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[Lupus & KCR 2023] Lupus, a disease with 1,000 faces
May 19, 2023
Experts discuss latest strategies in winning the war against the chronic autoimmune disease at Lupus 2023
[Lupus & KCR 2023] Social determinants play large part in access to health care
May 19, 2023
Speaking at Thursday's session on “Global Challenges,” Dr. Bae Sang-cheol of Hanyang University pointed out that social determinants account for more than 50 percent of population health. One’s genetic makeup and biology as well as personal behaviors contribute only around 25 percent. Medical care, meanwhile, accounts for about 20 percent. In his presentation titled "Access to Health Care," Bae noted that in lower socioeconomic status areas, lupus management is
[Lupus & KCR 2023] KCR focuses on younger generation of rheumatologists
May 19, 2023
The 43rd Korean College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting and 17th International Symposium running Wednesday through Saturday at Coex, southern Seoul, features two special sessions aimed at fostering a younger generation of rheumatologists. Dr. Bae Sang-cheol and Dr. Yoo Dae-hyun, both from Hanyang University shared their expertise and experience as leading clinicians and researchers in the field of rheumatology during the Presidential Plenary session on Thursday. The lectures aimed to i
[Lupus & KCR 2023] Lupus patient shares her journey
May 19, 2023
Prioritizing patient needs, experience key to advancing treatment
[LUPUS & KCR 2023] Four-day lupus congress kicks off to discuss how to ‘end war' against the disease
May 18, 2023
The 15th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, the 43rd Korean College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting & 17th International Symposium kicked off Wednesday evening, shedding light on how greater social awareness and new drugs can end the “war” against lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. This year’s event is held under the theme, “Stairway to the End of the War" to prepare the ground for putting an end to the disease. The first edition
International lupus congress calls for greater social awareness, new drugs
May 17, 2023
New drugs and greater social awareness would help bring about an end to the "war" against lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, according to lupus specialists speaking at a press conference Wednesday held at Coex, southern Seoul, ahead of Lupus & KCR 2023. The 15th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and The 43rd Korean College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting & 17th International Symposium are being held concurrently at Coex from Wednesday through Sa
[Eye Interview] Treating patients and R&D go hand in hand
May 6, 2023
Internationally renowned lupus expert, Dr. Bae Sang-cheol talks about importance of medical R&D
Are Koreans really fat?
Apr 25, 2023
While not quite as serious as the self-perception, obesity is increasingly becoming a point of concern among Koreans.
[Graphic News] Cigarette sales up in S. Korea in 2022
Feb 15, 2023
Sales of cigarettes in South Korea edged up 1.1 percent in 2022 from a year before, the Finance Ministry said, despite the government’s anti-smoking campaign. South Korean smokers purchased 3.63 billion packs of 20 cigarettes in 2022, up from the 3.59 billion packs tallied a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The amount, however, marked a 16.8 percent drop from 2014, a year before the government raised the price of cigarettes by 80 percent in January 2015 from
[Graphic News] Deadly crowd crush spurs people's interest in CPR
Nov 4, 2022
The recent deadly crowd crush in Seoul sparked widespread interest among South Koreans in cardiopulmonary resuscitation that can help save lives during cardiac emergencies. Videos from Saturday's accident during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, which left 156 dead, showed not only rescue workers but also ordinary civilians desperately giving CPR to victims on the streets. Posts by people who performed CPR went viral on the internet, bringing home to people the importance of the emergency
[Newsmaker] Depression, panic disorder fester in Korea as social stigma persists
Oct 24, 2022
Two-hundred and fifty-six. That's the number of people between age 10 and 20 that took their lives due to mental health problems last year. Of a total 13,205 deaths by suicide in 2021, some 5,258 had histories of mental health treatment, according to police data provided by Rep. Oh Young-hwan of the main opposition Democratic Party. The same data shows that the number of suicides aged 10-29 age groups jumped each year from 2019, with the figure for the latter marking 888 as of 2021. The figures
Turning 25, International Vaccine Institute launches new expert advisory group
Oct 21, 2022
Deborah Birx, ex-White House COVID-19 coordinator, joins as lead outside expert
[KH Biz Forum] Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic and the way forward
Oct 19, 2022
Moderna co-founder, International Vaccine Institute chief offer insights
[Graphic News] Deaths in S. Korea hit record high last year amid rapid aging, pandemic
Oct 14, 2022
The number of deaths in South Korea hit an all-time high last year due largely to rapid aging and the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed. A total of 317,680 people died in the country last year, up 12,732 people, or 4.2 percent, from the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. The 2021 tally marked the largest since 1983, when the statistics agency began compiling related data. The spike in deaths was mainly attributable to rapid aging, and COVID-19 was the
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