The Korea Herald

Gov't to strengthen monitoring of hepatitis C

Sept 6, 2016

The health ministry rolled out a set of measures Tuesday to further prevent and monitor hepatitis C following the recent mass infection of the virus here. The Ministry of Welfare and Health said it ...
Korea confirms 11th Zika virus infection

Aug 28, 2016

South Korea has confirmed an additional case of Zika infection, raising the number of people infected with the virus here to 11, local health authorities said Saturday. The 64-year-old man came back...
Scientists develop advanced diagnostic technology in breast cancer

Aug 24, 2016

A group of South Korean scientists has developed a technology to diagnose breast cancer in women with dense breasts in 10 minutes, Seoul's science ministry said Wednesday. It is more difficult to de...
Korea confirms first cholera case in 15 years

Aug 23, 2016

South Korea has confirmed its first case of cholera in 15 years, local health authorities said Tuesday. A 59-year-old man from the southern city of Gwangju was confirmed to have been infected with t...
Scientists develop improved breast cancer treatment

Aug 16, 2016

A group of South Korean scientists has developed a new treatment system for breast cancer by enhancing the effectiveness of hormonal treatment, the science ministry said Tuesday. The team led by Par...
Number of HIV, AIDS patients surpasses 10,000 in Korea

Aug 12, 2016

The number of human immunodeficiency virus infections and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients surpassed 10,000 for the first time in South Korea last year, the health authorities said Friday....
Korean women 20 cm taller than century ago

Jul 26, 2016

The average height of Korean women is now 20 centimeters taller than 100 years ago, according to a study published by Imperial College, London, on Monday. Korean women and Iranian men showed the hig...
[Photo News] Global International Partner Meeting

Jul 22, 2016

Kim Young-pill (third from right), a president of Green Cross Medical Science, a subsidiary of Korean biopharmaceutical company Green Cross, poses with foreign clients, who attended the conference he...
How to choose a fitness tracker when they all sound the same

Jul 21, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- Most fitness trackers can measure a lot: steps taken, heart beats, sleep quality and workout performance. That’s a lot of data, but are they useful? It depends on what you’re lookin...
Busan hospitals eyeing Russian market

Jul 12, 2016

Major hospitals in South Korea's second largest city of Busan will stage presentations in Russia later this week as part of their efforts to enter the Russian medical market and entice Russian patien...
Korea issues nationwide encephalitis warning

Jul 11, 2016

South Korea's health authorities on Monday issued a nationwide warning against the spread of encephalitis, advising the public to pay attention to personal hygiene and to get vaccinated if necessary....
Korea’s biggest yoga institute to open in Paju

Jun 23, 2016

Korea’s biggest yoga institute is set to open in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, in September, a report said Thursday. Yoga business firm AJNA, together with Hallyu Training Center, said it will recruit ov...
Rise in patients suffering herniated discs in neck

Jun 19, 2016

Increased use of smartphones is suspected as one of the reasons behind the rise in the number of herniated cervical disc patients in Korea, according to the National Health Insurance Service on Sunda...
Number of blood donors jumps nearly 20% over 4 yrs

Jun 13, 2016

The number of blood donors in South Korea jumped nearly 20 percent over the past four years on the back of the rising participation of teenagers and twenty-somethings, the health ministry said Monday...
Debate arises over antihypertensive, anti-impotence drug

Jun 9, 2016

Controversy has flared up over South Korean authorities' recent approval of a new drug that premises to treat both high blood pressure and erectile dysfunction. In early May, the Ministry of Food an...