SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — For South Korean adults, the obesity and diabetes prevalence rate slightly declined, while the high cholesterol prevalence rate increased last year, a report showed Thursday. The obesity prevalence rate stood at 46.3 percent for men and 26.9 percent for women last year, down 1.7 percentage points and 0.8 percentage points, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The head of South Korea’s health authorities said Wednesday the unused doses of SKYCovione, a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine developed by SK Bioscience Co., will be likely discarded due to low demand. “The original monovalent vaccine is for people who get first or second shots, but most Korean people have [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Three out of every 10 students from elementary to high schools were overweight or obese last year as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic kept them from outdoor activities, an education ministry report showed Tuesday. The rate of overweight or obese students reached 30.8 percent as of 2021, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — More South Koreans are contracting diabetes with the proliferation of obesity and an aging population, data showed Monday. The National Health Insurance Service reported that 3,564,059 people were diagnosed with diabetes last year, up 24.3 percent from 2017. The annual rate of increase was 5.6 percent. Sorted by age [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Native plants from South Korea have been found to contain anti-viral substances. A research team from the Institute for Basic Science found that astersaponin I contained in the Korean daisy and lancemaside A saponin contained in mountain herb roots, known as “deodeok” in Korean, curb the risk of coronavirus [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Individuals with traumatic brain injuries, including victims of the Itaewon crowd crush, are more likely to contract depression than others, a study indicated Wednesday. A joint research team from Seoul National University Hospital and the National Traffic Accident Rehabilitation Hospital analyzed the big data of 2.28 million patients with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The inoculation rate for the new COVID-19 vaccines remains low due to widespread mistrust among the public. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported that the inoculation rate for the new vaccine stood at around 1 percent as of Oct. 28. The rate for seniors over 60 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to 150,000 Koreans are now suffering from colorectal cancer. A majority of them are seniors, but there has been a significant increase among those in their 20s and 30s. The National Health Insurance Service reported that there were 148,410 people treated for colorectal cancer last year, up by [...]
OSONG, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — In case of an outbreak of an unidentified virus, the swift diagnosis of the virus is a key step for health authorities to control the disease from the initial stage. The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, then quickly spread worldwide and resulted in the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Koreans are choosing not to get life-sustaining treatment at the terminal phase of their lives. The National Agency for Management of Life-Sustaining Treatment said that more than 1.4 million South Koreans have registered advance medical directives as of late last month, up 26 percent [...]