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Ewha Medical Center downgraded over newborn deaths

Ewha Womans University Medical Center was downgraded in a government accreditation program after four premature babies died there due to what is believed to be an infection, with possible links to medical malpractice.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-26 21:35

Police draw skepticism over capacity to prove medical malpractice

With the investigation into the deaths of four premature babies underway, experts are raising questions as to whether the police have the personnel with enough in-depth knowledge to prove medical malpractice.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-25 17:00

Police probe to focus on infection management

Police will look into the infection management system at Ewha Womans University Medical Center in western Seoul, after one of four infants who died there last week was found to have been infected with a virus, indicating possible negligence by the hospital. They will question as many as eight members of staff next week to check how the facility was operated, including the administration of medication, staff allocation and outsider's access to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) there.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-24 16:14

No. of neurogenic bladder patients on rise

The number of patients treated for neurogenic bladder disorder, symptoms that include an inability to control urination, increased 6.6 percent on year over the past five years, government data showed Sunday.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-22 22:00

Lawmakers urged to curb overseas adoption of Korean children

The Korean government has requested the National Assembly's approval for the ratification of the Hague Adoption Convention, which seeks to minimize inter-country adoption and establish safeguards for children. The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Sunday said the government submitted a motion seeking legislative approval on Oct. 18, according to The Korea Times' sister newspaper Hankook Ilbo. The convention, which enforces stricter requirements for inter-country adoption and calls for protections against related abuses such as child trafficking, came into effect in the international communit...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-21 16:39

Flu strikes over 1,900 students in Daegu

Over 1,900 students have been diagnosed with influenza in Daegu, according to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education on Tuesday.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-21 10:24

Companies to disclose wage information to tackle gap between genders

The government said Wednesday it will make companies disclose information on wages in an effort to eliminate the gender pay gap.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-20 16:18

Ewha hospital raided over newborns' deaths

Police searched Ewha Womans University Medical Center in western Seoul Tuesday following the deaths of four premature babies in its neonatal intensive care unit last week. Thirteen police officers and officials from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) searched the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (ICU) and computer center, confiscating medical d...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-19 16:47

Gov't passes legislation banning installation of all cameras at bathhouses, restrooms

The Cabinet approved a bill Tuesday that calls for banning the installation of all filming or photographing devices at public bathhouses, restrooms and other places vulnerable to privacy violations.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-19 15:42

Police raid hospital over suspicious deaths of four newborns

Police said Tuesday they raided a university hospital in western Seoul over allegations that they mishandled the treatment of four premature babies in an intensive care unit, resulting in their mysterious deaths this weekend.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-12-19 15:34

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