[Health Pick] Starting next year, up to 2.5 million won per month for parental leave...Abolition of post-payment

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This year is just around the corner. This is news that the upper limit of parental leave benefits will be raised from January 1st next year. It will be increased from 1.5 million won per month to 2.5 million won from next year. The system, which used to pay a quarter of parental leave benefits afterwards, will also be abolished next year. In addition, if you apply for maternity leave, you can apply for parental leave together, and if the employer does not allow parental leave within 14 days, you can take a leave of absence as previously applied. You'd better check out those who are eligible.

What surgery did our people have the most? According to the National Health Insurance Service's "2023 Annual Report of Major Surgery Statistics", cataracts were the most frequent with 638,000. It was followed by general spinal surgery and hemorrhoids surgery. By age, tonsillectomy was the most common for those under the age of 9, appendectomy was performed for teenagers, cesarean section was performed for those in their 20s and 30s, and hemorrhoids in their 40s. After the 50s, cataract surgery had the highest proportion.

Recently, a series of studies have shown that the health of children and adolescents in Korea has turned on a red light. A study published this week by a joint Korean researcher also found that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Korean children and adolescents is severe. As of 2022, 43% of male students and 24.6% of female students were counted. It was the highest level compared to Taiwan, China, and Japan, which were surveyed together. In addition, the number of diabetic patients in children and adolescents has increased significantly through the COVID-19 pandemic. As it can be accompanied by learning disabilities or anxiety, it is necessary to manage an appropriate diet and make a lifestyle.

Recently, there was an accident in which washing water was mixed into some sterile milk products in the dairy industry every day. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's investigation, the accident appears to have led to the inflow of washing water as the valve was opened by the operator's mistake during the cleaning operation inside the sterilizer. It has been confirmed that there is no problem with other straight products made at the same production facility. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has instructed the government to come up with measures to prevent unintentional valve manipulation and re-establish a manufacturing management operation plan.

We looked at this week's major health news.

This has been "Health Pick".