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Sat, June 23, 2018 | 02:18

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'Cannabis needed for medical treatment'

Kim is a medical doctor and a mother of a seven-year-old boy who suffers Lennos-Gastaut syndrome, childhood-onset epilepsy. She learned about the effectiveness of cannabis oil in treating epilepsy symptoms, and ordered it from overseas last year. The oil arrived in Korea but never got to her address. Instead, the prosecution which was tipped off by the customs authority visit...

2018-04-02 17:45

Parents shave hair for Autism Awareness Day [PHOTOS]

Hundreds of parents of autistic children had their hair shaved in a tearful street rally near the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Monday, calling on the government to expand welfare for them.

2018-04-02 17:14

Doctors, gov't tussle over healthcare policy

The conflict between the government and the medical community is heating up over the former's expanded health insurance coverage project called “Moon Jae-in care.” The negotiation between the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korean Medical Association (KMA), doctors' representative group, recently broke down. “Moon care” aims to provide financial support for all treatme...

2018-04-01 17:11

Rise of subway free riders amid aging society

A man sits alone at Tapgol Park. / Korea Times fileBy Kwak Yeon-sooAround 9:30 a.m., an 81-year-old man surnamed Kim steps into Tapgol Park in downtown Seoul and sits underneath the old pavilion. A 45-minute subway ride from his house in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, it has become a part of his daily routine after his wife passed away four years ago. Tapgol Park, where the March...

2018-03-30 16:42

'Sexual abuse victims need courage'

Korean society should encourage more victims of sexual abuse to speak up about their innermost pain without fear of being judged or their motives questioned, a human rights advocate said Friday.

2018-03-30 16:02

Korea to require seatbelts for all passengers

All car passengers will have to wear seatbelts starting later this year. The National Police Agency said early this week that a new law requiring every passenger to wear a seatbelt will come into force on Sept. 28, after a six-month grace period.

2018-03-30 14:20

Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed at pig farm

Quarantine officials have slaughtered more than 900 pigs near Seoul, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday, as South Korea confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) with a rare A-type virus at a pig farm. The farm in Gimpo, 30 kilometers northwest from the capital city, on Monday reported a suspected case, and the sick pig tested positive for FMD, the Ministry of ...

2018-03-27 13:34

Single moms urge gov't for support

Raising a child alone is viewed negatively in Korean society. Despite this social perception, a growing number of single mothers take are taking full care of their children. There are calls for the government to enforce greater responsibility on children's biological fathers, as equally as single mothers.

2018-03-27 09:54

Korea's struggles with mental health insurance coverage: lessons learned from the US

Korea is up against a heated debate over the exclusion of other mental health professionals in the provision of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT is one of the most effective psychotherapy approaches for treating mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Given that Korea has among the highest rates of suicide and mental health problems, proper regulation of...

2018-03-25 16:40

Government to improve trauma center system

The government announced Thursday it will spend more money on trauma centers across the country to improve medical treatment for serious injuries. The poor conditions at 10 trauma centers became an issue last November after a North Korean soldier defected to the South through the Demilitarized Zone. Ajou University Hospital’s trauma specialist Lee Cook-jong led the medical team operating on the North Korean soldier, and spoke of the poor conditions and manpower shortage there.

2018-03-23 19:31

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