Health

About 11% of med students register for 2025 state licensing exam

About 11 percent of medical students have registered for next year's state licensing examination amid a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors over medical reform plans.

Jul 27, 2024By Yonhap

About 11% of med students register for 2025 state licensing exam

Gov’t seeks to ban using cadavers for profit

The government aims to ban the commercial use of cadavers, following a controversial incident where a donated human body was used in a paid lecture for fitness trainers, according to officials familiar with the matter, Wednesday.

Jul 24, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Gov’t seeks to ban using cadavers for profit

Health minister criticizes some med professors for moving to boycott training programs for junior doctors

Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Tuesday criticized some medical professors for threatening to boycott training programs for junior doctors, calling their move "deeply regrettable."

Jul 23, 2024By Yonhap

Health minister criticizes some med professors for moving to boycott training programs for junior doctors

EXCLUSIVE Korea drafting bill to grant access to abortion pills

The Korean government is seeking to grant access to abortion pills, as officials plan to include the right to using such drugs in their legislation bill, The Korea Times learned, Monday.

Jul 22, 2024By Jung Min-ho

[EXCLUSIVE] Korea drafting bill to grant access to abortion pills

Termination of pregnancy in 9th month raises legal, ethical questions

Gov't to invest $863.7 mil. into nuclear fusion research

The science ministry said Monday it will invest 1.2 trillion won ($863.7 million) into the development of technologies for nuclear fusion.

Jul 22, 2024By Yonhap

Gov't to invest $863.7 mil. into nuclear fusion research

Hospitals begin hiring trainee doctors while med professors warn of boycotting training programs

Hospitals started hiring about 7,700 trainee doctors on Monday, although some medical professors have warned of boycotting their training programs in protest of the government's push for accepting the resignations of striking trainees.

Jul 22, 2024By Yonhap

Hospitals begin hiring trainee doctors while med professors warn of boycotting training programs

Over 10,000 trainee doctors likely to end up leaving hospitals

Despite monthslong efforts by the medical community and the government for a breakthrough, over 10,000 striking trainee doctors were presumed to leave hospitals as they have decided not to withdraw their resignations, the health ministry said Thursday.

Jul 18, 2024By Yonhap

Over 10,000 trainee doctors likely to end up leaving hospitals

Korean athletes, spectators advised to take precautions amid growing epidemic risks at Paris Olympics

As millions of athletes and foreign tourists are expected to gather in Paris next week for the first post-pandemic Olympics, the Korean government issued a guidance, Tuesday, warning its participants of the risks of contracting infectious diseases there.

Jul 16, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Korean athletes, spectators advised to take precautions amid growing epidemic risks at Paris Olympics

Korea on health alert as athletes return from Paris

Health minister vows to persuade trainee doctors to return to work, while most of them unresponsive

Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Tuesday he will continue to persuade trainee doctors to return to work, while most junior doctors remained unresponsive to the government's dovish attempts to resolve the ongoing walkout.

Jul 16, 2024By Yonhap

Health minister vows to persuade trainee doctors to return to work, while most of them unresponsive

Korea's abortion law in limbo for over 5 years

The legal question of whether an abortion can be performed on a nine-month-old fetus is currently under intense scrutiny in Korea, as the country examines and potentially reforms its abortion legislation.