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Fri, June 23, 2017 | 15:49

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Rage rises as people grapple with economic inequality

A recent series of incidents is raising a red flag about the rising tide of rage in South Korea, a country where some 51 million live under hyper-competition in all aspects of life, including education and housing. On Sunday, police in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, said they were questioning a 55-year-old man for stabbing an internet services repair man multiple times ...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-23 11:32

3 medical professors win cancer research award

Three medical professors have won the Kwangdong Award for Cancer Research for their achievement in the study of oncology, Kwangdong Pharmaceutical said Thursday. The awardees are Kim Jeong-seon, oncology professor at the National Cancer Center; Lee Hyuck, international medicine professor at the Samsung Medical Center; and Lim Myong-cheol, gynecology professor at the National ...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-22 20:07

Unwanted name for namesakes: Park Geun-hye

People with the same name as Park Geun-hye, the former president who is now on trial for corruption after being impeached in March, are flocking to the district Family Court to have their names changed.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-22 16:44

S. Korea likely to raise electricity bill as it retires nuclear reactors

South Korea is poised to follow Germany and Japan in raising power rates as it retires old nuclear power reactors and makes a switch to eco-friendly renewable energy, industry sources said Thursday.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-22 15:32

'Happy Balloons' face tough crackdown

The Ministry of Environment is set to ban the inhalation of nitrous oxide -- better known as laughing gas. It said it will announce legislation this month that designates the gas as a hallucinogen, bans inhalation for non-medical purposes and stops its sale for entertainment. The legislation comes after the death of a man in Suwon from inhaling too much nitrous oxide from a b...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-21 17:36

Nearly all Korean AIDS patients face daily discrimination

More than nine out of 10 AIDS patients in Korea experience serious discrimination daily, according to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) research published Wednesday.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-21 17:13

People with HIV suffer discrimination by doctors

Son Moon-su tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 20 years ago after having sex with a man. He chose not to tell his mother and sister - he lost his father much earlier - but soon they got to know about it because a local doctor stopped by to check on him at home. He is now living alone in Seoul and works for the Korean Network for People Living with HIV, a h...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-21 16:12

Asylum seekers struggling to start new lives

Back in Egypt, Yasser worked as a photographer for a local NGO which waged anti-government campaigns. Last year, amid a mounting crackdown on his colleagues, he and his wife fled their home country. “Our life in Egypt was not bad, but the government began cracking down on NGOs and apprehending my colleagues, so I had to flee,” Yasser - who refused to disclose his real name fo...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-20 17:14

Obesity surgery to be covered by National Health Insurance

Highly obese patients who opt for surgery will be covered by the National Health Insurance, the government said Sunday. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Health Insurance Service, starting next year, the surgery costs for lap-band, gastric resection and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass will be covered for those who fall under the category of “obese” under the Body Mass Index (BMI). About 9 billion won ($7.9 million) will be spent yearly. The measurement of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women categorizes people into four groups: under...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-18 21:14

Woman dies from tick-borne virus in Gangwon

The Gangwon Provincial government said Saturday a woman in Inje County died from a tick-borne virus last week. The woman, 61, who tested positive for Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), died while receiving hospital treatment, Wednesday.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-06-18 16:48

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