SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study found that remote at-home brain stimulus treatment can help with the recovery process among individuals whose cognitive ability has declined due to the aftereffects of a stroke. Researchers from Samsung Medical Center carried out at-home transcranial direct current stimulation treatment through online remote surveillance for 26 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The prolonged pandemic has resulted in fewer people washing their hands after going to the restroom, a survey showed Wednesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported that only 66.3 percent of South Korean adults said they washed their hands after using the toilet this year, down by 9.1 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The state human rights watchdog has called on the government to build more rehabilitation facilities for people with mental disorders, officials said Wednesday. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) made the recommendation to the health minister and the heads of 17 local governments across the country. The rehab facilities [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — During the pandemic era, people worldwide have been sleeping slightly longer while the overall quality of sleep has deteriorated, the South Korean tech giant said Tuesday, citing its recent study. Samsung Electronics Co. conducted a survey of Galaxy Watch smartwatch users worldwide from January 2018 to June 2021, which [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Abuse of opioid medications like painkillers, anorectics and anesthetics is spreading among South Korean teens and 20-somethings. Rep. Kang gi-yun of the People Power Party referred to a report from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety showing that there were 61,087 prescriptions for fentanyl patches issued to those [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As pediatrics and gynecology clinics continue to shut down, certain regions are struggling with the lack of pediatricians and gynecologists, government data showed Thursday. Rep. Song Seog-jun of the People Power Party referred to a report from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which showed that 16 regions in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of teenage drug offenders has almost doubled over the past three years, but drug education has been given to less than 4 percent of students during the same period, a lawmaker said Friday. Teenagers accused of using drugs totaled 309 last year, up from 164 in 2019, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of surgical abortions legally carried out over the past five years is estimated to account for a mere one-tenth of all abortions conducted, indicating that a large portion of abortions take place outside of legal boundaries, a lawmaker said Tuesday. Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the Democratic Party [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans have been suffering from mental illnesses following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, primarily office workers, a report said Tuesday. Rep. Choi Hye-young of the Democratic Party referred to a National Health Insurance Service report that more than 4 million people visited hospitals [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a program that can be used for the diagnosis of early Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment by automatically analyzing changes in brain volume. The research team at the Catholic University of Korea’s College of Medicine said Tuesday that it had developed [...]