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More women turn to illegal abortion drugs

Over a month has passed since the OB-GYN doctors' abortion boycott protesting the new government regulation that suspends medical licenses for performing the procedures.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-28 17:02

Korea's number of childbirths continues to decline in July

The number of newborns in South Korea fell again in July, government data showed Friday, in the latest sign of the chronically low birthrate that has plagued Asia's fourth-largest economy for more than a decade.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-28 15:30

Hospital tests man in suspected MERS case

A hospital is testing for a second time a South Korean man with suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the man having previously tested negative, health authorities said Saturday.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-22 22:10

CCTV cameras may become common fixture in operating rooms

Starting next month, a Gyeonggi provincial government-operated medical facility will install surveillance cameras inside operating rooms to more closely check on possible medical malpractice and abuse of anesthetized patients. It is yet to be seen whether the initiative will encourage other hospitals to follow suit amid growing public calls for the cameras following cases of ...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-18 16:59

MERS infection route remains mystery

How a Korean man who visited Kuwait andcontracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is puzzling because the health authorities of Kuwait said the infection was unlikely to have originated there. Mustafa Redha, undersecretary for Kuwait's Ministry of Health, said Wednesday local time that all 10 people who had had close contact with the confirmed Korean MERS patient tested negative for the virus.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-13 16:14

New outbreak: 61 students show food poisoning signs; cause unknown

Forty-five students from Changwon Masan Jeil High School and 16 from Changwon Science High School have been suffering symptoms of food poisoning - fever, stomach ache and diarrhea - since Sept. 3.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-13 15:31

Emirates Airlines withholds list of passengers in possible contact with MERS patient

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) is having difficulty receiving passenger information on an Emirates Airlines flight that carried a man who was confirmed to have been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The 61-year-old man departed from Kuwait for Incheon with a transfer at Dubai, and later tested positive for MERS after arriv...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-12 16:42

10 suspected MERS cases test negative

All 10 people who had shown symptoms of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) tested negative for the disease, health authorities said Wednesday. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said one person who came into close contact with a MERS patient and another nine people who came into ordinary contact, and who had been placed under quarantine have ...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-12 11:10

Gov't struggling to find people in contact with MERS patients

Government efforts to contain the further spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) are facing a roadblock, as it is struggling to locate people who came into contact with a patient confirmed with the disease over the weekend. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), Tuesday, the patient, 61, who took a three-week business trip to Kuwa...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-11 17:55

Parent seeks extra time for narcoleptic student at college exams

A parent of a narcoleptic student has challenged an education ministry decision not to grant the student special consideration at college entrance exams. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder in which a person suddenly falls asleep.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-11 16:17

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