The number of osteoporosis patients is approaching 1.2 million a year, but the budget for developing and disseminating osteoporosis guidelines has been cut in full.Rep. In Jae-geun of the Democratic Party of Korea said so Wednesday after analyzing data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention A
In the aftermath of Covid-19, Korea's national health insurance system has attracted the attention of developing countries.The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) held the 20th International Training Course on Health Insurance from Sept. 15 to 20 with the attendance of health officials and infl
From June 2022 to May 2023, 5,997 poisoned patients visited 15 emergency medical centers in 14 cities and provinces nationwide. More than half of them were addicted to therapeutic drugs.On Wednesday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) released the results of its in-depth survey o
The Korean government decided to keep the health insurance premiums unchanged at 7.09 percent for 2024 due to high inflation and interest rates. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it convened a meeting of the health insurance policy deliberation committee on Tuesday afternoon and dete
In response to the spread of the Covid-19 variants, the government will start vaccinating citizens free of charge with the new vaccine targeting the prevalent XBB variant, specifically XBB.1.5, from Oct. 19, 2023 to March 31, 2024.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said that it w
Last year, 1,066 people were infected with HIV/AIDS, a 9.3 percent increase from the previous year. Five people were infected through the shared use of narcotics.Rep. Choi Young-hee of the People Power Party analyzed data on the status of AIDS infection in the last five years submitted by the Korea
Korea’s attraction of foreign patients is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. However, visits by patients from the Middle East, who come here to treat relatively serious diseases instead of skin, beauty, and plastic surgery, are slow to recover, medical sources said.Especially slow is the recover
Riddled with issues barring effective pediatric care, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) said on Friday that it prepared follow-up measures to prevent the collapse of pediatric care including doubling the night-time pediatric consultation fee and increasing pediatric hospital facility budgets
The Korean Society of Heart Failure (KSHF) celebrated its 20th anniversary amid mounting calls from society members to reclassify heart failure as a severe illness.Founded in 2003 as a research committee under the Korean Society of Cardiology, the KSHF was elevated to an independent society in March
Breast cancer patients are demanding insurance coverage for Novartis' Piqray (alpelisib) after it failed to meet the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) Cancer Disease Review Committee's criteria.Piqray is a "PIK3CAα inhibitor" that blocks the excessive activity of the PI3K pathway
Referencing a recent paper “E-Cigarettes and Smoking: Correlation, Causation, and Selection Bias," Professor Anna Choi of Public Administration at Sejong University shared that the government's discouragement of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use, could have been a missed opportunity.Ba
A measure is being promoted to allow sperm donors for fertility treatment to receive the same protection as egg donors.Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea proposed the “Bioethics Act Amendment Bill” to that effect on behalf of other lawmakers on Thursday.According to Shi
Amidst growing concerns and debates over the healthcare insurance system, European pharmaceutical companies have weighed in, highlighting the need to improve access to treatment for patients in Korea.The 2023 EU Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) White Paper, detailing proposals concerning the regu
Regulators from across the globe emphasized that the realization of the “Smokefree 2030” policy requires the introduction of rational e-cigarette regulation policies through collaboration between the tobacco industry, regulators, and policymakers.The 13th Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum 2023 (GTNF 2
Patient groups and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety are running parallel over the safety and efficacy of generic drugs for Parkinson's.Industry insiders are watching how the dispute continues amid mounting patient dissatisfaction with generic drugs.The bickering began in December 2021 when globa
About 8,000 doctors prescribed medical narcotics to themselves annually for the past three years, prompting calls for banning doctors from self-prescribing narcotic drugs by law.These and other facts were revealed at a public debate organized by Rep. Choi Youn-suk of the ruling People Power Party (P
As the number of shingles vaccinations among older adults has steadily increased, the government must work out measures, including free vaccinations for the elderly and vulnerable people, a lawmaker said Monday.Rep. In Jae-geun of the Democratic Party of Korea made these and other points based on an
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said it will commence the first phase of the national immunization program (NIP) for influenza from Wednesday.During the first phase, the KDCA plans to target children under 13, including infants.According to the KDCA, it will vaccinate children
The number of people treated for depression and anxiety disorders among workers in childcare and educational facilities has nearly doubled in the past five years.Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the Democratic Party of Korea analyzed the National Health Insurance Service's data titled "Current Status of Depr
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said it is pushing for a swift introduction and distribution of a new vaccine developed specifically to counter the XBB 1.5, an Omicron sub-variant, for the 2023-24 winter season.Responding to a request from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
