Apr. 26

• ●'4-year-old admissions tests' to blame? Depression, anxiety surge among young children in Seoul's Gangnam area The Korea Times
  The number of children aged 9 and under diagnosed with depression or anxiety in Seoul's Gangnam area has more than tripled over the past five years, recent data show.

Apr. 28

• ●'Sorry I didn't give you a healthy body': baby with rare disease found dead with mother The Korea Herald
  A woman in her 30s and her six-month-old son were found dead at a home in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, with what appears to be a suicide note apologizing for the child having a rare medical condition.
  
  

• ●Health Ministry to subsidize ova, sperm freezing for patients facing medically-induced reproductive function loss Korea JoongAng Daily
  Ministry of Health and Welfare will help cover the costs of ova and sperm freezing for individuals expected to experience permanent infertility due to ovarian or testicular removal or chemotherapy, the ministry said Monday.
  
  

• ●'A national crisis': Suicide deaths rising among middle-aged Kroean men amid economic woes Korea JoongAng Daily
  Korea is facing a surge in suicides among men in their 30s to 50s, driven by worsening economic hardship, social isolation and high-profile celebrity deaths, highlighting urgent calls for stronger national suicide prevention measures.
  
  

• ●Refusing surgery on HIV patient is discrimination The Korea Herald
  Refusing to conduct surgery based on a person's HIV status is an infringement on one's right to equality, the National Human Rights Commission said Monday.
  
  

• ●[Bill in Focus] Enhancing workplace safety, employment of older adults The Korea Herald
  The Korea Herald republishes a weekly legislative report by local law firm DR & AJU LLC to provide the latest information on bills approved, proposed, pending and set to be promulgated.
  
  

• ●S. Korea's school violence penalties create big business for lawyers The Chosun Daily
  A high school student, A, in Gyeonggi Province was accused of school violence earlier this year.

Apr. 29

• ●A third of Korea's at-risk adolescents have felt 'depressed,' survey finds Korea JoongAng Daily
  One in three at-risk adolescents in Korea have experienced feelings of "depression," a new government survey found, a proportion much greater than that of the general adolescent population.
  
  

• ●'Social and psychological murder': 17-year-old indicted on charges of child pornography Korea JoongAng Daily
  A 17-year-old boy was indicted on charges of producing sexually exploitative material after allegedly luring teenage girls online by claiming he could identify people circulating deepfake videos of them, police said Tuesday.
  
  

• ●Over half of single parents in bottom 20% income group: study The Korea Herald
  A substantial number of single parents in South Korea have low financial instability and far less time to spend with their children than two-parent households, a study by a state-funded research institute showed Tuesday.
  
  

• ●Korea expected to face shortage of 1 mil. care workers 20 years later: report The Korea Times
  Korea is projected to face a shortage of nearly 1 million care workers 20 years from now amid the country's rapidly aging population, a government report showed Tuesday.