The government said Wednesday that it would run a pilot project, allowing sick or injured workers in six localities to rest and receive part of their income as sick pay from July 4.The six areas are Jongro-gu in Seoul, Bucheon in Gyeonggi Province, Cheonan in South Chungcheong Province, Suncheon in
Korea’s suicide rate declined slightly in 2020 from 2019, but the country still recorded the highest rate among OECD member nations, with men more likely to take their lives than women, a government report said.According to the 2022 Suicide Prevention White Paper released by the Ministry of Health a
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will limit the use of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, a treatment for inflammatory diseases, on older adults and other high-risk groups only when existing treatments prove ineffective.“For patients 65 and older, high-risk cardiovascular groups and those with malign
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) has been analyzing how new reimbursements for antidiabetic combination therapies mixing oral SGLT-2 and DPP-4 inhibitors would affect the national health insurance financing.If the national health insurance covers SGLT-2 inhibitors in combina
Korea reported an increase in new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, but the daily tally remained below 10,000 for five consecutive days.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported that Korea added 9,778 Covid-19 cases, including 41 from overseas, bringing the total to 18,239,056. Health offici
The government said that Korea is estimated to have a 94.9 percent Covid-19 antibody positivity through vaccinations and natural infections.On Tuesday, the Central Disease Control Headquarters released the Covid-19 antibody positivity survey report results.The results were from a pool of 1,612 peopl
The government said Friday that it would work out institutional and cultural measures to allow Covid-19 patients to automatically take a leave of absence instead of lifting quarantine obligations for those who test positive for the virus.It will decide whether to lift the quarantine obligation for c
Experts will gather in Seoul this month to discuss the importance of regulatory science in the bio-health industry and strategies for further advancement.The Korean Society of Food, Drug and Cosmetics Regulatory Sciences (KFDC) said at a news conference on Friday that it would hold a conference on r
The government plans to survey 10,000 patients to make guidelines for treating long Covid, lasting aftereffects seen by many recovered people.Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday that the government decided to conduct the survey as a proper investigation has been insufficient despite many people
The number of patients diagnosed with end-stage renal failure last year more than doubled compared to 2012 in Korea, a state health insurance agency said Friday.According to a report released by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) about end-stage renal failure treatment status from 2012 to
The number of new health startups increased two-fold in the past seven years in Korea, government data showed.The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) released the survey results on new health industry businesses.The government has been surveying
“Korea has reached a point where the government cannot just continue to strengthen its quarantine rules,” New KDCA Commissioner Peck Kyong-ran said on Thursday.So, the government will decide the level, considering people’s acceptability and social influence under the principle of “scientific quarant
On Wednesday, the health authorities designated monkeypox as a second-degree legal infectious disease out of a four-tier system, as the disease is spreading fast around the globe.Currently, 22 diseases, including Covid-19, tuberculosis, and chickenpox, are grouped as the second-level contagious dise
Starting Wednesday, all international arrivals will not have to isolate themselves for a week whether they received Covid-19 vaccines or not and whether they are Koreans or foreigners.According to officials at the Central Disease Control Headquarters, the lifting of mandatory seven-day self-quaranti
Korea’s new Covid-19 cases showed a decline for the 11th consecutive week in the first week of June, with teens and 20-somethings showing the highest incidence, health officials said Tuesday.In contrast, both infection rate and share fell among the high-risk group of adults 60 and older as they bega
Starting next Wednesday, unvaccinated foreign arrivals won’t have to isolate themselves for a week like their vaccinated counterparts, officials said Friday.According to Central Disaster Management Headquarters, the government has decided to apply the quarantine exemption to unvaccinated entrants fr
The health authorities have formed a task force of experts to work out criteria for lifting Covid-19 quarantine obligations and announce the results around June 17, officials said Thursday.Initially, the government had planned to remove Covid-19 rules, including the mandatory quarantine of confirmed
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said local pharmaceutical companies have submitted results of tests to detect impurities, including N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potential carcinogen. The ministry will do next with the data to draw the pharmaceutical industry’s attention.The MFDS said
In keeping with the continuous decline of new Covid-19 cases, the government will discontinue the operations of community treatment centers and temporary testing facilities from Wednesday.The Central Disaster Management Headquarters (CDMH) said community treatment centers nationwide, responsible for
The medical community seems to be wary of the repercussion of the recent court ruling to reissue a license to a doctor who had his license revoked due to the abandonment of his patient’s body.The lenient verdict that has not considered the medical circles’ position on the case might trigger public c