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For some survivors, COVID-19 won’t go away
Jan 25, 2021
Almost a year into the pandemic, former COVID-19 patients are reporting symptoms that persist well beyond the course of their recovery -- a phenomenon also known as “long COVID.” Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Deputy Director Kwon Jun-wook said over the weekend that pulmonary fibrosis, or lung scarring, had been observed in seven people within a group of 40 recovered COVID-19 patients. All of them were in their 40s or older. “Decline in lung function, breathles
Over 4,000 training equipment accidents reported each year, consumer watchdog says
Jan 22, 2021
Children under the age of 10 exposed to bigger danger, statistics show
[Herald Interview] Hard lessons from COVID-19 will equip Korea better for next pandemic
Jan 18, 2021
This interview is the second installment in a three-part series in conversations with the former directors of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- now the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency -- as the country looks back on a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. -- Ed. A former head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says South Korea weathered the novel coronavirus relatively unscathed in the initial stages, but that the winter serves as a reminder of
Half of Alzheimer’s patients show mild symptoms of dementia
Jan 14, 2021
Study highlights need for research and intervention to slow decline, researchers say
[Herald Interview] Korea’s COVID-19 response overlooks patients’ well-being
Jan 12, 2021
‘No patient should die in wait for treatment,’ says ex-chief of Korea CDC
Drug Ministry warns against using steroids for muscle growth
Jan 11, 2021
Misuse or abuse of steroids can result in hair loss, infertility and irregular menstruation
Celim Biotech brand ‘Atomu’ received 14th Korea Excellent Patent Award
Jan 5, 2021
Celim Biotech’s brand Atomu won a patent award in the Household and Cosmetics category at the 14th Korea Excellent Patent Award held December 2020. The Korea Excellent Patent Award was hosted by Hankook Ilbo and sponsored by the Korea Institute of Patent Information and Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency, to promote domestic patent technology and foster products and companies, eventually securing competitiveness in the market. Around 400 companies have applied for the competit
Study says woman was reinfected with COVID-19 shortly after recovering
Nov 26, 2020
A young, previously healthy person who caught and recovered from COVID-19 was infected again with a different strain of the pathogen, a recent study in South Korea shows. A 21-year-old woman who had been admitted to a hospital with mild COVID-19 symptoms in Seoul in March tested positive again in April, six days after being discharged on March 30, according to the study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. She was screened again after she reported a cough that kept getting wo
Is COVID-19 like the flu?
Nov 25, 2020
Perhaps one of the most frequently posed questions since the pandemic’s onset is how the new virus may compare to seasonal influenza. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Oh Myoung-don, who leads the National Medical Center’s committee for clinical management of emerging infectious diseases, said during a press conference Tuesday that complications from “COVID-19 might not be more severe than the flu.” “Certain cardiovascular and neurological complications have been
[Herald Interview] Secret behind Danish COVID-19 response: Health tech solutions
Nov 4, 2020
A survey in August showed that people in Denmark were happier than people from any other advanced economy about their government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. They were more satisfied than South Koreans. Some 95 percent of Danes believed their government was doing a good job of handling the pandemic, while 86 percent of Koreans felt the same way about their government, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. Though Denmark is also grappling with a resurgence of COVI
S. Korean hospital develops AI-based COVID-19 mortality risk predictor
Nov 2, 2020
South Korean researchers developed a machine learning model for predicting a COVID-19 mortality risk in patients at the point of care. The research team at the National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital said in Monday’s press release the model was able to estimate poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19 for over 90 percent of the cases. The model, as described in a study published last week on Scientific Reports, is based on 10,237 patients diagnosed here between Jan. 23 and April
Gyeonggi confirms case of Japanese encephalitis
Oct 16, 2020
South Korea on Thursday reported one confirmed case and two suspected cases of the Japanese encephalitis, all three of them in Gyeonggi Province. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a woman in her 60s was diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease on Wednesday. The two suspected patients are a woman in her 70s and a man in his 50s. All three started exhibiting symptoms such as fever and disorientation last month, the agency said. Among patients infected with t
[Graphic News] Cancer still leading cause of death in S. Korea
Oct 7, 2020
Cancer has been the No. 1 cause of death in South Korea since 1983. The statistics agency said 574.8 deaths were reported per 100,000 people here last year. It also said 158.2 per 100,000 had died of cancer. Heart disease is the second-largest cause of death here, with 60.4 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by pneumonia with 45.1 deaths per 100,000 people. The leading causes of death included cerebrovascular disease, suicide, diabetes and Alzheimer‘s disease. (Yonhap)
[Feature] The dangers of drinking solo
Oct 1, 2020
COVID-19 brings greater access to alcohol with fewer constraints
Asymptomatic COVID-19: What we know so far
Sept 15, 2020
Understanding transmission by asymptomatic patients has been cited as a key factor in controlling the spread of COVID-19 in communities. Korean public health authorities have repeatedly warned of the potential of asymptomatic patients to be behind a “silent spread” of the disease. “Epidemiological investigations reveal approximately 40 percent of all confirmed cases so far are asymptomatic,” said Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s deputy chief
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