The government on Friday made an official judgment that Covid-19 has shifted to an expansionary phase, alerting the public against the renewed pandemic.It was the de facto confirmation of the pandemic’s resurge in the country, and the quarantine authorities plan to announce countermeasures, includin
Researchers from three university hospitals and a state institute have discovered the genetic architecture that influences Koreans' subjective happiness.Subjective happiness or well-being refers to the sense of happiness and satisfaction in life.According to the Seoul National University Bundang Hos
The Covid-19 pandemic hit hospitals and nursing homes so hard that over 270 institutions had to close in 2021, government data showed.According to data by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), there were more hospital closures than openings last year, apparently due to a plunge
JW Pharmaceutical said it has launched a compound digestive medicine, Besticon, and begun marketing activities in earnest.Besticon is a compound digestive medicine composed of alverine citrate, an antispasmodic agent, and simethicone, a degassing agent. It is effective on functional indigestion and
Celltrion Pharm’s prescription liver disease treatment Godex Cap. might lose reimbursement because the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) recently decided to withdraw its insurance benefits. The company appealed the decision immediately.HIRA disclosed the results of the drug reimb
Lunit, a medical artificial intelligence company, said Friday that the company expects to increase the sales of its AI image diagnostic solution in Japan by five times this year, supplying its product to more than 100 hospitals.The company supplied its products to various medical institutions, such
Hugel said Friday that it has obtained product approval from the Spanish Agency of Drugs and Health Products for its botulinum toxin (BTX) formulation, Letybo, which treats forehead wrinkles.With the product approved in Spain, Hugel has obtained a license in 11 European countries. Spain is one of th
The nation’s largest physician group expressed serious concerns over enacting the so-called “doctor-assisted death with dignity” law.The Korean Medical Association (KMA) said such a law would confuse insufficient social discussion and consensus. It could also increase the risk of allowing “legal sui
As new Covid-19 cases have returned to an upward trend, Thursday’s daily tally nearly doubled that of the previous week.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 18,511 new virus cases, including 194 cases from overseas, pushing the cumulative caseload to 18,451,862. The daily
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong has introduced VUNO Med-DeepBrain, an artificial intelligence solution for diagnosing degenerative brain diseases, for improved diagnoses and health insurance benefits for patients.VUNO Med-DeepBrain is a program that analyzes individual brain magnetic reson
A recent monkeypox case demonstrated a completely different clinical presentation from typical monkeypox, a medical report on the first monkeypox case in Korea said. It is said that most monkeypox cases are believed to occur due to close contact between homosexual, bisexual or other men who have sex
A group of researchers at Gangnam Severance Hospital have developed a psychological evaluation tool kit to comprehensively assess biological, psychological, and social factors related to depression and suicide.The team, led by Professor Seok Jung-ho of the Department of Mental Health Medicine at Gan
The unionized workers of Novo Nordisk Korea held a protest rally in front of the company’s headquarters in southern Seoul on Thursday, after the breakdown of negotiations over wages and cuts in employee incentives.Out of the total 118 unionists, 100 participated in the protest rally, excluding those
Korean manufacturers frantically developed monkeypox diagnostic agents, but none of the products have obtained approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).Gene Matrix said on Wednesday it completed the development of two new monkeypox test kits.One is NeoPlex MPX to detect monkeypox in
Stock analysts maintain a "buy" opinion for Hanmi Pharmaceutical, predicting that the company's earnings will exceed expectations thanks to the high growth of Beijing Hanmi Pharmaceutical and the scheduled launch of its new drugs.Hanmi has recently stood out as one of the few pharma companies that s
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it ended the monitoring of cold medicines on Monday because the shortage of such drugs has been resolved.ministry’s drug management division sent a letter to the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association (KPBMA), saying the government wou
Pharmbio said on Thursday that it signed an exclusive domestic supply contract for Macrilen (component: macrimorelin), a new drug to diagnose adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD), made by Canada-based Aeterna Zentaris.AGHD is a disease that shows various clinical patterns, such as low height, decr
Alvotech, an Iceland-based biosimilar company that recently debuted on the U.S. and Icelandic stock exchanges, held a news conference in Seoul on Wednesday to introduce itself to Korean investors and media.Founded in 2013, Alvotech focuses on the development and manufacturing of biosimilars. It went
Hanmi Pharmaceutical said Wednesday that the company has relaunched its liver function-enhancing OTC drug, "Silyman Soft Capsule 140" (Silyman), after sharply increasing its internal resorption rate.Silyman is a product that dramatically increases the absorption rate of conventional silymarin prepar
A health expert stressed the importance of introducing more accurate diagnostic tests to identify KRAS G12C mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients that can receive treatment with Amgen's Lumakras.Lumakras is the first KRAS targeted therapy developed 40 years after researchers discovered