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Beware: seasonal flu is raging

Spring has come and with it seasonal flu. Hospitals see a sharp increase in the number of coughing and sneezing patients at this time of year. Experts say the hike is typical and can be blamed on the big morning-evening temperature gap. They warned this year could see more patients than previous years due to raging ultrafine dust that often contains flu-causing viruses.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-04-11 15:37

Coffee's cancer risk under scrutiny in Korea

Korea's health authorities are scrutinizing the risk of a potentially cancer-causing chemical in coffee, following a Los Angeles judge's decision to require Starbucks and other coffee sellers in California to put cancer warnings on their products. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Tuesday, the risk of acrylamide has come under scrutiny. The ministry is also do...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-04-11 14:06

Chronic insomnia grows on high stress

How did you sleep last night? If you had difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, you may have insomnia. Acute insomnia lasts one night or two mostly due to dramatic changes in the environment. Chronic insomnia occurs at least three times a week and lasts more than three months.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-04-09 18:29

Traditional Korean medicine to get boost in eight developing countries

The institute on Monday started a training program for 16 medical and public health experts from eight countries. The program will continue through April 23, during which time they will learn basic theories of traditional Korean medicine and government policies/training programs needed for the medicine to be promoted in their countries.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-04-09 16:36

Gov't helps at-risk children via 'big data'

A 17-year old boy, whose identity is being withheld, receives 245,000 won ($223) in monthly state support for housing after a social service official in his district found him in a motel in Seoul, where he had been living with his father for months.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-04-08 18:35

Doctors remain at odds over 'Moon Jae-in care'

Doctors and medical professionals with varying interests remain at odds over “Moon Jae-in care,” expanded coverage of the state-run health insurance program, amid the government's drive to control fees for medical services.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-04-03 19:59

'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...

Diseases & welfare | 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.

Diseases & welfare | 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...

Diseases & welfare | 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...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-03-30 16:42

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