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Seriously ill patients feel sidelined as Korea debates insurance coverage for hair loss drugs

Patients with life-threatening conditions say the government should prioritize insurance funds for unmet treatments over extending coverage to what they consider cosmetic procedures.

2026.6.24

Lee Hae-shin, CEO of Polyphenol Factory, the company behind Grabity hair loss shampoo, speaks during an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily at his office in central Seoul on Nov. 21. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Losing hair? Build up your mussels, says KAIST chemistry professor-turned-shampoo entrepreneur

A longtime challenge for both men and women brought on by stress and genetics, hair loss has quietly weighed on countless lives. One scientist, however, believes the answer to this widespread anguish may lie in an unexpected place: the humble mussel.

2025.11.25

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A head suffering from hair loss [JOONGANG ILBO]

Drug Safety Ministry flags posts peddling fake hair loss supplements

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety detected 192 online posts fraudulently claiming to sell food or health supplements that prevent or prevent hair loss.

2025.4.14

[VIEW 2035] What's so bad about going bald?

Wearing a wig is still considered something to be ashamed of.

2022.6.17

YouTube ad of Decmoratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung claiming that he ″plants″ hair. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Candidates treat health insurance as punching bag

In a neck-and-neck presidential race like the current one, no campaign promise is too small, and DP's Lee and challenger Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition PPP have made a slew of micro promises.

2022.2.14

Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung prmoised to ensure medical insurance covers hair loss. [YOUTUBE CAPTURE]

A little thin on the top (KOR)

Admiration for thick hair doesn’t seem to be anything new. The Ebers Papyrus, an ancient Egyptian medical text from the 16th century BC, includes 11 recipes for hair loss treatment. One method is applying a mixture...

2022.1.12

A little thin on the top

2022.1.11

G-Dragon of boy band Big Bang is the new advertising model for TS Shampoo, a product said to be good at preventing hair loss. [TS TRILLION]

Young Koreans losing hair, tonics, pills and tinctures fly off shelves

The hair-loss-treatment market is growing fast as more younger Koreans are balding.

2021.10.7

Daewoong Pharmaceutical's headquarters in Gangnam, southern Seoul. [DAEWOONG PHARMACEUTICAL]

Phase 1 trials to begin on Daewoong's IVL3001 hair loss treatment

Daewoong Pharmaceutical won approval in Australia for Phase 1 clinical trials of the IVL3001 hair loss treatment, the company said Monday.

2021.9.27