ support center in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, f
Ilias Biologics said Thursday that its project to research and develop a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been selected as the second national drug development project this year.The company added that it has also signed a final agreement.The national drug development project is an