SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the prolonged spread of COVID-19 has left patients suffering from cognitive disorders such as dementia physically and socially more vulnerable. A research team from the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital stressed in a report that elderly people with cognitive disorders have a higher [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans who died this fall after getting seasonal flu shots has risen close to 100, health authorities said Saturday, though any correlation has not been confirmed between nearly 99 percent of the fatalities and the flu vaccinations. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Coronavirus patients who used residential treatment centers run by the Seoul city government have expressed a relatively high level of satisfaction with their medical workers and facilities, a poll showed Saturday. The Seoul Health Foundation affiliated with the metropolitan government polled 412 people older than 19, who were treated [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Among recipients of medical subsidies provided by the government, the number of men diagnosed with mental illnesses was more than double the number of women. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service carried out assessments of 389 medical institutions that charged hospitalization fees for psychiatric treatment to subsidy recipients [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed technology that can quickly diagnose the risk of a possible cardiovascular disease with a single drop of blood. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced Tuesday that it has developed a device that automatically analyses biomarkers, or biological indices that measure [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, announced on Tuesday that it plans to launch testing of a real-time elderly fall detection service using radar sensors, with an aim of commercializing the service by next year. The service uses a special radar sensor that is installed indoors [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean biotech company GC Pharma has begun additional production of its plasma therapy treatment for the novel coronavirus amid growing demand for treatment purposes, company officials said Tuesday. The plasma therapy, known as GC5131, is a type of hyperimmune globulin drug that uses blood plasma taken from people [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. said Monday it has signed an agreement worth 210 billion won (US$185 million) to supply a diagnostic kit for the novel coronavirus in the United States. Under the agreement, Celltrion’s rapid antigen kit, Sampinute, will be distributed by Prime Healthcare Distributors in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s public health agency said Saturday that a total of 83 people, most of whom are elderly, died after being administered with a seasonal flu vaccine. The deaths have stoked public anxiety over the safety of flu vaccines, but the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Science has once again proved that eating breakfast raises the learning capacity of teenagers. The Rural Development Administration announced Thursday that in a joint study with the Korea Food Research Institute, breakfast better ensures stability, raises learning capacity, and promotes physical health among teenagers. The research team conducted a [...]