Seoul – The South Korean presidential office expressed disappointment over the ongoing dispute with doctors regarding the medical school admissions policy. In a statement on Tuesday, Jang Sang-yoon, senior presidential secretary for social policy, lam…
Read MoreSEOUL – The Korean Medical Association (KMA), representing a significant number of the country’s medical professionals, has formally declined a government proposal aimed at increasing medical school admissions. This decision comes amid a larger debate…
Read MoreSEOUL — A heart disease patient in her 60s died in Busan last month after delays in finding a hospital able to perform necessary surgery exacerbated her condition, highlighting severe systemic issues in the region’s healthcare services.
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Read MoreSEOUL — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has indicated the South Korean government’s openness to flexibility regarding the proposed increase in medical school admissions quotas, amid ongoing protests from trainee doctors.
According to Yonhap News Agency,…
Read MoreSEOUL — Following a controversial meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and the head of a striking trainee doctors’ group, a major South Korean doctors’ association has expressed its positive assessment, pledging a united stance with trainee doctors…
Read MoreSEOUL — During a recent meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol, renowned philosopher Kim Hyung-suk voiced his concern over the mass resignations of medical professors in South Korea. The 104-year-old professor emeritus of Yonsei University, invited to l…
Read MoreSEOUL — The South Korean government announced on Wednesday that community health centers will now be authorized to offer telemedicine services, including video and phone consultations. This move comes as a response to the ongoing strike by junior doct…
Read MoreSEOUL — Starting Wednesday, foreigners and overseas Koreans must reside in South Korea for a minimum of six months to qualify for state health insurance coverage as dependents, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. This decision aims to address co…
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