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Thu, July 18, 2019 | 23:13

Graphic warnings on cigarette packs to be larger

Graphic warnings on cigarette packs will be larger, and bright colors and fancy logos will be eliminated from them, the health ministry announced, Tuesday. In addition, indoor smoking at all public facilities will be banned by 2025 and smoking prevention programs will be implemented from an early age.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-05-21 18:05

Red fire ants discovered in imported stones from China

Four red fire ants were discovered at a port in Incheon, west of Seoul, prompting officials to intensify countermeasures against infestations, authorities in South Korea said Tuesday. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency confirmed that the highly invasive ant species were discovered in landscape rocks from one of the containers shipped from the Guangdong province in China.

2019-05-21 09:34

Western, traditional Korean medicine doctors clash over X-ray, blood tests

A decades-old debate over “territory infringement” in the medical sector is being revived, following plans by traditional Korean medicine doctors to use X-ray machines and administer blood tests.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-20 15:46

Alarms for infectious diseases raised as weather becomes hot

As the days get warmer, May has become a month of precautions for the health authorities as well as people here as infectious diseases usually prevalent in summer are already starting to spread.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-19 15:17

South Korea makes EU drug standard whitelist

South Korea has made the European Union's (EU) drug whitelist, which is expected boost the country's medical exports going forward, the Seoul government said Wednesday. The country has been added to the list of non-EU countries that have been determined to have medicine-related manufacturing and supervision standards on par with member states of the political and economic uni...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-05-15 10:35

Foreign students in Korea face higher health costs

Foreign students who stay in Korea for over six months can expect to shoulder higher medical insurance costs starting July, when a new law kicks in to enforce their compulsory registration in the state healthcare insurance system.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-05-12 17:16

Common diseases for elderly: hypertension, diabetes, dental problems, Alzheimer's

The Korea Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, has released a study about ailments that afflict many people over the age of 50 and thus need special attention in order for them to maintain a healthy life.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-12 16:38

Measures sought to root out 'ghost surgery'

Doctors who employ people without a medical license to perform “ghost surgery” will face prison terms, according to the health ministry and Rep. Kim Sang-hee of the Democratic Party of Korea, Sunday. The ruling party lawmaker submitted a revision bill to the Medical Act recently in an effort to secure patients' safety and rights by eradicating ghost surgery, a practice where ...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-12 16:38

Nationality main factor in discrimination against foreigners

Koreans discriminate against foreign residents mainly based on their country of origin, a survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Government showed Tuesday.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-05-07 17:25

Calls grow to ease forced hospitalization rules

There are growing calls for the government to ease the regulations on forced hospitalization on mental health grounds amid recent prominent homicide and assault cases by mentally ill outpatients. The government has launched a review on implementing “judicial hospitalization,” ordered by courts if deemed necessary, to admit mental patients to a hospital at the request of relat...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-05-06 16:55

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