SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Monday it has received notice of a suspected case of a lung disease related to liquid-type electronic cigarettes in South Korea, and is now looking into possible links to e-cigarettes. Since September 20, the KCDC has received cases of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of young people in their 20s who have been treated for the five major cancers (stomach, liver, breast, cervical and colorectal cancer) has increased by 45 percent over the past five years, stressing the need for government intervention to manage the health of young people. According to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Recently released data shows that more than 3.5 million South Koreans have been treated for anxiety disorder over the past five years. Rep. Jang Jeong-sook reported that there were 3.4 million people who received medical treatment for anxiety disorder between 2014 and August 2019. The annual number of patients [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of all patients brought to the emergency room are mildly ill, while only 7 in 100 come for serious emergencies. Experts are pointing out that this is the result of exploiting emergency rooms as a route to enter large hospitals, undermining the original responsibilities of emergency [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s dementia patient numbers and spending on the condition have soared in recent years amid the rapid aging of the country’s population, data showed Monday. According to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to Rep. Kim Kwang-soo, the number of people diagnosed with various [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a rehabilitation program using virtual reality (VR) to help stroke patients. Researchers from Seoul National University Hospital and biotech venture TechVillage Co. announced on Thursday that they had developed a program that can assist in the rehabilitation of stroke patients. As part of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Lower income raises the mortality rate among patients with high blood pressure (HBP), a recent study has revealed. Researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine monitored the mortality rate among 1.65 million patients between the ages of 30 and 80 diagnosed with HBP between 2004 and 2007 over the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of male smokers in South Korea continue to smoke even after being diagnosed with cancer, a recent study has revealed. A research team from the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital studied 15,000 male patients over 40 years of age who were initially diagnosed with cancer between [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Ever since President Moon Jae-in’s signature health care program came into effect in July 2017, patients suffering from serious illnesses who are receiving treatment at large hospitals have increased in proportion, while these hospitals are now admitting fewer patients with milder illnesses. Rep. Jung Choun-sook of the ruling Democratic [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — In the 12 months since new legislation on life-sustaining treatment came into effect, the percentage of patients deciding to suspend or abort life-sustaining treatment has increased by more than 29 times. A research team led by Prof. Heo Dae-seok at Seoul National University Hospital announced on Tuesday the results [...]