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Korea ramps up testing capacity for COVID-19

Feb 25, 2020

According to the society, 39,279 samples from 24,248 persons had been tested as of Saturday. Sung Heung-sup, a laboratory medicine professor at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, said the current COVID-1...
[Graphic News] COVID-19 death toll surpasses that of SARS

Feb 19, 2020

The new coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year has now killed more than 2,000 people and spread around the world. The latest figures from China show there were more than...
Korea in for a long fight against virus: experts

Feb 19, 2020

A series of novel coronavirus cases without epidemiological ties to previous patients have been reported in Korea in the past four days, with one believed to be linked to at least 15 others. A Korea...
[Graphic News] Some 85,000 terminal patients opt to die with dignity over 2 years

Feb 9, 2020

More than 85,000 terminally ill South Koreans have chosen to forgo life-prolonging treatment since the legalization of the right to die with dignity two years ago, government data showed. The law ...
What doctors know, don’t know about new coronavirus

Feb 7, 2020

Infectious disease experts say virus battle far from over
New coronavirus: Tips for staying safe

Jan 29, 2020

What is it, how bad is it, and how can we protect ourselves?
Cardiac arrest most common during Seollal, Chuseok holidays: Study

Jan 22, 2020

Can holiday stress lead to heart malfunctions?
Lung cancer survival rates up in Seoul

Jan 6, 2020

Seven in 10 lung cancer patients who have undergone surgery at Asan Medical Center in Seoul have survived, the hospital said in a report. The cardiothoracic surgery department at Asan Medical Center...
‘Time is ticking for action on antimicrobial resistance’

Dec 9, 2019

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Korea is hosting an international meeting to fight the rising public health threat of drug resistance. The seventh session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission task ...
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks among top OECD member countries in treatment of cancer: data

Nov 21, 2019

South Korea ranks as one of the leading members among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in the treatment of cancer, medical data showed. The 2019 Health at a Glance report ...
Too much time on smartphone poses health threat

Nov 18, 2019

Overusing your smartphone may wreck your health, experts say
[Newsmaker] Government mulls banning photos of celebrities on alcohol bottles

Nov 4, 2019

Korean liquor manufacturers may no longer be allowed to use photos of celebrities on their beverage packaging. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it would come up with measures banning t...
[Graphic News] Third of S. Koreans prescribed narcotics in past year: data

Nov 3, 2019

A third of South Koreans were given prescription narcotics in the past year, as more people received comprehensive medical checkups, government data showed. More than 17.8 million people received ...
[Graphic News] Health insurance costs for smoking, drinking hit W13tr

Oct 24, 2019

Health insurance spending to cover smoking and drinking-related treatments reached 13 trillion won ($11 billion) from 2016 through 2018, data showed. According to a report submitted to Rep. Jung C...
[Newsmaker] Government issues ‘grave warning’ against liquid e-cigarettes

Oct 23, 2019

The government on Wednesday warned against using liquid e-cigarettes, or e-liquids, until health perils associated with them are better understood. “The Health and Welfare Ministry strongly recommen...