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Gov't to hike financial support for 3,000 essential medical services

Starting this year, the government will pour more than 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion) into vital health care services such as emergency care and neurosurgery over the next five years as a means of attracting doctors to unpopular-yet-necessary fields.

Aug 30, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Gov't to hike financial support for 3,000 essential medical services
  • Emergency medical services face growing strain

Presidential committee proposes raising cost coverage rates in essential medical fields

A presidential committee on medical reform said Friday it has proposed increasing cost coverage rates by the state health insurance system in essential medical fields within three years.

Aug 30, 2024By Yonhap
Presidential committee proposes raising cost coverage rates in essential medical fields

Most nurses, medical workers call off planned strike after last-minute wage deals

Most nurses and medical workers called off their planned strike Thursday after reaching last-minute wage deals, hospital officials said, easing concerns over public health services that have been strained by a protracted walkout by trainee doctors.

Aug 29, 2024By Yonhap
Most nurses, medical workers call off planned strike after last-minute wage deals

COVID-19 summer wave passes peak: KDCA

This year's summer wave of COVID-19 is estimated to have passed its peak, with the weekly number of the virus' inpatients dropping 20 percent last week, health authorities said Wednesday.

Aug 28, 2024By Yonhap
COVID-19 summer wave passes peak: KDCA

Rival parties seek to narrow differences on nursing act ahead of plenary session

The ruling and opposition parties were set to hold a parliamentary subcommittee meeting Tuesday to bridge their differences on a bill that calls for greater roles for nurses ahead of a plenary session this week.

Aug 27, 2024By Yonhap
Rival parties seek to narrow differences on nursing act ahead of plenary session

Over 96% of people who take their own lives give warning signs in advance: report

More than 96 percent of people who take their own lives had shown some types of warning signs before their deaths, according to an in-depth analysis released on Tuesday.

Aug 27, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Over 96% of people who take their own lives give warning signs in advance: report
  • Korea requires all students to receive suicide prevention education

PM urges nurses, medical workers to call off planned strike

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday urged nurses and medical workers nationwide to call off a strike planned for this week, saying the government is doing everything it can to improve their working conditions.

Aug 27, 2024By Yonhap
PM urges nurses, medical workers to call off planned strike

Health authorities step up stable supply of COVID-19 treatments

Health authorities said Monday they have secured COVID-19 treatments for 177,000 patients, stepping up efforts for a stable supply of pills as the summer wave is expected to peak this week.

Aug 26, 2024By Yonhap
Health authorities step up stable supply of COVID-19 treatments

Head of doctors' group begins hunger strike amid protracted walkout by junior doctors

The head of an association of community doctors said Monday he has launched an indefinite hunger strike, calling for the government and lawmakers to make efforts to end a disruption of public health services.

Aug 26, 2024By Yonhap
Head of doctors' group begins hunger strike amid protracted walkout by junior doctors

11 mpox cases reported this year with no new virus strain

Eleven mpox cases have been reported so far this year in Korea, but all detected cases were the less deadly Clade II variant, health authorities said Monday.

Aug 26, 2024By Yonhap
11 mpox cases reported this year with no new virus strain
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