SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — More South Korean men are taking paternity leave, but the majority continue to come from large companies, highlighting persistent disparities in access to parental benefits based on workplace size, a new study has found. According to a report released Sunday by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s rapidly aging population is reshaping the country’s most common reasons for hospitalization, overtaking once-dominant childbirth-related admissions, according to newly released health data. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) announced on June 8 that the most common cause of hospitalization covered by the national health insurance system [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite generous government subsidies covering most medical expenses for tuberculosis (TB) patients in South Korea, nearly half still experience “catastrophic costs” due to hidden expenses like nutrition, transportation, and lost income, according to a landmark 2025 study. The report, commissioned by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A major multi-institutional study in South Korea has found that one in four patients who suffer an initial stroke dies within five years, while approximately one in six experiences a recurrence of the condition during the same period. The findings, released Monday, come from the Korea Stroke Cohort for Functioning [...]
JEJU, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has reported its first confirmed case of Zika virus infection this year, health officials announced Monday, after a patient tested positive following travel to Southeast Asia. According to the Jeju provincial government, a man in his 40s—identified only as Mr. A—was diagnosed with Zika virus on May [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has uncovered compelling evidence that a high-salt diet may accelerate the progression of brain tumors by disrupting gut microbiota and altering metabolic signaling pathways. In findings published on May 22 in the Journal of [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The global gene therapy market is projected to soar to $36.6 billion (approximately 50 trillion won) by 2032, growing at a compound annual rate of 19.4%, according to a report released by the Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization on Thursday. Citing research from U.S. market analysis firm MarketsandMarkets, the report [...]
SEOUL, May 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans enrolling in government-run smoking cessation clinics has halved over the past decade, while quit rates have also dropped significantly — raising concerns about waning public engagement with anti-smoking efforts. According to new data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Smoking-related deaths in South Korea exceeded 70,000 in 2022, with the associated socioeconomic costs reaching 13.6 trillion won (approximately $10 billion), according to new government data released Friday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the figures were derived from an analysis of cohort studies and national mortality [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — After three years of steady decline, exposure to secondhand smoke in South Korea is once again on the rise — particularly in indoor workplaces and public spaces — prompting renewed calls for stronger tobacco control measures. According to new data released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]