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YouTube Footage of Itaewon Crowd Crush Spreads National Trauma

YouTube Footage of Itaewon Crowd Crush Spreads National Trauma

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Photos and videos of the Itaewon crowd crush on YouTube and other social media platforms are exacerbating the trauma among victims and their families as well as the public. A 29-year-old office worker surnamed Lee who lost a friend in the stampede unintentionally ran into a YouTube video of [...]

Most S. Korean Journalists Have Experienced Psychological Trauma: Survey

Most S. Korean Journalists Have Experienced Psychological Trauma: Survey

SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — About 8 out of 10 journalists in South Korea have experienced psychological trauma related to their work during their career, a survey showed Wednesday. The Journalists Association of Korea and the Korean Women Journalists Association jointly conducted a survey of 544 journalists. At 78.7 percent or 428 individuals, the [...]

New Technology May Assist The Department Of Defense In The Rehabilitation Of Traumatic Brain Injury

New Technology May Assist The Department Of Defense In The Rehabilitation Of Traumatic Brain Injury

NEW YORK, March 21, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) - GlassesOff Inc. (OTCBB:GLSO) today announced that statistically-significant data from a study on volunteers with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) showing 100% improvement in visual acuity, 200% increase in contrast sensitivity, and over 100% improvement in reaction time, was presented today by GlassesOff scientists at the World Congress On [...]

New Report Reveals Hidden Casualties of War: Children of the Wounded

New Report Reveals Hidden Casualties of War: Children of the Wounded

WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A first-of-its-kind nationwide assessment, “Study on Children of  Seriously Wounded Service Members,” reveals challenging trends that can  have a significant impact on the social and psychological development of  children of wounded service members. The study, commissioned by the  Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, was conducted by the Caster Family  Center for [...]