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A researcher conducts a bacterial culture test for food poisoning at the institute in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on April 16.

Rotten rice rolls? Suspected food poisoning cases surge after visitors eat gimbap at North Jeolla festival.

About 260 festivalgoers reported diarrhea, fever and other symptoms, while health authorities investigate the source.

2026.10.8

(서울=뉴스1) 김명섭 기자 = 25일 서울 종로구 광화문광장 분수대에서 학생들이 물놀이를 하며 더위를 식히고 있다. 이날 전국 대부분 지역에서 무더위가 이어져 낮 최고기온은 36도까지 오르고 일부 지역의 최고체감온도도 35도 안팎까지 치솟았다. 2026.8.25/뉴스1

Heat-related illnesses near 3,800 as nationwide risk remains peaks

Korea’s highest heat-risk alert remains in effect through Friday after 34 suspected heat-related deaths this summer.

2026.8.27

Woman's 17-year sentence upheld for killing son for possibly inheriting illness

The woman was diagnosed with glomerulonephritis, a disease affecting the kidneys, in January 2025 and strangled her son to death that June after fearing that he had inherited the same illness.

2026.8.11

Cases of heat-related illnesses hit record for 4th straight day in Seoul with 49 on Wednesday

Since the city government began tracking such data on May 15, Seoul has recorded 300 cumulative cases, including two deaths.

2026.8.7

A person holds an umbrella to protect themselves from strong sunlight in central Seoul on Aug. 4.

Daily heat illness cases hit year's highest level as overall death toll reaches 19

Korea reported 186 heat-related illness cases in a single day as the nationwide heat wave intensified and suspected deaths reached 19.

2026.8.4

People take shelter under an awning that sprays cooling mist at Seoul Forest in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul, on May 14. [YONHAP]

Man dies of heat-related illness in Seoul, earliest such death on record

Health authorities reported Saturday that an octogenarian man died from a heat-related illness in Seoul the previous day, marking the earliest such case in the country this year as temperatures surged to midsummer levels in mid-May.

2026.5.17

Pedestrians walk with umbrellas to protect themselves from sunlight in eastern Seoul on May 14. [YONHAP]

Korea reports first death from heat-related illnesses as early heat wave strikes country

Korea's first death from heat-related illnesses this year was reported on Saturday amid an early heat wave, marking the earliest such case on record in any year, health authorities said.

2026.5.17

Citizens wait under a canopy at a crosswalk in central Seoul on Aug. 21, as sweltering heat continues. [NEWS1]

Patients with heat-related diseases top 4,000 this summer

More than 4,000 patients have been treated for heat-related illnesses this summer, marking the highest number since 2018, the national disease control agency said Monday.

2025.8.25

A large electronic billboard along a roadside in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong, displays a heat wave alert on July 30. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Heat-related death toll rises to 13 amid extreme heat wave

A total of 13 people have died from heat-related illnesses so far this year as Korea continues to endure severe heat waves, health authorities said Wednesday.

2025.7.30

Sun umbrellas are displayed outside the civil affairs office for free rental at the Dalseo District Office in Daegu on July 23. [BAEK KYUNG-SEO]

Daegu's 'umbrella lending' program questioned after nobody returns umbrellas

Daegu's umbrella loan program aims to prevent heat-related illnesses but suffers from low return rates, hindering its effectiveness.

2025.7.25