SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — With the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Korea, the number of individuals visiting hospitals has dropped sharply. The Korean Hospital Association surveyed 98 hospitals nationwide and identified trends related to inpatients and outpatients. As a result, the number of hospitalized patients dropped by an average of 3.7 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans rank first among major economies in terms of visits made to hospitals in 2016, government data showed Thursday. According to the data by the National Health Insurance Service, South Koreans visited the doctor’s office an average of 17 times in 2016, much higher than the average of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Young HIV-infected adults tend to skip hospital visits for medical care more than elderly patients, a study said Wednesday. A research by a team from Boramae Medical Center run by Seoul National University Hospital showed that of the adults needing regular antiretroviral therapy (ART) for their human immunodeficiency virus [...]