The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) and the Korean Diabetes Association held a blue light lighting ceremony for overcoming diabetes at Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office and residence, on Tuesday, marking World Diabetes Day.The event was designed to raise awareness of the increasing
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is pushing to recognize vitamin K2 as a health-supplementary food ingredient.Minister of Food and Drug Safety Oh Yu-kyoung visited GF Fermentech, a biomedical supplier in Sejong, to check the progress of regulatory reform tasks related to expanding nutriti
The government will launch an interagency council on "MyData" with the private sector to overhaul related laws and establish a medical data transmission system between transmitters and recipients by 2024. The authorities will also expand the scope of individuals’ medical data use.The Personal Inform
As climate change becomes increasingly unpreventable, an expert stressed the need to establish a healthcare system that preemptively responds to health risks."Climate change does not cause diseases but changes how diseases spread. The healthcare system needs to be equipped to respond,” said Cho Cheo
LEO Pharma's Adtralza (tralokinumab), the second biologic approved to treat atopic dermatitis, and GSK's Trelegy 200 Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidinium/vilanterol), a triple inhaler asthma medication with an increased steroid dose, have won recognition for reimbursement.In contrast, Antengene's Xpovi
Due to lax management by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), 1.74 million psychotropic drugs held by closed medical institutions have disappeared from the national surveillance network over the past four years and are unaccounted for.The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) announced the res
On Thursday, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety reported catching 200 cases of illegal marketing, advertising, distributing, or sharing of methylphenidate, an ADHD treatment promoted as a study aid, exploiting the anxiety of students taking the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), or suneung, o
Korea is pushing for various home healthcare pilot projects ahead of the country's entry into the super-aged society. However, exports point out that it is difficult to vitalize the system due to fragmented implementation and insufficient institutional support.Reps. Lee Jong-sung of the People Power
K-Bio Vaccine Fund Nos. 1 and 2 have raised 261.6 billion won ($199.6 million) in investment. The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to start investments this year through a priority formation procedure.The ministry said Tuesday that K-Bio Vaccine Fund No. 1 has reached the required minimum capita
Competition among Korean dermatology clinics is intensifying, despite earlier expectations of oversaturation in the dermatology and cosmetic medicine fields.A significant change has been observed in mole removal services, with prices significantly reduced. Clinics now offer inexpensive mole removal
The government has announced that it would gradually expand the National Mental Health Investment Project, which provides psychological counseling for the mental health of the entire population.By 2027, the government aims to have 1 percent of the population receive the service.Minister of Health an
The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) announced that it hosted the Medical Korea 2023 event last Tuesday at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE, under the theme of "Digital and AI in the Healthcare Industry."KHIDI said about 450 industry experts attended the event, which was co
Harim Co. is facing public backlash after its chairman, Kim Hong-kuk, claimed that insects found in a chicken purchased at a supermarket were "harmless to the human body."During a press conference held at a cinema in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to celebrate the launch of the children's food brand Foodie Budd
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said Friday that the homegrown skin irritation test method for medical devices using human skin models has won approval as an international standard test by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).According to the ministry, the validation
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced Friday that it has signed a grant agreement with Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to strengthen its capacity to alleviate public health crises in the African region.Under the agreement, KDCA will spend 4.8
Type 1 diabetes is still misunderstood because of its name. Type 1 is often treated the same way as type 2 diabetes, which is a well-known, chronic disease of older adults. Unsurprisingly, diabetes policies have been created without taking into account the unique characteristics and circumstances of
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will push to expand the enrollment quota for nursing school seats along with the expansion of medical school students for the 2025 academic year.The ministry aims to increase the number of nursing school students by about 1,000 from the 2025 academic year and discu
International students pay health insurance premiums, but less than one in seven are satisfied with Korea’s health insurance system due to financial burdens, according to a study.They also called for the health authorities to reconsider calculating insurance premiums for foreigners.A team of researc
Starting in November, the health insurance coverage standards will be newly established or expanded for the JAK inhibitors Jyseleca (filgotinib) and Jakavi (ruxolitinib) and the interleukin-5 (IL-5) inhibitors Nucala (mepolizumab) and Cinqair (reslizumab).The Health Insurance Review and Assessment S
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has announced that South Korea has become one of three nations, alongside Switzerland and Singapore, officially listed on the World Health Organization's (WHO) first-round roster of WHO Listed Authorities (WLA).The WLA system is a recent initiative by WHO,
