SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The COVID-19 pandemic may have upended the global health care industry as social distancing practices limit physical contact with patients, but its fallout has triggered faster adoption of digital medical services, such as telemedicine, in South Korea. LifeSemantics Corp., a Seoul-based startup that went public Tuesday on the local [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Monday it has released a mobile app-based DNA testing service in partnership with bio firm Macrogen Inc. and the mobile carrier’s joint venture Invites Healthcare Co., expanding its involvement in the digital health care sector. The subscription-based service, named care8 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carriers are racing to develop digital health care services, industry officials said Monday, as demand for remote personalized services grows amid the pandemic. The country’s three major carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. — have recently joined hands with local health [...]