4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (356+ words) A 99-year-old man in Seoul has survived emergency heart surgery that his doctors thought he had little better than a one-in-three chance of surviving, after they concluded the alternative would kill him within a week. Lee Seung-man, a retired primary…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) Korean researchers have developed a mathematical model that may explain why patients with the same rheumatic disease respond differently to the same treatment. Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital Bucheon said Tuesday that a research team led by Professors Jung Sung-soo,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (379+ words) Kolon TissueGene's experimental knee osteoarthritis therapy TG-C failed to beat a placebo on either of its two main measures in the first of two pivotal U.S. trials, the company said on Monday. In the trial, called TGC-15302, patients given a single…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (373+ words) Vivozon Pharmaceutical said Monday that its affiliate Vivozon's oral non-opioid analgesic candidate, VVZ-2471, showed an encouraging efficacy trend, particularly in the high-dose group, in a phase 2 trial. VVZ-2471 is an oral non-opioid analgesic candidate discovered using the company's multi-target drug…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (844+ words) The expanded reimbursement of Rinvoq in ankylosing spondylitis has opened a new treatment path for patients who fail conventional oral therapies, allowing them to move directly to an advanced oral option without first undergoing biologic treatment. AbbVie Korea held a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (187+ words) SK chemicals has launched a coin-sized version of its Trast pain relief patch line. The company said Thursday that it released Trast Coin Plaster, a small topical patch for localized pain areas. Trast Coin Plaster is an over-the-counter medication containing…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (274+ words) Sometimes, people experience intense, tingling pain in their hands or fingers -- severe enough to wake them at night -- yet scans such as MRI show no clear abnormality. In these cases, the cause may be neuropathic (nerve) pain. Pain does not…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (487+ words) During springtime outdoor activity, sudden overuse of stiff joints without adequate preparation can lead to injuries throughout the lower limbs, from the hip to the ankle. Korea Biomedical Review spoke with Professor Jeong Sang-jin of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (157+ words) Hanmi Pharmaceutical said Tuesday that its anti-inflammatory painkiller Naxozole (naproxen and esomeprazole) has gained additional approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to treat low back pain. The company said Naxozole demonstrated pain relief and gastrointestinal safety in…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (254+ words) In autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) injection therapy for patients with moderate knee osteoarthritis, a higher number of injected cells was associated with faster pain relief. On Wednesday, Yonsei Sarang Hospital, a joint specialty hospital designated by the Ministry…...