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[Graphic News] Foreign patients report satisfaction with S. Korean medical services

Mar 10, 2019

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 ...
[Graphic News] Measles rates soar worldwide

Mar 6, 2019

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...
Imports of medical cannabis to be allowed next month

Feb 19, 2019

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...
Sudden heart problems kill 3.6 times more people than car crashes

Jan 10, 2019

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...
Heart meeting features fish oil, vitamin D, cholesterol news

Nov 12, 2018

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...
[Graphic News] S. Koreans rank No. 1 in OECD in hospital visits

Nov 6, 2018

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...
[Weekender] Traditional Korean medicine a game changer in medical tourism industry

Nov 1, 2018

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...
Increase in work hours reduces pregnancy chance: report

Oct 30, 2018

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...
Immunotherapy scores a first win against some breast cancers

Oct 21, 2018

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 ...
[Graphic News] S. Korea's ratio of doctors lowest among OECD countries

Oct 17, 2018

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...
Yoga gets tipsier, fuller with some beer

Oct 4, 2018

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...
[Graphic News] Cancer still No. 1 cause of death in South Korea

Oct 2, 2018

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...
Cancer to kill 10m in 2018 despite better prevention

Sept 13, 2018

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...
[Graphic News] Depression rate rises 16% in 5 years

Sept 10, 2018

The number of South Koreans treated for depression last year rose 15.8 percent from five years before, government data showed. Some 681,000 patients were treated for depression last year, up from ...
[Weekender] What effect does boyangsik have on your body?

Aug 9, 2018

Oriental medicine expert introduces what summer food to eat and avoid according to body type