One in three adults in Korea are now obese

Obesity is no longer a minor concern in Korea. One in three adults is now obese, a new government survey showed on Monday, as lifestyle changes have fueled a steady rise in obesity over the past decade.

2025-11-10

Korea experiences significant rise in influenza cases this flu season

Korea is facing a sharp rise in influenza cases, with infections at the end of October more than tripling compared to last year, raising concerns among health officials of one of the worst flu seasons in the past decade.

2025-11-04

September's rains create farmer pains as rice, cabbage, soy crops across Korea ruined

Farmers are making desperate calls for government support as weeks of unseasonal rain have rotted their crops all across the country.

2025-10-31

Safety guidelines urged after year's first case of Japenese encaphalitis

With Korea’s first confirmed case of Japanese encephalitis this year, disease control authorities are urging the public to follow prevention guidelines and complete vaccination.

2025-10-14

Cancer, heart disease, pneumonia among major causes of death in 2024

Cancer, heart disease and pneumonia were among the key causes of death for Koreans in 2024, data showed Thursday, with suicide remaining the top factor among those in their 40s and younger.

2025-09-25

Health authorities warn about rising Vibrio sepsis cases

Cases of Vibrio sepsis, a bacterial infection with a high fatality rate, have been rising rapidly since last month, prompting health authorities to issue a warning and urge the public to follow preventive guidelines.

2025-09-16

Covid wave could last through September and spike during Chuseok, health authorities worry

The Covid-19 wave, which health authorities had expected would ease by the end of August, is now projected to persist through September, raising concerns that infections could rise further during the Chuseok holidays next month.

2025-09-09

Hunt for ticks carrying deadly virus yields few leads

Multiple government agencies are carrying out a joint epidemiological investigation following the death of an elderly woman in June from severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, a rare but deadly tick-borne disease.

2025-08-30

KDCA issues nationwide malaria alert after first carrier mosquito discovered

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) issued a nationwide malaria alert on Tuesday after detecting the year’s first mosquito in Korea carrying the Plasmodium vivax parasite.

2025-08-19

CDC shooter believed Covid vaccine made him suicidal, his father tells police

A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer, had blamed the Covid-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal,

2025-08-10

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