ANDONG, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province is investing nearly 34.4 billion won to create a new seaside healthcare complex by 2022 which will use marine resources to help prevent and treat patients. According to the North Gyeongsang Provincial Government on Tuesday, Uljin County has been chosen by the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University Bundang Hospital has made a virtual reality video explaining a surgical procedure for child patients, as part of efforts to help children relax before going into the operating room. Professors Han Seong-hee and Yu Jung-hee at the department of anesthesiology and pain medicine at Seoul National [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Light drinking can raise the risk of cancers for Koreans who have less ability to perform enzymatic alcoholysis compared with Westerners, a local report said Tuesday. The report by Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, contradicts the established theory that light drinking can lower cardiovascular disease [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans who rely on sleeping pills to get a good night’s sleep is steadily growing, a new report has revealed. According to data from the National Health Insurance Service put forward on Sunday by lawmaker Ki Dong-min, a member of the Health & Welfare Committee, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of teenagers suffering from alcoholism has been on the rise, with the total receiving treatment hitting 7,800 over the past five years, data showed Monday. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service data submitted to the National Assembly, teens categorized as alcoholics increased from 2012 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Individuals with a more positive outlook on death are more likely to have better mental health than those who dread the end of life, according to a new survey by a medical team at Seoul National University Hospital. A research team led by professor Yun Young-ho at Seoul National University [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed over half of teenagers placed on juvenile probation in South Korea have at least one form of sexually transmitted disease, as researchers warn the government to do more to prevent and manage the spread of STDs. The shocking findings come from a study conducted by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Imports of electronic cigarettes more than doubled after the government raised taxes on conventional tobacco in 2015 to discourage smoking, government data showed Tuesday. Industry sources attribute the sharp rise to smokers switching to e-cigarettes which are exempted from higher taxes. The government increased taxes on cigarettes by 2,000 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreigners on medical tours to South Korea are generally satisfied with the services they receive but feel inconvenienced the most by the language barrier, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korea Tourism Organization canvassed 2,152 medical tourists who visited South Korea last year and found that they gave an average [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will step up quarantine measures against bird flu ahead of the long holiday as a suspected case was reported in the country’s southern region, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Wednesday. The ministry said an H7N7 strain of avian influenza (AI) was found in wild bird droppings that were collected in [...]