The two subvariants of the Omicron variant -- BA.4 and BA.5 -- can easily cause infections even in recovered Covid-19 patients and fully vaccinated people, a U.S. study showed.Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston found that neutralizing antibodies
The National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) under the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday that it has significantly contributed to international cooperation for biopharmaceutical standardization and would continue to do so.The institute resolved so while publishing a
A Korea-Japan joint research team has developed the first skin-integrated antibacterial nano-mesh patch, which prevents infection while maintaining the skin's unique condition and sensation.Kwon Oh-seok of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Professor Someya Takao o
As the post-sales survey found new adverse reactions for Novartis' psoriasis treatment, Cosentyx (ingredient: secukinumab), the regulatory agency has set about to update the warning label for the treatment.Cosentyx, an interleukin (IL) inhibitor, has received approval to treat plaque psoriasis, psor
The suicide of professor Koh won-jung at Samsung Medical Center, an authority in tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), sent a great shock to the medical community in 2019.In the same year, another doctor killed himself. He was a thoracic surgeon treating patients for nearly 19 years a
International alliances, set up to respond to a global health crisis, failed to play their proper role in containing the Covid-19 pandemic, health experts said.Thus, they said it is urgent to establish a governance system under which the international community can cooperate to fight a global pandem
Domestic medical distributors have repeated their demand on multinational pharmaceutical companies to cooperate with improving the distribution margin for insulin preparations, threatening to take “drastic steps” if the companies continue to ignore their demand.According to industry insiders, the Ko
Kolon Pharmaceutical has voluntarily canceled the approval for Comiflu, a prescription flu medicine, after causing a controversy about whether its drug distribution to a daycare via a donation group without a doctor’s prescription was illegal.The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said the permit for
Four Korean companies – VUNO, Lunit, Deepnoid, and SK C&C – signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a medical artificial intelligence alliance, jointly creating a medical AI ecosystem and making other business cooperation, VUNO said Thursday.Through this MOU, VUNO said it plans to revitalize
An international research team has found that when diffuse glioma recurs, there are apparent changes in tumor cells, and tumors with a specific phenotype have a poor prognosis.Diffuse glioma is a tumor that occurs in the brain's astrocytes, an intractable disease with frequent recurrence and exacerb
The government emphasized Wednesday that it is important to follow quarantine rules during the summer vacation period as there is a possibility of a resurgence of Covid-19."We view this summer as an important time that can serve as a fuse for reigniting the pandemic,” Vice Health and Welfare Ministe
A Yongin Severance Hospital research team has developed an electrocardiogram (ECG)-based AI algorithm that detects coronary artery atherosclerosis.Coronary artery atherosclerosis is a disease in which cholesterol deposits on the inner membrane, covering the innermost layer of blood vessels, and endo
Onconic Therapeutics said its double-inhibition targeted anticancer drug, OCN-201, has won the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s approval for a domestic phase 2 clinical trial as an investigational new drug (IND) to treat ovarian cancer.OCN-201 is a double-inhibiting targeted anti-cancer drug (Poly
Korean health authorities have set about to take safety steps in response to foreign information that a new nitrosamine impurity has been detected in aciclovir medicines. Aciclovir is an antiviral medicine that treats infections caused by the herpes virus -- cold sores and genital herpes --, chicken
The results of surgeries performed during the Covid-19 pandemic were not significantly different from those before the pandemic, a study showed.A research team at Asan Medical Center’s surgery department published the paper, “Surgical safety in the COVID-19 era: present and future considerations,” i
For the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19, a large group of international travelers will visit Korea to enjoy Korean healthcare and wellness services.Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said around 800 people from Mongolia and Kazakhstan would visit Korea for medical and wellness care in group
Doctors operating obstetrician and gynecologist (OB/GYN) clinics expressed outrage Monday toward MSD Korea's decision to raise the price of Gardasil 9, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, in the second half, following a similar price hike last year.On May 9, MSD Korea decided to increase the suppl
Zuellig Pharma Solutions Services Korea (SSK), an affiliated company with Zuellig Pharma Korea, has been embroiled in civil and criminal lawsuits over allegations of unfair labor practices and layoffs for over a year.While the Korean judiciary system has yet to decide on the matter, SSK CEO Erwan Vi
VUNO said Wednesday that its AI-based chest X-ray image reading aid, VUNO Med-Chest X-ray, has obtained medical device certification from the Saudi Food and Drug Administration.It is VUNO's first case of obtaining a medical device license in the Middle East, based on which the company plans to enter
The quarantine authorities said Wednesday that they have confirmed the first monkeypox case.According to the KDCA, the patient, who arrived at Incheon International Airport from Germany at 4 p.m. Tuesday, has tested positive for the virus. The person has been in isolation treatment at Incheon Medica