Singer and broadcaster Sleepy (real name Kim Sung-won, 41) and his wife recently welcomed their second son at Ilsan Chabun Hospital. Sleepy said, "I am grateful to my wife for her hard work and to the medical staff, including my attending physician." The couple held both their first and second children at Ilsan Chabun Hospital. Professor Boo Hye-yeon, the attending physician who assisted with the delivery, said, "I hope both children grow up healthy." Ilsan Chabun Hospital has three specialized pediatricians in the neonatal intensive care unit, who are on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. There is also a high-risk maternal intensive care unit that focuses on high-risk mothers and premature infants.
GemVax announced on the 2nd that its Alzheimer’s and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) treatment 'GV1001' has received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). When designated as an orphan drug, it can deduct up to 25% of the clinical expense. It is exempt from new drug application fees and can have market exclusivity for seven years after commercialization. GV1001 improves the brain's immune environment and alleviates inflammatory responses. Progressive supranuclear palsy is a disease in which nerve cells that control eye movements degenerate. Symptoms include cognitive dysfunction, loss of balance, and muscle rigidity, and there is no fundamental treatment.
Celltrion Pharm announced on the 2nd that it presented the results of its antibody-drug conjugate research at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference recently held in Chicago. It unveiled a double cytotoxic anticancer drug 'CTPH-02,' which combines a new anticancer drug with existing cytotoxic anticancer agents. This drug has been shown to exert strong toxicity against cancer cells. The company plans to continue developing CTPH-02 with the aim of increasing maximum tolerable doses and reducing minimum effective doses.
Huons announced on the 2nd that its health functional food subsidiary Huons N has been launched. Huons partitioned its health functional food institutional sector and merged with its subsidiary Huons Pudian to create Huons N. Huons N has independently developed raw materials such as menopausal probiotics and four-guardian extract powder. Its representative products include Lactobacillus menolacto probiotics and premium prostate four-guardian. In the future, it plans to introduce health functional foods that resemble jelly or are fermented.
The National Rehabilitation Center of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 2nd that it has opened a smart care space to assist people with disabilities and the elderly with bathing. The care robot sprays mist and tilts the bathtub for easier bathing. The blood pressure, body temperature, and intravenous infusion status of the disabled and elderly are managed through a smart monitoring system.