SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have found that people whose faces turn red when drinking should avoid indulging in a lifestyle of regular excessive alcohol intake to avoid increasing the risk of falling victim to heart problems. This conclusion was derived by a research team headed by professors at the Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s population is expected to decline after 2032 due to low birthrates, government data showed Thursday, a development that could hurt the country’s growth potential. The population of Asia’s fourth largest economy stood at 51.45 million in 2017 and is projected to reach peak at 52.95 million in [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Stressed out and understaffed, all the while burdened under corrupted mentoring practices that are more closely identified with bullying than teaching, South Korean nurses are working to treat patients under poor conditions. In a past survey of 11,662 nurses and workers in the healthcare industry carried out by the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean drug companies are ramping up their efforts to tap into the United States, the world’s largest pharmaceutical market, industry sources said Wednesday. Leading the pack is top pharmaceutical firm Yuhan Corp. that has recently established a wholly owned subsidiary, named Yuhan USA, in San Diego. Yuhan said [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Last December, emergency response units earned criticism for failing to carry out a rescue within the so-called “golden period” during a multi-story complex fire in Jecheon, a traumatic disaster that left 29 dead and 40 injured. The duration of time that firefighters have to bring people out to safety [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed that over 50 percent of South Korean seniors aren’t consuming the recommended daily protein intake, which could result in serious health problems such as a weak immune system. The research team led by professor Park Hyun-a at Inje University Paik Hospital discovered that among South [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — People suffering from Parkinson’s disease and depression are the most susceptible to committing suicide, a survey showed Monday. Parkinson’s disease patients have 4.72 times higher chances of committing suicide than those who do not have the disease, according to the survey of 300,232 people conducted by professor Kim Doh-kwan [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fertility clinics will have to disclose their treatment success rates starting this September. Under new health care reforms proposed by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, fertility clinics will be obliged to share their success rates with patients, a move designed to protect the rights of couples struggling [...]
GIMHAE, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — From regular checkups to medical counseling, scores of municipal governments across South Korea are adopting mobile health technology in a bid to improve public health. The city government of Gimhae is among the 70 local governing bodies that have adopted a mobile health center system as part of a joint [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Not only do roughly one-third of South Korea’s younger workforce not get enough sleep, but the sleep they do get is of poor quality. After a study into sleep quality and time spent asleep among 1,262 employed individuals between the ages of 25 and 35, mattress company Ace Bed [...]