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Study questions need for 12-hour fasting before blood tests

A study found that the common practice of fasting for 8 to 12 hours before blood tests may not be necessary for most test items. A Korean research team analysed about 9.76 million test results from 101,148 adult patients at a university hospital and compared results by fasting duration. Only some measures, including blood glucose and triglycerides, showed meaningful differences, and researchers called for fasting guidance to vary by test item.

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SKT expands \'Runmate\' program to attract runners with more trials and race benefits

SK Telecom is expanding its \'Runmate\' programme for running customers. The company ran a Runmate booth at the 2026 Infinity Challenge Run in Gyeongju on Sept. 19 and said it will launch follow-up promotions for the autumn running season. SKT offered experience and convenience programmes and operated a Samsung Electronics device trial zone. It also set up water stations and a cooling gate, and will provide 500 invitations to a November race in Goyang.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch expands from personal health management to family monitoring tool

Samsung Electronics is expanding the Galaxy Watch’s health management features from individuals to families by adding family profiles to Samsung Health and linking Samsung accounts. Users can selectively share metrics such as steps, sleep, heart rate, blood pressure and blood glucose so relatives can monitor changes and respond. Samsung also highlighted heart-health scoring and sleep-time vital signs tracking, and cited regulatory approvals and cases where alerts prompted medical care.