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Sarcopenia in Older Adults Linked to 92% Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Sarcopenia in Older Adults Linked to 92% Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Feeling unusually winded when climbing stairs or noticing weaker legs later in life may signal more than simple aging.
Preserving Form and Hope: Korean Surgeon Reaches 500th Robotic Breast Cancer Operation

Preserving Form and Hope: Korean Surgeon Reaches 500th Robotic Breast Cancer Operation

Patients preparing for breast cancer surgery often ask a quiet question before entering the operating room. It is rarely about medical statistics.
Korean Surgeons Settle Decades-Long Debate Over Rectal Cancer Technique

Korean Surgeons Settle Decades-Long Debate Over Rectal Cancer Technique

Outside the operating room, a patient’s family waits anxiously. Although the rectal cancer surgery has concluded...
Korean Liver Experts Warn Against 'Oral Albumin': It Is Just Food, Not Medicine

Korean Liver Experts Warn Against 'Oral Albumin': It Is Just Food, Not Medicine

Driven by aggressive marketing on home-shopping channels, online marketplaces, and social media, "oral albumin"...
Beyond Diseased Samples: National Biobank to Collect Healthy Organ Tissue from Deceased Donors

Beyond Diseased Samples: National Biobank to Collect Healthy Organ Tissue from Deceased Donors

When a specific gene or protein is expressed at unusually high levels in diseased tissue, determining whether the...
Moderna’s Landmark mRNA Cancer Vaccine Phase 3 Success Spotlights Korean Biotech Ties

Moderna’s Landmark mRNA Cancer Vaccine Phase 3 Success Spotlights Korean Biotech Ties

Positive late-stage clinical results for a personalized messenger RNA cancer vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck are...
Global Asset Managers Expand Holdings in South Korean Pharma and Biotech

Global Asset Managers Expand Holdings in South Korean Pharma and Biotech

Major institutional asset managers are steadily increasing their equity stakes in South Korean pharmaceutical and...
Don’t Ignore a Weaker Handshake: 1 in 4 Adults Over 80 Has Sarcopenia

Don’t Ignore a Weaker Handshake: 1 in 4 Adults Over 80 Has Sarcopenia

When holding your parents' hands, a noticeably weaker grip should not be brushed off as a harmless part of aging.
550 Days in Limbo: Groups Demand 100-Day Fast-Track Insurance Coverage for Breakthrough PAH Drug Winrevair

550 Days in Limbo: Groups Demand 100-Day Fast-Track Insurance Coverage for Breakthrough PAH Drug Winrevair

With national health insurance coverage for the new pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment Winrevair (active...
Samsung Bioepis Seeks South Korean Approval for Keytruda Biosimilar SB27

Samsung Bioepis Seeks South Korean Approval for Keytruda Biosimilar SB27

Samsung Bioepis announced on Aug. 10 that it has submitted a marketing authorization application to South Korea's...