SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Two out of three Koreans diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in 2013 are teenagers, according to a report by the National Health Insurance Service published on May 10. Among 58,121 who were diagnosed with ADHD in 2013, 65.9 percent (or 38,307) of them, were teenagers. Men were four [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – As it is expected that Pfizer’s Xalkori cancer drug will be covered by the national health insurance in Korea, the 10 million won (US$9,225) burden that patients are currently facing will be dramatically reduced starting next month. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hallux valgus, a chronic condition often associated with wearing tight footwear such as high heels, has been occurring more frequently in Korean males. According to a report from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) published on March 1, 84.7 percent of individuals diagnosed with Hallux valgus from 2009 to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent analysis on social costs caused by diseases, suicide cost approximately 6.48 trillion won (US$5.94 billion) directly and indirectly last year. The Health Insurance Policy Research Institute, which operates under the National Health Insurance Service, released the study, which calculates the direct costs caused by major [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A study said the number of periodontal disease patients has increased by a large margin since dental scaling has been included in items paid by the national health insurance plan. According to the National Health Insurance Service, based on insurance data related to gum inflammation and periodontal disease between [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Obesity was considered a symbol of wealth for most recorded history. Being fat meant you don’t have to engage in manual labor while being given change to gorge on plentiful food. Today, however, the total opposite is true. The poorer you are, the fatter you are likely to be. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Health Insurance Service interpreted big data from 2002 through 2012 in South Korea to analyze the impact of gestational diabetes mellitus on postpartum diabetes. According to the data, the number of women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus was 115,646 in 2012, rapidly up by 5.8-folds [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Health Insurance Service in Korea analyzed 109,028,689 cases of big data on public health information from 2002 to 2013 to find out the proportion of Class I and Class II obesity occurrence in terms of gender and age. Up to now, it is hard to tell how many [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) filed a lawsuit against Korea Tobacco & Ginseng (KT&G), Philip Morris International Korea, and British American Tobacco (BAT), claiming, “The three companies are obliged to recompense our compensatory damages paid over tobacco-related diseases like lung cancer and laryngeal cancer.” The hearing held at the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Gout is well known for causing excruciating pain to its patients even when breeze touches their skin. Especially, the middle-aged and the elderly are prone to this painful experience; the number of its patients is steadily on the rise. According to the latest statistics from the National Health Insurance Service [...]