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Dementia primary care pilot boosts treatment continuity, medication adherence
19+ hour, 22+ min ago (251+ words) According to the medical community, an evaluation of the Dementia Primary Care Physician Pilot Program found that registered patients showed better continuity in dementia treatment and management. Medication adherence, measured by the Medication Possession Ratio (MPR), also improved. Registered patients…...
Health workers' union demands cost estimates before hair loss coverage expansion
16+ hour, 31+ min ago (382+ words) The Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union (KHMU) has called on the government to present clear evidence and guiding principles after it announced plans to consider expanding national health insurance coverage for hair loss treatment among young adults. In a…...
Novo Nordisk Korea's rare disease chief on expanding treatment access
18+ hour, 58+ min ago (1254+ words) While Novo Nordisk is widely known for obesity treatments such as Saxenda and Wegovy, the Danish pharmaceutical company has also spent more than three decades developing therapies for patients with rare diseases, including hemophilia and growth hormone deficiency. In an…...
Human fat joins placenta as recyclable medical material under new law
19+ hour, 41+ min ago (299+ words) A legal pathway has been established for the medical reuse of human-derived fat tissue previously discarded after liposuction procedures. The National Assembly passed a revision to the Waste Control Act during a plenary session on Thursday. The bill was approved…...
Civic groups seek safeguards for expanded life-sustaining treatment policy
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (509+ words) Consumer and civic groups have called for additional safeguards before the implementation of the government's revised life-sustaining treatment policy, warning that key protections are needed to ensure patients' rights and safety. In a joint statement released on Thursday, the National…...
AI-assisted imaging technique shows promise for real-time brain tumor diagnosis
16+ hour, 29+ min ago (222+ words) A new technology that combines AI with advanced imaging to enable rapid diagnosis during brain tumor surgery is attracting attention for its potential to overcome the limitations of current intraoperative diagnostic methods. At present, frozen section analysis -- where brain tumor…...
[Digital shift in growth hormone therapy] Data-driven management emerges as new focus in long-term care
1+ day, 3+ min ago (865+ words) Growth hormone therapy is entering a new phase as connected devices and digital platforms make treatment adherence more measurable. Korea Biomedical Review is publishing a two-part series with clinical and industry experts on how digital adherence data and connected care…...
Coreline Soft, Mint Medical partner on AI-enabled lung cancer screening
20+ hour ago (579+ words) koreabiomed. com Coreline Soft and Mint Medical announced Friday a partnership to advance AI-enabled lung cancer screening following more than six months of technical collaboration and integration work. Germany's national screening framework requires double reading by independent institutions, the use…...
Alzheimer's biotech ADEL clears key hurdle for Kosdaq listing
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (269+ words) ADEL said Thursday that it has passed the technology evaluation required for a Kosdaq listing under Korea's technology-special listing track, clearing a major hurdle in its initial public offering (IPO) process. The company received ratings of A and BBB from…...
Cellid wins state funding for therapeutic vaccine targeting five high-risk HPV types
18+ hour, 19+ min ago (319+ words) A government-backed project has been launched to develop a therapeutic cancer vaccine targeting five high-risk HPV types responsible for an estimated 20 percent of HPV-related cancers. Cellid said Friday that it has been selected for the first round of the 2026 National…...