Korea Research-based Pharma Industry Association (KRPIA) expressed concerns over the government's plan to additionally reference Australia when setting drug prices.KRPIA represents the offshoots of 47 multinational pharmaceutical companies operating in the Korean market.The association's opinion cam
The global medical tourism market is growing with the Covid-19 pandemic, which halted global travel for the past three years, slowly becoming an endemic.Countries worldwide and the medical community are making all-out efforts to gain an edge in a market that is expected to grow double in size in the
The “Accelerator-Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (A-BNCT)” has entered clinical trials as new anticancer therapy six months after it won approval.According to the minutes of the Central Pharmaceutical Review Committee made public recently, the developers – Dawon Medax and Gachon University Gil Medical
On Wednesday, Korea's new Covid-19 cases continued their downward trend week to week. Notably, according to health officials, the reproduction index, a gauge of future spreading trends, has fallen to approach 1, showing signs of stagnation or reduction.The country reported 67,415 new Covid-19 infect
Korean doctors experience low self-satisfaction and burnout, as they cannot secure adequate treatment time due to low reimbursement, a report said. It called for raising medical fees to realistic levels and creating an environment that guarantees sufficient medical consultation.The Research Institut
Korea's new Covid-19 cases spiked to over 71,000 on Tuesday amid concerns that daily infections could sharply rise again ahead of the winter months.The country reported 71,476 new COVID-19 infections, including 84 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 27,031,319, according to data from
Health officials from ASEAN countries gathered to discuss enhancing healthcare systems with a special focus on developing universal healthcare coverage (UHC) and health security with the help of Korea’s expertise at a meeting in Seoul on Tuesday.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pro
Despite Korea's new Covid-19 cases falling below 25,000 approximately half of the previous day (47,028), government officials remain alert over the virus's possible resurgence during the winter.On Monday, Korea reported 22,327 new Covid-19 infections, including 53 cases from overseas, bringing the t
The government said on Friday that it will prepare a medical response plan to accommodate an outbreak of Covid-19 confirmed patients of around 200,000 a day expected in winter.Government and quarantine officials estimate that due to the inflow of new mutations and low level of additional vaccination
With the recent slowdown in the spread of new confirmed cases in Korea, health experts have predicted that the peak of this winter epidemic may come earlier than expected.While the government had not made any specific predictions about the epidemic's peak this winter, many officials predicted that t
The government said it would additionally reference Canada and Australia when setting drug prices from January next year. Accordingly, the number of reference countries for drug pricing will increase from seven to nine.To date, Korea has calculated the foreign average drug price of seven countries,
Only 44 percent of cancer patients learned cancer-related information from health experts, a study showed.The Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO) and the Korean Cancer Study Group held a press conference to celebrate the fifth Anticancer Treatment Day at Andaz Seoul Gangnam Hotel on Wednesday
International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Director General Jerome Kim said inequities in key areas of the vaccine industry exacerbated issues in global vaccinations.His comments came at a webinar on Monday convened by the Center for Social and Economic Progress (CESP) on the sideline of the G20 summit t
The government said it will reduce the interval between Covid-19 vaccinations from the current 120 days to 90 days, regardless of the number of vaccinations, from Thursday this week. The new measure comes after an analysis of neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant for high-risk groups s
Health officials have confirmed the fourth case of monkeypox in Korea. The fourth confirmed patient is a medical professional infected while taking a sample of the third patient.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Tuesday that a medical staff who worked in the isolated room o
Korea added 72,873 new Covid-19 infections, including 81 cases from abroad, bringing the total caseload to 26,654,729, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The figure is the highest since Sept. 14, when the country reported 93,949 cases.The nation also reported 45 mor
Korea hit yet another Covid-19 related grim milestone as the total Covid-19 deaths surpassed 30,000 on Sunday.According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, the cumulative number of deaths from Covid-19 reached 30,031 on Sunday, exceeding 30,000.The death toll reached 30,000 in about seven m
The government said it plans to stop using Moderna's monovalent Covid-19 vaccine from next month."The expiration date of the currently introduced Moderna's monovalent vaccine is Dec. 16, and we plan to stop using the vaccine in consideration of the public's demand," the Covid-19 vaccination response
A government survey showed that patients who tried telemedicine during the Covid-19 pandemic are highly satisfied, with almost nine out of 10 users responding that they would continue using non-contract treatment.The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) released the results of its sur
Korea's new Covid-19 cases rose to the highest Thursday figure in two months as officials brace for winter resurgence.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Korea added 55,437 new Covid-19 infections, including 39 cases from abroad, bringing the total caseload to 26,412