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73 storiesRussia's industry ministry says Atarax supplies stable after pharmacy shortage reports
Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade said «Atarax» and other hydroxyzine-based medicines are being regularly and stably put into circulation, after reports on Telegram channels that the drug could not be bought in most large pharmacies i…
WHO keeps low-risk view on Russian plague lab death; Russia denies accident
The World Health Organization said the public health risk to the general public appears low after a researcher at a plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died following what reports described as a broken test tube of plague p…
Seoul appoints Yonsei professor Kim Hyun-chul as city health director
Seoul said on Oct 6 that it appointed Kim Hyun-chul, a professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine, as its Seoul Health Director, a non-full-time civilian advisory post with a two-year term. Kim is a physician and economist with a do…
Incheon psychiatric hospital referred over four patient deaths; police search it
South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission said on Oct 6 it referred the director of Won Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Incheon’s Michuhol district, to the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency on charges including professional negli…
Russian anti-plague lab researcher dies; US and EU say they are monitoring
A 28-year-old female researcher at the Irkutsk anti-plague research institute in Shelekhov, Russia, died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown cause, the state agency Rospotrebnadzor said. About 200 people who may have had contact…
Police investigate after 27-month-old girl's cardiac arrest under anesthesia in Ulsan
A 27-month-old girl suffered cardiac arrest during general anesthesia at an ophthalmology hospital in Ulsan's Jung-gu district on Oct 2 and had not regained consciousness as of Oct 6, according to Yonhap and other outlets. Police booked hos…
Broadcaster Park Ji-yoon says adenomyosis hormone therapy caused weight gain
Broadcaster and former announcer Park Ji-yoon said in a social media video on October 4 that she had suffered from adenomyosis and that hormone treatment she began this spring caused her to gain weight. According to the Dong-A Ilbo, she sai…
Rospotrebnadzor says Russia ready to help US fight infectious disease outbreaks
Russia's consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said Russia is ready to help the United States respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases, offering specialists, laboratory equipment and diagnostic and preventive supplies. The agency cite…
Kremlin: investigation under way after Irkutsk plague lab leak killed researcher
A female researcher at a plague control research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, broke a test tube containing plague pathogen on Sept. 25, was hospitalised with severe pneumonia symptoms on Sept. 29 and died overnight on Oct. 1–2. Kremlin sp…
Russia endocrinology centre says 6.1 million adults registered with diabetes
RBC reported that the press service of the National Medical Research Centre for Endocrinology said more than 6.1 million adults in Russia are registered with diabetes. Earlier the same day, TASS quoted the chief freelance endocrinologist fo…
South Korea drug regulator flags 949 illegal online listings for GLP-1 obesity drugs
South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it caught 949 posts violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act while checking illegal online sales, brokering and advertising of GLP-1 obesity treatments, and asked the Korea Communications …
Kremlin urges reliance on official statements amid Irkutsk infection rumors
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Rospotrebnadzor is the competent agency on the situation in the Irkutsk region and that people should follow its official statements rather than rumors and speculation. The comments follow the death of a…
Four deaths at Incheon psychiatric hospital; health center issued corrective order only
Four patients died at a psychiatric hospital in Korea, and the public health center with jurisdiction over it responded with a corrective order only, according to Korean media reports published on 6 October. Kukmin Ilbo reported the institu…
National university hospital bed occupancy stuck at 56.4%, surgeries still below 2023
Average bed occupancy at South Korea's nine national university hospitals was 56.4% in both 2024 and last year, down from 73.6% in 2023, according to data Rep. Seo Mi-hwa obtained from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Surgeries at ten na…
New York declares measles emergency through Nov. 4 as state counts 108 cases
New York state has declared a state of emergency over a continuing measles outbreak, with Governor Kathy Hochul announcing the measure, according to TASS, RBC and Vedomosti. Vedomosti reported the emergency runs statewide from October 5 to …
South Korea tightens avian influenza measures as winter migratory birds arrive
A survey of 10 major migratory bird sites in South Korea from 25 to 27 September counted 57,036 waterbirds, confirming winter migrants have begun arriving, Yonhap reported. Duck-family birds, which are highly susceptible to highly pathogeni…
Police search of pediatric emergency room over infant death draws doctors' backlash
Police searched the pediatric emergency medical centre at Ajou University Hospital as part of an investigation into the death of a four-month-old infant; Dong-A Ilbo reported the search took place on 30 September, while Chosun Ilbo said it …
Korean doctors and parties seek rules after police search of pediatric ER
Police searched the pediatric emergency medical center at Ajou University Hospital on September 30 as part of an investigation into the July death of a five-month-old infant. The National Council of Medical School Professors and other medic…
Incheon tops South Korea's eight major cities in treatable death rate for fifth year
Incheon recorded the highest treatable death rate among South Korea's eight special and metropolitan cities for a fifth consecutive year, 2020 through 2024, according to government data released through a lawmaker. The rate per 100,000 resi…
Only 58 of 431 South Korean emergency facilities offer unrestricted 24-hour pediatric care
Ministry of Health and Welfare data obtained by opposition lawmaker Jin Jin-suk shows that only 58 of South Korea’s 431 emergency medical institutions (13.5%) can treat children around the clock without limits on time, age or symptoms. Anot…