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Health and Medical Sectors Led TV Advertising Exposure in South Korea for 2024

Health and Medical Sectors Led TV Advertising Exposure in South Korea for 2024

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Health and medical advertisers dominated South Korean television advertising last year, according to a comprehensive industry report released January 22 by data platform company IGAWorks. The report shows that health and medical sector advertisements accounted for 24% of total TV advertising impressions in 2024, reaching 136 billion views. This placed [...]

South Korea to Overhaul Private Health Insurance and Uninsured Medical Services

South Korea to Overhaul Private Health Insurance and Uninsured Medical Services

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — In a significant healthcare reform initiative, the South Korean government announced plans to reclassify certain non-critical and uninsured medical treatments, including manual therapy, under a new “managed care” category that will require patients to pay over 90% of the costs.  The policy change, unveiled at a public forum on healthcare [...]

Study Shows Wide Regional Gaps in Diabetic Care Access Across South Korea

Study Shows Wide Regional Gaps in Diabetic Care Access Across South Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed significant regional disparities in access to diabetic care across South Korea, with some Seoul districts having nearly six times better accessibility than rural areas, as the number of people with diabetes continues to rise amid an aging population.  According to research published in the recent [...]

Seoul Launches Sweeping Audit of Propofol Use in Medical Clinics

Seoul Launches Sweeping Audit of Propofol Use in Medical Clinics

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on October 15 that it will conduct a comprehensive audit of 1,000 medical clinics that handle propofol, a powerful sedative, on average more than once a day. The audits will run from November 17 through January of next year. City officials cited the increasing misuse [...]

Climate Change Poses Grave Threat to Global Emergency Services, Study Finds

Climate Change Poses Grave Threat to Global Emergency Services, Study Finds

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – As climate change continues to intensify, a new study warns that emergency medical services worldwide are woefully unprepared for its impacts. Despite the looming crisis, few countries have assessed the scale of the threat or developed plans to address it.  International emergency medicine experts are sounding the alarm, calling for [...]

Health Ministry Unveils Measures to Deal with Emergency Care for Chuseok Holiday

Health Ministry Unveils Measures to Deal with Emergency Care for Chuseok Holiday

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The health ministry on Wednesday unveiled a set of measures to deal with emergency care before and after the Chuseok holiday next month, as doctors have warned of possible disruption of emergency rooms due to a protracted walkout by junior doctors. Under the measures, health authorities will keep 4,000 [...]

South Koreans Lead World in Medical Radiation Exposure, Raising Concerns

South Koreans Lead World in Medical Radiation Exposure, Raising Concerns

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans underwent an average of 7.7 medical radiation examinations per person last year, including X-rays and CT scans, according to a report released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on August 26. This figure represents a 13% increase from the previous year and is approximately seven [...]

S. Korea Donates AI Medical Image Analysis System to UAE

S. Korea Donates AI Medical Image Analysis System to UAE

SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has donated an advanced medical imaging analysis system to a military hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help improve its health care service, the defense ministry said Monday. The artificial intelligence (AI) powered medical image analysis system, jointly developed by the defense and ICT ministries [...]

Beyond Plastic Surgery, Foreign Medical Tourists in Korea Seek Dental, Ophthalmology Services

Beyond Plastic Surgery, Foreign Medical Tourists in Korea Seek Dental, Ophthalmology Services

SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis by the inbound tourism platform Creatrip has revealed that in addition to the popular plastic surgery and dermatology procedures, foreign medical tourists visiting South Korea are increasingly seeking dental and ophthalmology services.  Based on data from the company’s medical tourism booking service for the first two months [...]