SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of deaths occurring in which the deceased has no known family or friends is steadily increasing year after year in South Korea. Such deaths refer to those whose remain unclaimed by family or friends after their passing Such deaths also include cases in which known family or [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The head of South Korea’s public health body said Wednesday there was no direct link between flu shots and recent reported deaths and the government will go ahead with the nationwide flu vaccine program. Jeong Eun-kyeong, head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), told a media [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 14,000 people were estimated to have died from a deadly humidifier sanitizer scandal that broke out in 2011, a figure that is roughly 10 times bigger than previously reported, a study showed Monday. The number of adults who died after being diagnosed as patients of relevant diseases, such [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Belugas, or white whales, feature a white body, a round forehead, and a cute smiling face. Belugas are known to be highly intelligent, enough to find and return a mobile phone that fell into the water to the owner. Belugas are easily tamed and keep calm even when facing [...]
SEJONG, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Suicide remained the leading cause of death among young people in South Korea in 2018, a report showed Monday, a chronic problem that has plagued the nation for more than a decade. The suicide rate per 100,000 people aged between 9 and 24 stood at 9.1 in 2018, up [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Cancer deaths have increased by 72 percent in the past decade, with lung cancer being most commonly diagnosed, followed by liver, stomach, pancreas, colon and breast cancer. According to the Korea Insurance Development Institute on Wednesday, the number of life insurance subscribers who died of cancer increased from 18,144 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Poor air quality caused more than 17,000 deaths in South Korea in 2017, more than 90 percent of which resulted from the onslaught of harmful PM2.5 particles, a study released by a U.S. civic group showed Thursday. The “State of Global Air 2019″ report, published by the Health Effects [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – On the morning of June 1, 7:20 a.m., an accident occurred at a metro construction site in Namyang-ju, northern Seoul, killing four on the site according to Yonhap news. The number of injuries has been confirmed as eight and others were transferred to a nearby hospital. Witnesses said there had [...]