#Health Checkup
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Korea's National Health Screening — There Is No “Odd or Even Birth Year” in the Law
The decree fixes an interval of once every two years, nothing more. Birth-year parity is how that two-year cycle is run, not a legal requirement.
Anaemia Testing — The Health Check Measures One Thing (2026)
Ferritin, which shows stored iron, is not a national screening item. There is a stretch where the stores drain while the blood still holds — and the report prints 'normal'.
Three Start at Forty — Korea's National Cancer Screening by Age
Not a list of six cancers, but a single question: what starts at my age?
Is a BMI of 25.5 Obesity or Overweight? It Depends Where You Are
Three official tables side by side — Korea's NHIS, the WHO and the CDC. Two bands disagree, and that gap is the whole puzzle.
A Fasting Glucose of 108 Is Not Normal — The Full Prediabetes Table
Copied from the CDC table. Prediabetes opens at 100, and losing 5–7% of body weight cuts risk 58% — 71% over sixty.
Thyroid Signals — a High TSH Means the Thyroid Is Running Low
The single most misread line on a thyroid report, from NIDDK originals. Nearly 5 in 100 Americans aged 12+ have hypothyroidism.
Your Check-up Report — the Kidney Line Is 60, Not 90
From NIDDK originals. And albumin can be leaking while urine protein still reads negative.