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Over 1 Million People in South Korea Seek Treatment for Depression, Costs Hit 500 Billion Won

Over 1 Million People in South Korea Seek Treatment for Depression, Costs Hit 500 Billion Won

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) in South Korea recently reported a significant rise in the number of individuals seeking treatment for depression, surpassing one million in 2022.  Looking back over the past five years, there has been a consistent increase in these numbers. Starting from 753,011 in [...]

Foreign Medical Tourism Returns to 50 pct of Pre-Pandemic Levels: Data

Foreign Medical Tourism Returns to 50 pct of Pre-Pandemic Levels: Data

SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners coming to South Korea for medical treatment is rapidly returning to pre-pandemic levels, data showed Monday. There were 248,000 non-resident foreign individuals who received medical treatment in South Korea last year, indicating a 70.1 percent increase from 2021 and 50 percent of the level reported [...]

Smartphone App Helps Treat Patients

Smartphone App Helps Treat Patients

SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A clinical test has revealed that a smartphone application linked to a hospital used to manage daily habits helped to improve patients’ well-being. A team of doctors composed of Prof. Kim Jung-hun (otolaryngology), Prof. Jeong Se-yeong (family medicine), and Prof. Yu Su-yeong (medical information center) at the Seoul National [...]

Korean Government Bolsters Treatment, Prevention for Foreign TB Patients

Korean Government Bolsters Treatment, Prevention for Foreign TB Patients

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Some 50,000 foreign laborers make their way to Korea each year in search of the “Korean Dream”, but a recent study revealed that these laborers, who are often exposed to substandard working and living conditions, have grown more vulnerable to tuberculosis than the general population.  According to the Korean [...]

Walking for Public Health in Busan

Walking for Public Health in Busan

SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Five hospitals in Busan will be treating the less privileged for free, based on mileage points accumulated by Busan citizens. The city of Busan and Dongseo University have been operating a campaign since 2013 where participating citizens track their movements for 90 days and have their steps get converted into mileage [...]