Health

Consultative body on doctors' walkout fails to narrow differences in meeting

A consultative body involving the ruling People Power Party (PPP), the government and doctors' groups held their second round of talks Sunday but failed to narrow their differences as they seek to resolve a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors.

Nov 17, 2024By Yonhap

Consultative body on doctors' walkout fails to narrow differences in meeting

Head of K-Health MIRAE Initiative calls for stronger global cooperation in bio-health

The Korean government is set to play a key role in advancing innovative research and development in the biosciences by strengthening global collaborations, according to the head of the K-Health MIRAE Initiative.

Nov 14, 2024By Lee Hae-rin

Head of K-Health MIRAE Initiative calls for stronger global cooperation in bio-health

Korea reports 1st whooping cough death

Korea's disease control agency on Tuesday confirmed the country's first death from whooping cough, involving an infant, and urged pregnant women, families and caregivers to get vaccinated.

Nov 12, 2024By Yonhap

S. Korea's handling of COVID-19 offers lessons for future pandemic response: Unitaid chief

The chief of a global initiative tasked with providing affordable treatments to low-and-middle income nations has said that South Korea's effective handling of COVID-19 can offer valuable lessons for the world in addressing future pandemics and existing diseases.

Nov 12, 2024By Yonhap

S. Korea's handling of COVID-19 offers lessons for future pandemic response: Unitaid chief

Consultative body targets 'meaningful results' by year-end to resolve medical impasse

A consultative body consisting of the government, the ruling People Power Party (PPP), and the medical community has pledged to achieve what it described as "meaningful results" by the end of the year to resolve a protracted strike by trainee doctors.

Nov 11, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Consultative body targets 'meaningful results' by year-end to resolve medical impasse

Korea, WHO kick off World Bio Summit in Incheon for healthy, secure future

Korea's health ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday launched the annual World Bio Summit, bringing together health care officials from governments and global organizations to Korea for talks on international cooperation in the health care sector.

Nov 11, 2024By Yonhap

Korea, WHO kick off World Bio Summit in Incheon for healthy, secure future

Ruling party-led consultative body on doctors' walkout to be launched this week

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Sunday it will launch a consultative body with the government and doctors' groups this week to resolve a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors, calling for the main opposition party's participation.

Nov 10, 2024By Yonhap

Ruling party-led consultative body on doctors' walkout to be launched this week

Health authorities issue advisory over spike in scrub typhus cases

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has issued a health advisory following a surge in scrub typhus cases in recent weeks.

Nov 8, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Health authorities issue advisory over spike in scrub typhus cases

Korea sees surge in patients taking multiple prescription drugs

Korea is seeing an increasing number of patients with polypharmacy, or those who take multiple prescription drugs, while its population is aging rapidly, data showed, Friday.

Nov 8, 2024By Lee Hae-rin

Korea sees surge in patients taking multiple prescription drugs

Solar coronagraph co-developed by Korea, US successfully docks at ISS

A solar coronagraph jointly developed by Korea and the United States has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) to carry out its mission of observing the sun and its outer atmosphere, or corona, Seoul's national space agency said Wednesday.

Nov 6, 2024By Yonhap

Solar coronagraph co-developed by Korea, US successfully docks at ISS

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