Luxury medicine
The paper says Nepali leaders flying abroad for treatment shows how little they trust the country’s healthcare system.
Health
KT, Samsung Medical Center join hands to export medical tech
The two sides signed an agreement to come up with a monitoring system that will use digital health care devices to check up on patients.
Politics of fear over Fukushima wastewater release
The paper says it is important for the Korean government to concentrate on verifiable scientific facts and communicate with the people swiftly, transparently and continuously.
Will Korean seafood be safe after Japan dumps Fukushima wastewater?
Some consumers have already started to hoard goods like sea salt out of fear that clean marine products might no longer be available, upon news that the contaminated water will…
Covid-19 positivity rate nationwide dips to 10.3%
The positivity rate decreased as of June 17, according to OCTA Research fellow Guido David.
Strange item in student’s meal in China confirmed to be rat’s head
A provincial investigation team said that the food business licence of the college canteen involved in the case had been revoked.
Solving the shortage of nurses
The paper says withholding benefits will make programs to increase and retain Filipino nurses and health-care workers go to waste.
Housewives most at-risk group in Indonesia for contracting STDs
Roughly 5,100 housewives contract HIV in the country each year, with around 33 percent catching the disease from their husbands.
Smoking and TB: Dual epidemics leading people to bleak end
“Around 77.6 percent of TB cases in Indonesia are related to smoking,” Mukta Sharma, of the World Health Organization points out.
Thailand issues dengue warning as cases soar to 3-year high
The worst affected age group from January to May this year was children aged five to 14, followed by the 15-24 group.