Koreans’ hospitalization due to chronic diseases and their outpatient antibiotic prescriptions are decreasing but prescriptions for patient safety-related drugs and mental health need to be managed, key findings from OECD Health at a Glance report showed.On Monday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare
One in eight flights arriving in Korea was confirmed to have multiple pathogens, including enterotoxigenic E. coli, a type of harmful E. coli bacteria.On Monday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) released the results of on-board quarantine for 493 flights arriving in Korea from
The government will consider revoking the licenses of doctors addicted to drugs and imposing fines on hospitals and physicians that misuse or abuse drug prescriptions, particularly in the context of narcotics control.The government held the seventh meeting of the Drug Control Council at the Governme
Forty medical schools nationwide have requested to increase their enrollment quota by up to 2,847 students in 2025 and 3,953 students in 2030.The Ministry of Health and Welfare released the results of the demand survey for expanding medical school students on Tuesday.The survey, a follow-up to the “
Alcohol consumption may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with fatty liver disease, a new study has shown.The National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Monday that its research team has reached such a conclusion wh
Sleep disorder patients increased by 28.5 percent, and their medical expenses soared by 86.8 percent from 2018 to 2022.On Thursday, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) released the health insurance treatment status of patients with sleep disorders from 2018 to 2022 using health insurance tr
The supply shortage of Sudafed (ingredient: pseudoephedrine hydrochloride), used for cold and sinus congestion relife, is likely to be resolved in November.An official from the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Pharmaceutical Affairs Division said so at a meeting with journalists covering the ministr
The government will launch an interagency council on "MyData" with the private sector to overhaul related laws and establish a medical data transmission system between transmitters and recipients by 2024. The authorities will also expand the scope of individuals’ medical data use.The Personal Inform
The simultaneous exposure of shift workers to long shifts and short breaks has a synergistic interaction and increases the risk of depression, a new study shows.Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital Seoul said Monday that a team led by Professor Lee June-hee of the Department of Occupational and Envir
Asan Medical Center (AMC) said Friday it has signed a business agreement with Lotte Hotel to raise the global profile of Korean healthcare.Through the agreement, the two sides will work closely together to secure global competitiveness in healthcare services, provide world-class medical services to
K-Bio Vaccine Fund Nos. 1 and 2 have raised 261.6 billion won ($199.6 million) in investment. The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to start investments this year through a priority formation procedure.The ministry said Tuesday that K-Bio Vaccine Fund No. 1 has reached the required minimum capita
Over the past five years, the cost of heart disease treatment has increased by 38.5 percent in Korea. Medical expenses increased in all age groups, but the increase was especially pronounced for those under 30.On Tuesday, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) released the results
Korean researchers have found that treatment for hepatitis B should be initiated based on viral loads, not liver somatic index, to lower the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) effectively.Asan Medical Center said Tuesday that its research team, led by Professors Lim Young-suk and Choi Won-mook o
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will push to expand the enrollment quota for nursing school seats along with the expansion of medical school students for the 2025 academic year.The ministry aims to increase the number of nursing school students by about 1,000 from the 2025 academic year and discu
Yonsei Cancer Hospital has surpassed 500 robotic breast surgeries.Professors Park Hyung-seok, Kim Ji-ye, and Ahn Ji-hyun of the Breast Surgery Team at Yonsei Cancer Hospital said Friday that they had performed the 500th robotic breast surgery recently.It was the world's largest number of robotic bre
Innovative medical technologies, such as digital treatment devices and diagnostic aids using artificial intelligence, have been decided to receive insurance benefits.The Ministry of Health and Welfare deliberated and approved the “Plan for Medical Benefits for Digital Therapeutic Devices and AI Inno
The Ministry of Health and Welfare stated that Korea should explore avenues for permitting stem cell treatments beyond the scope of research.The ministry addressed a written query from Rep. Kang Gi-yun of the People Power Party, who raised concerns about South Koreans seeking stem cell therapy abroa
Premier Partners has been chosen as the manager of the K-Bio and Vaccine 2nd Fund.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday that it has selected Premier Partners as the lead manager of the K-Bio and Vaccine Fund No. 2 and will proceed with the priority formation process for the currently raised
The prescription of choline alfoscerate-based drugs for dementia prevention has increased annually, although they have not been proven effective in preventing dementia, according to a lawmaker.Rep. Nam In-soon of the Democratic Party of Korea said so Wednesday after analyzing relevant data from the
Critics have pointed out that there are many side effects, such as the worsening of health insurance finances, due to measures to strengthen health insurance coverage in the so-called Mooncare, thus named after former President Moon Jae-in.However, a recent analysis showed that Mooncare has had cons