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Hanmi Completes Key Phase 2 Dosing for Once-Weekly Rare Disease Drug Efpeglucagon

Hanmi Completes Key Phase 2 Dosing for Once-Weekly Rare Disease Drug Efpeglucagon

During normal digestion, dietary carbohydrates convert into glucose that circulates in the blood. Insulin functions like a key, unlocking muscle and...
Daewoong Pharmaceutical to Build Aseptic Manufacturing Facility for Semaglutide Microneedle Patch

Daewoong Pharmaceutical to Build Aseptic Manufacturing Facility for Semaglutide Microneedle Patch

Daewoong Pharmaceutical is accelerating efforts to secure Good Manufacturing Practice approval and establish an automated quality-control...
Hanmi’s ‘Epe’ Wins MFDS Approval, Becoming South Korea’s First Homegrown GLP-1 Obesity Drug

Hanmi’s ‘Epe’ Wins MFDS Approval, Becoming South Korea’s First Homegrown GLP-1 Obesity Drug

A domestically developed therapy has entered South Korea’s obesity treatment market, long dominated by imported...
From Returned Candidate to Homegrown Breakthrough: Hanmi’s ‘Epe’ Prepares to Challenge Wegovy and Mounjaro

From Returned Candidate to Homegrown Breakthrough: Hanmi’s ‘Epe’ Prepares to Challenge Wegovy and Mounjaro

Efpeglenatide, a drug candidate whose development rights were once returned by a global pharmaceutical giant, is...
Why Pancreatic Cancer Is So Hard to Catch Early—and Why Diet May Be Key

Why Pancreatic Cancer Is So Hard to Catch Early—and Why Diet May Be Key

Imagine if a simple blood test could catch pancreatic cancer early. For now, that remains an ideal rather than reality.
Can Eggs and Olive Oil Help You Lose Weight? Why the

Can Eggs and Olive Oil Help You Lose Weight? Why the "Natural Wegovy" Trend Can Backfire

A viral diet trend touting olive oil drizzled over boiled eggs as a "natural Wegovy" has gained traction among...
Do Wegovy and Mounjaro Count as Doping? WADA Monitors GLP-1 Drugs in Sports

Do Wegovy and Mounjaro Count as Doping? WADA Monitors GLP-1 Drugs in Sports

GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) class medications, such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, are...
'Natural Wegovy' Is a Myth, Surgeon Warns, Pushing Back on Viral Diet Trend

'Natural Wegovy' Is a Myth, Surgeon Warns, Pushing Back on Viral Diet Trend

A viral social media trend promoting a "Natural Wegovy" diet—eating boiled eggs drizzled with olive oil—has prompted a...
Prevention vs. Treatment: Why Cancer Therapy Demands a Completely Different Diet

Prevention vs. Treatment: Why Cancer Therapy Demands a Completely Different Diet

What makes diabetes particularly dangerous is the risk of severe, systemic complications.
Lilly’s Retatrutide Cuts Weight by 22.6% in Phase 3 Trials, But Cardiovascular Protection Remains Unproven

Lilly’s Retatrutide Cuts Weight by 22.6% in Phase 3 Trials, But Cardiovascular Protection Remains Unproven

Eli Lilly and Company’s next-generation obesity treatment, retatrutide, reduced body weight by up to 22.