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“I Dream of an Ordinary Life”: Expanded Insurance Coverage Brings New Hope to Dravet Syndrome Families

“I Dream of an Ordinary Life”: Expanded Insurance Coverage Brings New Hope to Dravet Syndrome Families

“Until just before my daughter turned 2, she frequently suffered not only febrile seizures but also afebrile seizures.
Cell and Gene Therapy Advances Take Center Stage at Samsung Joint International Symposium

Cell and Gene Therapy Advances Take Center Stage at Samsung Joint International Symposium

Leading researchers developing stem cell and extracellular vesicle therapies for sepsis, personalized mRNA vaccines for pediatric brain tumors, and...
Stray Kids’ Felix Donates 100 Million KRW Each to SNU Children’s Hospital and Samsung Medical Center

Stray Kids’ Felix Donates 100 Million KRW Each to SNU Children’s Hospital and Samsung Medical Center

Stray Kids member Felix has donated 100 million KRW each to Seoul National University Children’s Hospital and Samsung...
South Korea to Ban ‘AI Fake Doctors’ in Medical Device Ads Starting December

South Korea to Ban ‘AI Fake Doctors’ in Medical Device Ads Starting December

Starting this December, advertisements that use artificial intelligence to generate virtual figures resembling real...
Can Daraxonrasib Reshape Pancreatic Cancer Care? Experts Weigh Promise and Limits

Can Daraxonrasib Reshape Pancreatic Cancer Care? Experts Weigh Promise and Limits

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most formidable malignancies. Because early-stage disease rarely produces distinct...
Stem Cell Pioneer Kim Dong-wook Wins KY Cha Academic Award for Breakthrough Parkinson’s Therapy

Stem Cell Pioneer Kim Dong-wook Wins KY Cha Academic Award for Breakthrough Parkinson’s Therapy

Professor Kim Dong-wook of Yonsei University College of Medicine, a pioneer in human embryonic stem cell-based...
Blurry Vision and Sudden Limb Weakness Could Signal Multiple Sclerosis, Not Just Stroke

Blurry Vision and Sudden Limb Weakness Could Signal Multiple Sclerosis, Not Just Stroke

When vision suddenly turns cloudy in one eye and an arm or leg feels unexpectedly weak, many patients immediately fear...
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...
South Korea Outlines National Health Insurance Coverage for Nursing Hospital Caregiver Costs

South Korea Outlines National Health Insurance Coverage for Nursing Hospital Caregiver Costs

As part of a broader push to integrate caregiver costs into National Health Insurance, the Ministry of Health and...
Biogen Korea Taps Pharma Veteran Kim Chul-woong as New Country Lead

Biogen Korea Taps Pharma Veteran Kim Chul-woong as New Country Lead

Biogen Korea has appointed Kim Chul-woong as its new general manager, tapping an executive with extensive expertise in...