The Korea Herald

‘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...
[Video] Using robotics in dementia prevention, care

Oct 20, 2019

An orb with a set of ears, blinky eyes and the voice and speech manners of a chatty child is making advances in dementia therapy at a hospital in Seoul. Named Bomy, the robot assists cognitive train...
[Graphic News] No. of seniors suffering mental disorders rising rapidly

Oct 15, 2019

The number of elderly South Koreans with mental health issues has risen sharply in recent years, as the country scrambles to provide better health care for its people, a report showed. In the repo...
[Graphic News] Foreign patient arrivals up 18% in 2018

Oct 9, 2019

The number of foreigners visiting South Korea for medical treatment shot up 18 percent last year, government data showed. In a report to the National Assembly, the Korea Health Industry Developmen...
[Graphic News] Dementia cost Koreans more than W2tr last year

Oct 6, 2019

As the population ages, the number of South Koreans with dementia has soared in recent years and so have associated costs, data showed. In 2018, dementia-related medical spending exceeded the 2 tril...
Younger smokers face new challenges in going smoke-free

Aug 28, 2019

Smokers of the younger generations face challenges disparate from those troubling previous generations, giving rise to the need for renewed countermeasures suited to the contemporary smoking scene, a...
79-year-old with artificial heart reaches 1,000-day milestone

Aug 7, 2019

A woman, 79, who received a partial artificial heart transplant has lived for over 1,000 days since surgery, Samsung Medical Center said Wednesday. The patient was fitted with the then-latest third-...
[Graphic News] Cigarette sales down 0.6% in H1

Aug 6, 2019

Sales of cigarettes in South Korea edged down 0.6 percent in the first half of 2019 from a year prior, data showed, amid an anti-smoking campaign and higher prices. South Korean smokers purchased ...
[Herald Interview] Why correct information on clean air matters

May 15, 2019

Facebook group allows expats to share tips on air quality, how to protect themselves