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Korean adopted as baby searches for her biological parents

There are tears and heartbreaks in every adoption story. Nevertheless, some people manage successfully to build their lives in a new place with the love and support of a new family. Unfortunately, it was not the case for Lee Hyung-ja, who was adopted by a Swedish couple in 1974 when she was only a year old.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-29 16:52

Korean parents let YouTube babysit their children

For Kim, an office worker in her late 30s, the smartphone used to be a useful childcare device. “When my daughter was still three or four-years-old, she didn't leave me alone for a single moment,” Kim said. “I found myself handing her my smartphone so she could occupy herself with a Pororo cartoon or something. I felt some guilt for letting the child get immersed in the mobil...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-28 16:39

Korean childbirths continue to decline in September

The number of newborns in South Korea fell again in September, government data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign of the chronically low birthrate that has plagued Asia's fourth-largest economy for more than a decade. About 26,100 babies were born in September, down 4,000, or 13.3 percent, from 30,100 tallied a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Kore...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-28 13:50

Rule on ending life-sustaining treatment to be more practical

The regulation on ending life-sustaining treatment for terminally ill patients will be eased next year to become more practical by narrowing the scope of “family consent” required for approval of the cessation. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Sunday, the National Assembly recently passed the revision to the law to allow patients to stop the medical treatmen...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-25 16:56

Gov't lacks budget to prevent TB outbreak

The government's lack of policies and budget to contain highly infectious tuberculosis is stirring fears of for a possible outbreak.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-25 16:18

South Korea moving to give dying patients more control over own fate

The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it will allow patients to end their life-sustaining treatment when approved by the spouse, parents and offspring, reducing the scope of family members that are required to give approval. The existing law stipulates that "all members of the patient's family have unanimously expressed an intention" to end the life-sustaining treatment of ...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-25 11:38

'Goshiwon,' housing alternative for low-income urban tenants

A 34-year-old mail delivery man, surnamed Cho, had lived in a 6.6-square-meter room with no windows and walls that were so thin that he could literally hear every word and every move of more than 20 tenants on the same floor. Cho was among seven victims of a fire on Nov. 9 that broke out at a low-cost boarding housing facility -- commonly referred to as a "goshiwon" in Korean...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-23 09:31

N. Korea's maternity mortality rate 8 times higher than S. Korea's

Health and welfare conditions in North Korea have turned for the worse in recent years, especially for pregnant women and infants, according to a report, Tuesday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) said the report, based on the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) 2017 World Population Report, showed the North's maternity mortality rate stood at 82 in 100,000.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-20 18:36

More fathers quit their jobs and take full-time childcare

The number of men who are taking on full-time childcare without any additional employment has been increasing since last year, especially among men in their 30s, according to a report, Monday. It said the trend shows gender stereotypes are being broken.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-19 17:21

Gov't to designate more alcohol-free zones

The government is set to designate no drinking zones near public areas and government offices nationwide by 2020, as part of efforts to curb damage caused by intoxicated people. The Ministry of Health and Welfare recently said it would seek to revise the National Health Promotion Act to designate alcohol-free zones similar to the current no smoking zones.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-11-18 16:41

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