SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – As more and more people in their 60s and older in Korea are dealing with depression, there’s a growing need to pay attention to mental health among the elderly, especially as the country is moving towards having a significant elderly population. In 2021, statistics from the Health Insurance Review and [...]
CHEONGJU, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) –The number of diseases that can be spread by ticks and rats is increasing, and those traveling during the Chuseok holiday should be extra careful. It’s also important to be cautious about getting stung by bees, which can be very harmful. In the forested region of Chungcheongbuk-do, there has [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) looked at emergency room visits for poisoning that happened over the course of a year, from June 1 last year to May 31 of this year, and revealed some alarming trends. Researchers queried data from 15 emergency [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Among South Korean adults, less than half are aware of the early symptoms of a heart attack (myocardial infarction). According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a regional community health survey conducted last year of 230,000 Korean adults over 19 years of age across the country showed that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The increasing number of inexpensive coffee shops near schools and hagwons (Korean cram schools) is causing worries about young people consuming too much caffeine. Teenagers mention that they visit these affordable coffee shops because they are everywhere and the beverages there don’t cost much. And affordable, caffeinated coffee can be [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Wando County in South Jeolla Province announced on Thursday that it was running a ‘Living Lab’ to evaluate the effectiveness of its marine healing program, which targeted residents of Seocho-gu in Seoul, as well as local residents. This year marked the second iteration of the Marine Healing Living Lab, initiated [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In the ranking of the “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals” by the U.S. weekly magazine Newsweek, three South Korean hospitals secured positions in the top 10 in the category of cancer treatment. Samsung Medical Center grabbed the No. 5 spot, the highest among all Asian medical centers, followed by Asan Medical [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) —A recent study has revealed that some workers, despite not experiencing depression, have contemplated ending their own lives, and this tendency is often associated with receiving inadequate compensation. In 2023, a team of researchers at the Corporate Mental Health Research Center of Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center in South Korea conducted [...]
SEOUL, Sept.11 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, a country unfortunately known for having the highest suicide rate within the OECD, the term “psychological autopsy” has recently gained prominence. A psychological autopsy is an investigative approach that analyzes the statements and records left behind by individuals who have taken their own lives. Its purpose is [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Suicide deaths in South Korea rose about 9 percent on-year in the first half of the year, as underprivileged people are suffering more in their efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, a local suicide prevention agency said Sunday. A total of 6,936 people committed suicide in Korea between January [...]