SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Suicide deaths in South Korea rose about 9 percent on-year in the first half of the year, as underprivileged people are suffering more in their efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, a local suicide prevention agency said Sunday. A total of 6,936 people committed suicide in Korea between January [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The medical community has expressed concerns about excessive medical checkups, suggesting that individuals without symptoms or those at low risk do not need to undergo thyroid ultrasonography or LDCT (Low-Dose Computed Tomography) screening for lung cancer. On Wednesday. the National Cancer Center and the National Academy of Medicine of Korea [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Among the obesity treatment drugs prescribed in South Korea, Phentermine, known as a weight loss pill, has the highest number of reported side effects cases. A joint research team from Kyung Hee University’s College of Pharmacy and Ajou University’s College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy analyzed 13,766 cases [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Regional disparities in the “standard time medical utilization rate,” which indicates the accessibility of emergency rooms or intensive care units within a specific timeframe, have been observed. According to the “2022 Public Health and Medical Statistics” released by the National Center for Health Statistics on Saturday, the utilization [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system designed to identify mosquitoes that carry infectious diseases. The AI-based Automatic Mosquito Classification Monitoring System (AI-DMS) is scheduled for a pilot launch in selected local administrations beginning next month. It utilizes specialized equipment [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — There is a strong correlation between income levels and the incidence of diabetes in South Korea, a study showed Sunday. A collaborative research group consisting of the Catholic University Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, Soongsil University and Korea University Guro Hospital classified 7.82 million adults aged between 30 and 64, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court said Friday that doctors of traditional Korean medicine, also known as Oriental medicine doctors, cannot be punished for using brain wave sensors, a modern medical device, to diagnose Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. The top court’s ruling came after a Korean medicine doctor was slapped with a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of children and adolescents seeking medical attention for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in South Korea has surged over a four-year period, data showed Monday. A total of 81,512 individuals aged 6 to 18 received treatment for ADHD in 2022, a significant increase of 82.2 percent compared [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists have developed a “sleep pattern” that allows shift workers to stay awake at their preferred time. A joint research team from Samsung Medical Center, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Institute of Basic Science (IBS) said Monday it has created a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The leading cause of dementia among South Koreans is insufficient physical activity, a study showed Sunday. Researchers from the Samsung Medical Center analyzed data from the National Health Insurance Service and monitored a total of 794,448 individuals without any history of dementia as of 2006. Throughout the observation period [...]