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Hospitals to file collect suit to nullify reduction of MRI test fee
The Korean Hospital Association said Wednesday that it will file a collective lawsuit against the Health Ministry to nullify the government's decision to lower MRI or CT test fees.
"We cannot let the medical insura...
Government urged to correct biased drug pricing system
The flawed drug pricing system should be blamed for rampant rebate, a local professor said in a workshop Monday.
In the workshop organized by the Korean Medical Association, Professor Kim Won-shik of Konkuk Univers...
Childhood asthma is rising
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, and yet many parents know little about it. Although asthma can occur in people of any age, even in infants, most children with the illness developed it by about ...
Rush to buy iodide pills unnecessary, experts say
The Korea Medical Association released a second statement Tuesday that “the level of radiation nationwide is not enough to harm human health, and foods that contain iodine are also not recommended as their preventive ...
Blue Apple campaign highlights health of prostate
The Korean Urological Association (KUA) said Wednesday that it will launch a Blue Apple public information campaign to enhance the public awareness to the health of prostate.
The campaign focuses on the prevention ...
Consumer complaints over medical mishap soar 41% in 12 years
Complaints filed to Korea Consumer Agency soared to 761 cases last year, up 41 percent from 450 cases in 2000 as consumers sustained medical accidents.
According to the agency, the number of petitions, including co...
Red ginseng is re-spotlighted
Influenced by radiation danger from Japan’s tsunami-smashed nuclear plant, more people are turning their attention to the efficacy of ginseng and red ginseng.
Red ginseng is known to boost immunity, combat diabetes...
Demand for iodine related products on sharp increase
Robust sales of radiation safety items including vitamins and functional health foods has been shown here in response to the nuclear reactor crisis in Japan has been on the increase, according to marketing sources.
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Elderly patients with depression rose 1.7-fold in 5 years
The number of elderly people aged over 65 years who see a psychiatrist for depression increased by over 1.7-fold in 2009 from 2004. The rise is largely attributable to changing attitudes toward depression with many re...
Tax report laws under revision
The Planning and Finance Committee of the National Assembly passed revisions of a political fund-raising law on Monday that would, if adopted, address the longstanding practice by mandating doctors and lawyers to have...
