SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The so-called ‘COVID-19 fatigue’ is reaching a critical level in South Korea, evolving into widespread anger over those who neglect social distancing guidelines. Many people are feeling exhausted with the COVID-19 crisis which has continued to play out without respite since early this year. Frustrated by a flurry of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight in 10 doctors in South Korea have experienced burnout symptoms, due to extreme physical and mental fatigue, a poll showed Wednesday. The poll of 1,004 doctors, conducted online by medical information provider InterMD on Dec. 26-27, found that 80 percent of them have suffered from burnout while working [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Red ginseng helps reduce fatigue in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, a local report showed Thursday. The report based on a survey on 438 colorectal cancer patients by professor Kim Yeol-hong of Korea University Medical Center in Seoul revealed the group of 219 patients who took 1 gram of red [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Sometimes you just want to zone out and stay thoughtless for a while. But when some 70 people are sitting in one spot, all but spaced-out, there is something else going on. This is what happened Sunday by the Han River in Seoul. As it turned out, they were participants [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that the average enlisted soldier’s fatigue level is equivalent to that of a patient with hepatitis C. Experts are pushing for cautionary measures as extreme fatigue can become chronic, which could ultimately affect Korea’s ability to defend itself. The research team, after conducting a [...]