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Ultra-right leader of doctors’ group spearheads fight against ‘Mooncare’ [Interview] KMA President Choi Dae-zip The government and the medical community are moving to the verge of a head-on collision. Two weeks from now, many of the nation’s neighborhood clinics are likely to go on a strike in protest against what they call the “four evils” of the Moon Jae-in administration’s medical policy.Since he took offi |
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New virus cases rebound due to imported infections Korea's new Covid-19 cases climbed above 30 on Thursday, as foreign infections continued to increase, reflecting the resurge of global outbreaks.The nation recorded 36 new cases -- 14 local infections and 22 foreign ones -- raising the c***ulative caseload to 14,305 as of midnight Thursday, the K |
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"Multinational pharma use illegal kickbacks to benefit executives, headquarters" A labor leader has accused some multinational pharmaceutical firms’ executives of misusing company funds at an open debate, causing a stir in the pharmaceutical industry.Kim Young-buk, leader of Korea Democratic Pharmaceutical Union (KDPU), accused some multinational pharmaceuticals’ Ko |
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Hospital exhibition to offer solutions for post-Covid-19 era The new coronavirus has affected over 16 million people and killed over 650,000 around the world so far. Korea reported 14,203 confirmed cases and 300 deaths as of Tuesday.The Korean health authorities were at the highest alert level in late February to early March when the number of Covid-19 cases |
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Korea’s healthcare exports surge in H1 on Covid-19 Korea’s healthcare exports grew more rapidly than those of other industries as other countries hailed the nation’s response to fight Covid-19, a state health industry promotion agency said.The Korea Health Industry Development Inst**ute (KHIDI) released various healthcare industry data, including ex |
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Doctors in uphill battle against mandatary surveillance cameras in operating rooms Six lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party recently held a debate on pus***ng for an obligatory installation of surveillance cameras at hospital operating rooms to prevent malpractice.All the debate partic****nts, except for the Korean Medical a***ociation, supported putting closed-circuit television |
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Hospitals too busy to take temporary holiday on Aug. 17 The government recently designated Aug. 17 as a temporary national holiday to five a rest time to medical professionals and the public, tired from fighting Covid-19. However, the medical community said it would be almost impossible to take a short break on the day.Four out of the five largest hospit |
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‘Most Covid-19 patients under 50 recovered without supplemental oxygen’ Almost all Covid-19 patients under 50 years of age recovered without supplemental oxygen, while the fatality rate increased with age among patients aged over 50, a Korean medical report said.The research team, led by Professor Oh Myoung-don of the Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National Un |
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‘Nabota alleviates sleep bruxism’ Daewoong Pharmaceutical said that it has confirmed that Nabota, its botulinum toxin, is effective in improving sleep bruxism, also known as nocturnal tooth grinding, and published the results in an international journal.Daewoong Pharmaceutical has published the results of a study provin |
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‘Unlike New York, California was prepared for Covid-19’ California recently suffered a spike in Covid-19 confirmed cases but did not experience a healthcare service crisis because it had braced for the pandemic, a Korean doctor working in California said. The U.S. reported 4.4 million Covid-19 confirmed cases and over 150,000 deaths as of Tuesday. Califo |
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SNUH develop AI platform that diagnoses glaucoma Researchers at Seoul National University Hospital said that they have developed an XAI (explainable artificial intelligence), which can diagnose glaucoma.A Seoul National University Hospital research team, led by Professors Park Ki-ho (left) and Park Sang-min has developed an AI platfor |
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New virus cases drop below 20 on slowing imported infections Korea’s new Covid-19 cases fell below 20 for the first time in 38 days as both local and foreign infections declined.The nation recorded 18 new cases -- seven local infections and 11 foreign ones -- raising the c***ulative caseload to 14,269 as of midnight Wednesday, the Korea Centers for Disease Con |
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‘Direct giving of inhibitory antioxidant maximizes efficacy on Parkinson's disease’ A research team at Seoul National University Hospital has found that direct administration of coenzyme Q10, an antioxidant agent, into the brain enhances neuroprotection for Parkinson's disease patients.A Seoul National University Hospital research team, led by Professors Paek Sun-h |
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‘HLA-haploidentical matched donor can help treat severe aplastic anemia’ Local researchers said patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) could benefit from a wider selection of donors for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT).The research team, led by Professor Lee Jong-wook at the Department of Hematology at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, said it compared SCT resu |
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Amyloid-beta blood test could detect Alzheimer’s early Simply adding a blood test to a regular health screening could detect Alzheimer’s disease early, local researchers said. A joint research team of Park Kyung-il, a professor at the Department of Neurology of Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, and PeopleBio released t |
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Natural substance in pomegranate effective against lupus nephritis Researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine and Pharmacy have found that punicalagin, a natural substance in the peel of a pomegranate, is effective in treating lupus nephritis intractable disease.A Yonsei University research team has found that a substance found in pomegranate |
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GC Labcell turns profitable in Q2 GC Labcell said that it recorded sales of 20 billion won ($16.7 million) in the second quarter of this year, a 33.3 percent increase from the same period in 2019.GC’s earnings report turned for the better in the second quarter. (GC)The company also registered 2.5 billion won in opera |
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Gene related to developmental, intellectual disabilities found Researchers at Chungnam National University has found a new gene that causes Armfield syndrome, a disorder accompanied by developmental and intellectual disabilities, and identified the mechanism of action at the molecular level.Chungnam National University Professor Kim Chul-hee and hi |
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Koreans willing to pay ‘right amount of health insurance premiums’ Nine out of 10 Koreans said it was worth paying the optimal amount of national health insurance premiums amid the continued fight against Covid-19, a survey showed.Commissioned by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), Hankook Research conducted a poll on 2,000 adults aged 18 or more across t |
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New virus cases drop below 30 Korea to make foreigners pay for Covid-19 treatment Korea's new Covid-19 cases fell below 30 on Sunday for the first time in a week, as both local and imported infections showed a slight letdown after posting record-high numbers in the previous few days.The nation reported 25 new virus cases, including 16 foreign infections, raising the c***ulativ |
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Genexine wins regulatory nod for Covid-19 vaccine trial Genexine said that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved its trials for a jet injector-type Covid-19 vaccine.Genexine has won the regulatory approval to conduct a phase 2a clinical trial for a jet injector-type Covid-19 vaccine. (Genexine)"The approval marks the world |
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Genbody to export Covid-19, influenza multi-diagnostic kit Genbody said Friday that it would launch "GenBody Influenza/COVID-19 Ag Multi," a rapid antigen diagnostic test kit for Covid-19 and influenza, in the global market. Genbody won export approval for GenBody Influenza/COVID-Ag Multi from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Friday."The kit ca |
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'Eylea T&E therapy ideal in treating wAMD' Wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), the top cause of blindness for people over 65, now has a clear treatment trend of administering a small number of injections, while maintaining the efficacy of the treatment, Bayer Korea said.Professor Woo Sae-joon at Seoul National Universit |
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Doctors to go on strike to protest increase of medical school admission quotas The medical community said they would stage a nationwide strike after the government and the ruling party confirmed their plan to increase medical school admissions quotas.Choi Dae-zip, president of the Korean Medical a***ociation, said this year’s first nationwide strike would occur either on Aug. 1 |
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Koreans lack awareness of varicose vein disease A majority of Koreans are unaware of serious complications that could occur by neglecting varicose vein disease, according to a recent survey.KSP President Jang Jae-han explains the importance of receiving a diagnosis for varicose vein disorder, during a news conference at Plaza Seoul o |
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Biometric signal monitoring system wins nod for telemedicine A real-time, non-face-to-face biometric signal monitoring system for patients with an infectious disease has obtained regulatory approval as a medical device.The government supported the development of the device to control and prevent Covid-19 infections.The Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday |
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‘TAVI procedures should be customized for heart patients’ “From now on, Korean hospitals should provide Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedures tailored for patients.”Professor Kim Hyo-soo of the Cardiology Department at the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said so during an interview with Korea Biomedical Review on July 9. TAVI |
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GC sells off North America business to Grifols GC said that it has sold off its Montreal-based GC Biotherapeutics’ plasma fractionation and two purification facilities, and 11 U.S.-based GCAM’s plasma collection centers, to Grifols, a multinational healthcare company based out of Spain. The deal is worth 552 billion won ($460 million). |
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Genexine, Y Biologics to co-develop Covid-19 treatment Genexine said that it would develop an antibody-based Covid-19 treatment, jointly with Y Biologics, a local biopharmaceutical company.Genexine CEO Sung Young-Chul (left) and Y Biologics CEO Park Young-woo signed a cooperative agreement at Genexine headquarters in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Prov |
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[Column] Give choice to opt-out Oriental medicine from health insurance coverage About four years ago, I wrote two columns to a***ert that the government should allow car insurance subscribers to exclude Oriental medicine treatment from insurance coverage, and adopt a similar system for the national health insurance program. To put it simply, I suggested cutting insurance premium |
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KUAH researchers develop tech on stem cells for leukemia patients A research team of Korea University Anam Hospital (KUAH) has recently succeeded and produced human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) tailored for acute leukemia patients, using a conditioned medium derived from the human placenta.HiPSC refers to those made of undivided pluripotent stem cells th |
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GC makes plasma Covid-19 therapy for clinical trials GC Pharma has taken the first step to commercialize its new plasma treatment for Covid-19.The company said Monday that it began to manufacture Covid-19 plasma therapy, GC5131A, for clinical trials at its plant in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on Sat****ay.GC Pharma said it has be |
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Lab Genomics exports Covid-19 diagnostic kits worth ₩5.8 billion to India |
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Hospitals too busy to take temporary holiday on Aug. 17 |
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Daewoong's Q2 earnings plummet amid legal battle with Medytox |
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Ultra-right leader of doctors’ group spearheads fight against ‘Mooncare’ |
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