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[Graphic News] Air pollution causes 17,000 deaths in S. Korea in 2017

Poor air quality caused more than 17,000 deaths in South Korea in 2017, more than 90 percent of which resulted from the onslaught of harmful PM2.5 particles, a study released by a US civic group sho...

Apr 8, 2019
Health
[Graphic News] Growth of medicine side effects slows in 2018

South Korea saw reports of medication side effects gain about 2 percent in 2018, although their rate of growth slowed sharply from the prior year, data showed. Local health authorities handled 257...

Mar 24, 2019
Health
[Graphic News] Foreign patients report satisfaction with S. Korean medical services

Foreigners visiting South Korea for medical treatment are largely satisfied with the services they receive, a poll showed. Foreign patients gave an average rating of 90.5 out of 100 for the level ...

Mar 10, 2019
Health
[Graphic News] Measles rates soar worldwide

Of the global surge in measles last year, just 10 countries accounted for three-quarters of all cases, the UN children’s agency said, including one of the world’s richest nations, France. Ninety-e...

Mar 6, 2019
Health
Imports of medical cannabis to be allowed next month

A revised narcotics bill that goes into effect March 12 will give the green light to imports of medical cannabis for self-treatment under strict conditions. Under the revised law, cannabis derivativ...

Feb 19, 2019
Health
Sudden heart problems kill 3.6 times more people than car crashes

More than 18,000 people died from sudden cardiac arrest without previous symptoms or warning signs in 2017 -- making it a bigger cause of death than lung cancer, at 17,980, and road traffic accidents...

Jan 10, 2019
Health
Heart meeting features fish oil, vitamin D, cholesterol news

CHICAGO (AP) — Fish oil, vitamin D, novel drugs, new cholesterol guidelines: News from an American Heart Association conference over the weekend reveals a lot about what works and what does not for p...

Nov 12, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] S. Koreans rank No. 1 in OECD in hospital visits

South Koreans rank first among major economies in terms of visits made to hospitals in 2016, government data showed. According to the data by the National Health Insurance Service, South Koreans v...

Nov 6, 2018
Health
[Weekender] Traditional Korean medicine a game changer in medical tourism industry

It has been a decade since South Korea started issuing short-term visas for foreigners seeking medical treatment here as part of measures to boost medical tourism. Since then, the medical tourism ma...

Nov 1, 2018
Health
Increase in work hours reduces pregnancy chance: report

An increase in working hours among women reduces the chance of them getting pregnant, a report showed Tuesday. According to the report by the National Assembly Budget Office, the chance of conceivin...

Oct 30, 2018
Health
Immunotherapy scores a first win against some breast cancers

For the first time, one of the new immunotherapy drugs has shown promise against breast cancer in a large study that combined it with chemotherapy to treat an aggressive form of the disease. But the ...

Oct 21, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] S. Korea's ratio of doctors lowest among OECD countries

The overall number of hospital beds and medical equipment in South Korea exceeded other major economies, while the number of doctors was lowest, data has showed. South Korea had an average of 12 b...

Oct 17, 2018
Health
Yoga gets tipsier, fuller with some beer

Lowering into a lunge, stretch your left arm up. Close your eyes and concentrate on the balance. Then, with your right arm, grab a beer and take a sip, perfecting the “sun salutation” pose It has be...

Oct 4, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] Cancer still No. 1 cause of death in South Korea

Cancer remained the leading cause of death in South Korea in 2017, with heart-related illnesses second, government data showed. A total of 285,534 South Koreans died in 2017, up 1.7 percent from a...

Oct 2, 2018
Health
Cancer to kill 10m in 2018 despite better prevention

Cancer will kill nearly 10 million people this year, experts said Wednesday, warning the disease's global burden continues to rise in spite of better prevention and earlier diagnosis. An estimated 1...

Sept 13, 2018
Health

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