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16 storiesChina medical insurance pooled funds take in 2.07 trillion yuan in Jan-Aug
China's National Healthcare Security Administration released data showing that in January to August 2026 the basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) pooled funds took in 2.072772 trillion yuan and spent 1.550414 trillion yua…
Celltrion's Avtozma wins FDA nod for pediatric COVID-19 use in US
Celltrion said the US Food and Drug Administration granted an additional approval for its Avtozma (tocilizumab) intravenous formulation to treat COVID-19 in patients aged 2 and older. The approval widens the drug's COVID-19 indication from …
South Korea study links severe gestational diabetes to higher diabetes risk in children
South Korea's National Institute of Health said children of mothers who had gestational diabetes are more likely to develop diabetes, with the risk rising to 4.3 times for type 2 diabetes among children of mothers who needed insulin during …
GC Cell starts Phase 1b trial of GCC2005 in T-cell lymphoma, first patient dosed
GC Cell said on Oct 7 that its drug candidate GCC2005 (CD5 CAR-NK), a cell therapy for T-cell lymphoma, has entered a Phase 1b trial and that the first subject has been dosed. The company completed the dose-escalation stage of Phase 1a and …
Woman, 55, who collapsed on Vietnam trip donates organs to three
A 55-year-old South Korean woman, Ku Jin-hui, collapsed with a brain hemorrhage while traveling in Vietnam with her daughter on Sept. 12 and was later declared brain dead. The Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency said she donated her live…
Secondhand platform Bungaejangter to hold first “Bungae Day” on Oct 9
Bungaejangter, a South Korean secondhand goods platform, said it will hold its first one-day “Bungae Day” shopping event on Oct 9, Hangul Day, with instant discount coupons for purchases made through its safe payment. The company said the c…
Seoul pharma and diagnostics stocks jump on report of Russian plague lab researcher’s death
A researcher at a plague research institute in Irkutsk, Russia, died on Oct 2 after being hospitalised with severe pneumonia on Sept 29, and Russian media reports of a broken pathogen vial raised the possibility of plague infection, though …
HLB says EMA begins main review of bile duct cancer drug lirafugratinib
HLB’s US subsidiary Eleba Therapeutics said the European Medicines Agency has begun the main review of its marketing authorisation application for the bile duct cancer drug lirafugratinib. Asia Economy reported the European filing was made …
Samsung Medical Center debuts Korea's first dual energy ablation for atrial fibrillation
Samsung Medical Center said it carried out South Korea's first dual energy ablation (DEA) for atrial fibrillation, a procedure that uses one catheter to deliver either pulsed field ablation or radiofrequency ablation. The hospital said phys…
Trump says Putin call scheduled soon on suspected Siberia plague case
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case. The case centres on Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab technician who died Friday in a hospita…
Pearl Abyss raises Black Desert character level cap to 75 in Oct. 7 update
Pearl Abyss released a Black Desert update on Oct. 7 that raises the character maximum level from 70 to 75 and reworks how experience is gained. Characters can earn additional attack power and monster damage reduction as they level, and the…
Sony adds orange Fnatic INZONE H9 II and Glass Purple E9, on sale Oct 22
Sony said it will release new colour versions of its INZONE gaming headset and wired earphones on October 22: the INZONE H9 II Fnatic Edition in orange, and the INZONE E9 in a new Glass Purple. PC Watch reported the H9 II Fnatic Edition is …
Nexon launches Overwatch Season 5 with new hero Doctrine, Solo Leveling crossover
Nexon said it began Overwatch Season 5, titled “Creed of Darkness,” adding the support hero Doctrine and the escort map Grimsvøten, and reworking Sombra and Roadhog. A collaboration with the “Solo Leveling” IP runs to Oct 20, alongside a fa…
Arknights: Endfield to launch on Steam Oct 15 with new Dancheongdo version
Gryphline said on Oct 7 that its 3D real-time strategy RPG Arknights: Endfield will launch on Steam on Oct 15 together with a new version called Dancheongdo, adding two new operators, a new Crisis Contract season and a rural inn management …
US says it is in contact with Russia over suspected plague death in Siberia
A US State Department official said Washington has been in contact with the Russian government since October 2 over the death of a woman who worked at a plague-control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast. The official did not give…
Xbox executive disputes report of exclusive GTA 6 cloud streaming rights
The Verge reported that Xbox had secured exclusive cloud streaming rights to Grand Theft Auto VI, which would let PC users play from launch on November 19 without waiting for a PC version. Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball then poste…