15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (298+ words) Family issues were the most commonly reported contributing factor. View all posts by Hwang Sun-jun → SEOUL – The number of suicides among Korean schoolchildren reached its highest level on record in 2025, up 65 percent from 2020, government data showed Sunday. A total of…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (945+ words) A German-funded project in the capital's Phasi Charoen district combines heat shelters and school activities to protect residents most at risk from extreme heat. BANGKOK – Bangkok could see temperatures rise by up to 5°C by 2100 under a worst-case scenario of…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1263+ words) Japan's Okinawa has a history of using medical workers called “ikaiho” to provide basic care, amid a shortage of doctors after after World War II. It was only in 2004 that a doctor was stationed on its remote Taketomi Island. View…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (263+ words) TOKYO – The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is set to strengthen cybersecurity measures at hospitals to counter a surging number of cyberattacks on medical institutions. The ministry has included ¥13.7 billion in its budget request for fiscal 2027 to implement the measures…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1627+ words) Common but undertreated, the condition leaves many new mothers in South Korea struggling in silence amid low awareness, stigma and limited access to care View all posts by Choi Jae-hee → SEOUL – Expecting twins, Ahn Hye-young, 34, knew motherhood would be tough....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1002+ words) Under the proposal, HCM City's budget would cover 100 per cent of patients’ remaining co-payments after the national health insurance fund has paid its share for two services: regular haemodialysis and periodic peritoneal dialysis. HO CHI MINH CITY – When most people…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (702+ words) In a conversation with Kuensel reporter Dechen Dolkar, PEMA Secretariat Head, Dasho Dechen Wangmo, discusses Bhutan's growing mental health challenges and the path to a more responsive system. View all posts by Dechen Dolkar → THIMPHU – What is the current overall…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (255+ words) Heat exhaustion accounts for the majority of said illnesses, followed by heatstroke cases and heat cramps. View all posts by Khoo Gek San → KUALA SELANGOR – A total of 90 cases of heat-related illness have been recorded nationwide up to Epidemiological Week…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (529+ words) With job prospects, income and social status heavily influenced by the “rank” of one’s academic records, South Korean parents are putting increasing pressure on their children. View all posts by Seidai Fujihara → A street known as “Daechidong Academy Street” in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (334+ words) View all posts by Yoon Min-sik → SEOUL – A quarter of South Korean adults have a form of fatty liver disease linked to metabolic problems, according to a new study by a state-run health agency. The Korea National Institute of Health…...