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More than one-half of all Koreans found obese
Over one-half of all Korean (5.5 million) examined in 2003 are overweight or obese, National Health Insurance Corporation announced recently.
Of the 3.1 million people who received health examination in 2003, men a...
Hospital group demanding 16% increase of NHI service payment.
President Yoo Tae-jeon and other top executives of the Korea Hospital Association (KHA) called at the MOHW on Oct. 18 to meet Minister Kim Keun-tae, asking for a 16% NHI payment increase to overcome their hospital man...
Five-day workweek system may aggravate hospital management
The full implementation of a 40-hour work system per week at hospital is likely to aggravate hospital management, according to a local symposium.
Speaking at that symposium sponsored by the Korean College of Hospit...
First assessment of depression following cardiovascular diseases in Korea
Approximately 43 percent of patients with cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension and arteriosclerosis, report experiencing symptoms of depression, a local survey found.
The survey of 220 patients with cardio...
Most rheumatoid arthritis patients missing right therapeutic chances.
Every 4 in 10 Korean rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients called at hospitals after the joint already damaged according to a survey conducted by Korea Rheumatism Research Institute.
The Institute reported a survey ti...
Sites for National Medical Center hit snag
The government's steady push to move the National Medical Center to Wonji-dong, Seocho-ku, Seoul, continued to move at a slow pace due to the current regulations of the Ministry of Construction and Transportation to r...
Government urged to show more concern for child diseases
Cancer, hypertension, diabetes and obesity in children aged less than 10 years, which are associated with diseases that used to be considered adult afflictions, are now common in Korea and it's time for parents - and ...
13 hospitals found expensive in medical fee of specific disease groups
13 local general hospitals are receiving their relatively expensive medical fees among specific diseases, said Rep. Chang Hyang-sook of Uri Party who cited data presented by the Health Insurance Review Agency during t...
Medipartner to launch business explanatory session for one-stop service in China
Medipartner said it will hold its medical business explanatory session in Peking, China, during October 21-25 in a bid to entice the investment of Korean hospitals and clinics with high interest in the Chinese market ...
Young breast cancer patients in high recurrence and death risk.
A study reported a far higher recurrence and death risk for young breast cancer patients in Korea.
In the survey on the survival and recurrent rates of breast cancer patients in Korea conducted by Prof. Ahn Se-heon...
