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Smoking to be banned around preschools, daycare centers

Smoking will be banned near the 50,000 daycare centers and kindergartens nationwide starting Dec. 31, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Wednesday. Violators will be subject to 100,000 won ($88) in fines.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-14 16:47

Four dead: Safety of IV drips comes into question

The health authorities are investigating the deaths of four patients in Incheon who died over a four-month period after being treated using intravenous (IV) drips.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-13 17:43

South Koreans overuse antibiotics: World Health Organization

Antibiotic consumption is higher in South Korea, compared with most other members of the OECD, a club of mostly rich countries, according to a report revealed Monday. The World Health Organization's (WHO) report on an overview of consumption of antibiotics around the world shows that South Korea used 27.68 defined daily doses (DDD) per 1,000 people in 2015, higher than most o...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-13 14:52

Gov't to develop technology to help find missing people

The government will invest 32 billion won ($28 million) for the next five years in developing technology to help find missing people.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-12 17:06

5% of Koreans have contemplated suicide: study

Korea's high suicide rate has become a serious societal issue with a study showing that around 5 percent of the population have contemplated killing themselves in the last year. Experts are calling for the government to come up with stronger suicide prevention policies to tackle the problem.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-11 16:12

Health officials criticized for late response to BCG vaccine

Health officials are under fire for their belated response to the Japanese-made percutaneous BCG vaccination, which was found to have arsenic exceeding Japan's daily limit.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-09 15:52

Korea revokes driver's licenses of visually impaired athletes

South Korean authorities have revoked driver's licenses of visually impaired athletes who took part in the Asian Para Games, officials here said Friday, following their vision tests.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-09 09:46

Fine dust countermeasures to be applied on private sector

The alternate day driving ban will be expanded from the public sector to the private sector starting next February, as a strengthened countermeasure against fine dust, the government said Thursday. Incentives for diesel cars will also be abolished because old diesel vehicles have been named as one of the factors generating fine dust.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-08 16:37

Korea takes emergency measures to mitigate fine dust [PHOTOS]

South Korea took emergency measures to curb fine dust in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday for the first time in eight months. The Ministry of Environment issued a particulate matter advisory, which calls for extraordinary steps in the capital area, including an even and odd road rationing for public-sector vehicles and the reduction of operation hours at cons...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-07 11:28

25% of elderly have no single meal with family: study

One out of four elderly people has not had a single meal with a family member within the last year, a study showed, Tuesday. These people have a 30 percent higher chance of developing depression compared to those who eat with their family.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-06 16:40

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