SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of the Joint Action to Stop Japan’s Radioactive Contaminated Water Dumping at Sea convened a press conference on Wednesday at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu, Seoul, passionately advocating for an immediate cessation of Japan’s hazardous practice of releasing radioactive contaminated water into the sea. This urgent call to action [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a survey published on Sunday in the Health and Welfare Forum by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA), five out of every 100 young adults in South Korea are virtually “isolated” from society, with no meaningful interaction with others. The study defined “isolation” as [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Gangnam District office on Sunday announced the appointment of 39 global healthcare coordinators to offer translation services to foreign visitors seeking medical treatment in South Korea. The program, which began in 2011, aims to assist foreign patients visiting clinics in Gangnam District by providing dedicated medical translation services. [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The prevalence of obesity among South Korean teenagers has doubled over a period of 15 years, with related socio-economic inequality deepening. A research team led by Kim Hyun-chang, a professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine, analyzed big data on 818,210 middle and high school students who participated in [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has found that suicide-related counseling provided by youth counseling centers in South Korea has increased by 77 percent over the past five years. This increase comes amid a spate of teen suicides in Gangnam, Seoul. Last year alone, the number of suicide counseling sessions increased by [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Teenagers who watch cooking or eating shows online are more likely to have an unhealthy diet than those who do not, a survey showed Sunday. A survey conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency covered 60,000 middle and high school students from 800 schools nationwide. It found [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) —The health impacts of cell phone use remain an ongoing debate, particularly concerning whether cell phones emit electromagnetic waves and their potential link to brain disease, which has been under discussion since the late 2000s. In 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid growing concerns over drug-related crimes, including the recent “drugged drink” incident in Seoul’s Gangnam District, the South Korean government has announced plans to conduct a drug survey among teenagers this year. The Ministry of Health and Welfare stated on Tuesday that it aims to conduct a comprehensive survey on [...]
SEOCHEON, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — An invasive algae called Sargassum horneri, believed to have originated from China’s east coast, has an antioxidant ingredient with anti-aging effects, a study showed Tuesday. The National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea said it has discovered an antioxidant ingredient with anti-aging effects in Sargassum horneri and has filed for a [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Koreans are experiencing panic attacks, particularly those in their 40s and 50s, the national health insurance operator said Thursday. Data compiled by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) showed that 200,540 individuals were treated for panic attacks in 2021, a 44.5 percent increase from [...]