SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency is launching an inquiry into the mental health of firefighters across the country from today. The inquiry launched by both the NFA and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital will survey up to 46,000 firefighters over the next eight days, asking tough questions about PTSD, depression, sleep [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the National Health Insurance Service, from 2011 to 2016 the number of individuals diagnosed with forward head posture went up from 2.4 million to 2.7 million, an increase of around 300,000 in only five years. With yearly growth in diagnoses of 2.4 percent, expert opinion attributes the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Expectations are the number of terminal patients who refuse life-sustaining treatment will rise going forward. A bill revising the law pertaining to medical treatment for life prolongation was approved in the parliamentary Health and Welfare Committee on February 22, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. It appears [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s transport ministry said Thursday it will look into overall working conditions of cabin crew members at local airlines after some employees fell ill recently. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it plans to check into the working hours of pilots, cabin crew and support staff [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The social costs of obesity in South Korea come to 9.15 trillion won (US$8.4 billion) a year, a new study said Thursday, in the latest wake-up call to tackle the growing health issue. The 2015 figure represents a 92 percent hike from 4.76 trillion won in 2006, according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved the sale of Truvada, a type of HIV prevention drug PrEP, in South Korea, but the medicine’s high price is raising concerns over its affordability. According to sources close to the pharmaceutical industry on Monday, Gilead Sciences Korea’s HIV prevention medication [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – An LGBT group including adolescent members has released a guidebook on HIV and AIDS as the number of teenagers suffering from the condition continues to rise. The guidebook ‘Key to 20 Answers’ published by South Korean LGBT group DDingDong outlines 20 major questions concerning both HIV and AIDS and answers [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 4,000 South Koreans suffer from hypochondria every year, according to new government data. According to data released by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) on Tuesday, 3,817 individuals were diagnosed with the condition in 2016 alone. South Koreans in their 60s accounted for 21 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite being bigger and taller, young South Koreans are less muscular and less strong than the older generations, a new study has revealed. The study released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Wednesday showed that South Korean men in their early 20s have grown 4.4 centimeters in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Korean women suffering from cystitis increases significantly during the Lunar New Year holiday due to stress and a weak immune system, a new study has found. According to data from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA), an estimated 5,268 people were diagnosed with cystitis [...]