7+ hour, 21+ min ago   (190+ words) 5,076 Apply Across 31 Medical Schools Nationwide Average Ratio of 11.08 to 1 Recorded Exceeds 10.52 to 1 for Regional Talent Track Applications for South Korea's new regional doctor track, which requires students to serve 10 years in the region where they are admitted, topped 11 to 1 in…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (390+ words) A growing body of research suggests that breakfast tables filled with refined carbohydrates, processed meat and sugar-sweetened drinks accelerate cellular aging. What people eat, and how much, changes how quickly blood sugar rises and how strongly the body's inflammatory response…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (222+ words) County Moves Early on Rapid Aging, Shifting Local Health Needs Mayor Kim Deok-hyun Pledges Sweeping Improvement in Public Medical Services YEONCHEON — Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi Province has appointed an outside expert to strengthen local health care capacity and develop tailored…...

17+ hour, 36+ min ago   (341+ words) Up to 200,000 Won for About 4,000 Workers City Aims to Ease Burden Amid High Fuel and Living Costs BUSAN — The Busan city government will cover 80% of the industrial accident insurance premiums that platform workers such as delivery riders and substitute drivers…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (345+ words) Gangnam Hospital and Medifield Hangang Hospital Newly Designated City Strengthens Emergency Care, Counseling and Recovery Support for Victims YONGIN — The city of Yongin has designated two more hospitals as dedicated medical institutions for child abuse cases, part of an effort…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago   (170+ words) Participants Can Earn Pet Funeral Director Certification Program Combines Classroom Study With Hands-On Practice Seoul's Gangseo District is running a training program for pet funeral directors as part of an effort to develop specialists in the pet care field. The…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (490+ words) Toll Rises From 148 in 2020, a 64.9% Increase Seoul 51, Gyeongnam 25, Busan 22 as Some Regions Surge Family Problems Cited in 77 Cases, Psychiatric Issues in 58 Government Targets Halving Teen Suicide Rate by 2035 The number of elementary, middle and high school students who died by…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (391+ words) Cases Found in Crackdown Nearly Doubled From Year Earlier, Up 97.8% Swords and Knives Top List at 111 Cases, 3.2 Times More in One Year Firearms Seizures Reach 79 Cases, Up 172.4% From 2021 Calls Grow to Trace Supply Routes, Not Just Collect Weapons Illegal weapons…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (273+ words) Study Analyzes 936 Patients at 18 University Hospitals in Korea Both Twins Affected in 42.9% of Cases, Underscoring Value of Early Diagnosis Siblings of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes are more than 10 times as likely to develop the disease as children in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (335+ words) Seoul Economic Daily Cases of tooth loss are rising among people who dismiss bleeding gums as a minor issue Gingivitis and periodontal disease have become the most commonly treated conditions in South Korea's outpatient statistics over the past decade The…...