SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people caught selling illegal drugs online jumped 1.6 times in the last year, data showed Friday. According to a report to the National Assembly, the Korea Communications Commission said 31.2 percent of all drug-related offenders used the Internet in the first five months of the year [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners visiting South Korea for medical purposes shot up 18 percent last year, government data showed Wednesday. In a report to the National Assembly, the Korea Health Industry Development Institute said over 378,900 foreign nationals arrived here to visit hospitals last year, up from around 321,500 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increased number of smartphone users, medical expenses for four major smartphone-related ailments – text neck syndrome, dry eye, insomnia and carpal tunnel syndrome – have surged. According to data submitted by Rep. Kim Kwang-soo of the minor opposition Party for Democracy and Peace from the Health Insurance [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — ‘Organ chips’ are rising as a new alternative that can replace lab experiments on animals. Organ chip technology recreates cells that form the blood vessels, lungs, liver, and other human organs in 3D, which are placed on a microfluidic chip to test pharmaceutical reactions in an environment similar to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Pregnant women with disabilities bear a higher cost to deliver their children than those without disabilities. Rep. Jin Sun-mee of the ruling Democratic Party reported that a pregnant women with disabilities spent an average of 1.9 million won (US$1,600) for medical treatment, which is more than the cost borne [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of all patients brought to the emergency room are mildly ill, while only 7 in 100 come for serious emergencies. Experts are pointing out that this is the result of exploiting emergency rooms as a route to enter large hospitals, undermining the original responsibilities of emergency [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of elderly South Koreans with mental health issues has risen sharply in recent years as the country scrambles to provide better health care for its citizens, a report showed Wednesday. In a report to the National Assembly, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) said that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Social networks among senior citizens in South Korea turned out to be worst among leading advanced nations. Social networks are normally built on social activities such as leisure or attending religious institutions. Experts argue that male seniors with low income, low education, and who are living alone are most [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The age limit of boys who can enter a women’s sauna will be lowered to four years old. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Sunday that a new amendment carrying new restrictions for a boy’s entrance to a women’s sauna will soon take effect. Currently, boys who [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s dementia patient numbers and spending on the condition have soared in recent years amid the rapid aging of the country’s population, data showed Monday. According to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to Rep. Kim Kwang-soo, the number of people diagnosed with various [...]