SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six in 10 men and women experiencing menopause in South Korea say their spouse is their most important source of emotional support, according to a new study highlighting shifting family dynamics in midlife. The findings were released Thursday by the LifePlus Femtech Research Institute of Hanwha General Insurance, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s pharmaceutical industry has opened the year with intensifying competition in the hypertension treatment market, as drugmakers race to secure an early foothold in one of the country’s largest and most lucrative therapeutic segments. With an estimated 10 million patients and a market valued at roughly 2.4 trillion won, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Gangnam District has begun installing newly designed “separated smoking booths” along major commercial corridors, part of a broader effort to reduce secondhand smoke and ease tensions between smokers and pedestrians. District officials said Thursday that the first booths have been placed near the DB Financial Center on Teheran-ro and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday signaled a push for stronger government intervention in everyday cost-of-living issues, calling for the development of low-cost sanitary pads — potentially distributed free of charge — while pressing ministers to accelerate reforms across welfare, labor safety and public integrity. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting at [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — For many South Koreans, a dignified end of life means minimizing physical suffering and sparing loved ones from financial strain, according to a new nationwide study that sheds light on changing attitudes toward death in one of the world’s fastest-aging societies. The research, released Monday by the Korea Institute for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics said Sunday it will release its first bathroom-specific air quality management product this week, expanding its premium home appliance lineup into a space increasingly shaped by concerns over hygiene and indoor air quality. The new product, the LG PuriCare Bath Air System, will go on sale Monday and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) has again lost a high-profile lawsuit seeking damages from tobacco companies, as an appellate court rejected its claim that cigarette makers should reimburse public health costs linked to smoking-related diseases. In a ruling handed down Thursday, the Seoul High Court upheld a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service suffered another legal setback Thursday in its long-running effort to hold tobacco companies financially responsible for smoking-related diseases, as an appeals court again rejected its claim for damages—12 years after the lawsuit was first filed. The Seoul High Court upheld a lower-court ruling dismissing [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an artificial intelligence–based system that can objectively detect depression and assess treatment effects by analyzing everyday behavior, a breakthrough that could pave the way for more precise mental health diagnosis and care. According to Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, a research team led [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Koreans agree that the country’s health care system needs reform, but most remain largely unaware of the government’s ongoing overhaul aimed at strengthening regional and essential medical services, according to a new survey. A nationwide poll of 2,000 adults conducted by the Gyeonggi Research Institute [...]