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Med professors, doctors to convene nationwide debate on medical reform in July

Medical school professors and community doctors decided Saturday to convene a one-day nationwide debate next month on the government's medical reform, a decision that will apparently result in a collective one-day walkout.

Jun 29, 2024By Yonhap
Med professors, doctors to convene nationwide debate on medical reform in July

Severance Hospitals almost in normal operation despite med professors' walkout

Medical professors serving as senior doctors at three major hospitals of Yonsei University launched an indefinite walkout Thursday, but little disruptions to hospital operations have been reported, officials said.

Jun 27, 2024
Severance Hospitals almost in normal operation despite med professors' walkout
  • Gov't, doctors continue standoff over medical school quota hike at Assembly

Gov't, doctors continue standoff over medical school quota hike at Assembly

The government and doctors’ groups clashed again Wednesday over whether the country needs more physicians and who should be responsible for the protracted health care standoff.

Jun 26, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
Gov't, doctors continue standoff over medical school quota hike at Assembly
  • Government intensifies pressure on doctors amid prolonged standoff
  • Patients' group asks gov't to consider early introduction of foreign-licensed doctors
  • Hopes rise for talks between government, doctors
  • Severance Hospitals almost in normal operation despite med professors' walkout

Number of new HIV cases falls 5.7% in 2023: KDCA

The number of people who newly contracted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) last year was 1,005, down by 5.7 percent from 1,066 reported the previous year, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Wednesday.

Jun 26, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
Number of new HIV cases falls 5.7% in 2023: KDCA
  • Korea seeks to halve HIV infections by 2030
  • Seoul city offers free, anonymous HIV testing at community health centers

Anxiety rises over ban on combined use of anesthetic drugs during childbirth

Soon-to-be mothers are expressing confusion and fear over the health ministry’s delayed review of a ban on the simultaneous use of epidurals and continuous infusion of local anesthetic, widely referred to as painbusters, during childbirth through cesarean section.

Jun 26, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
Anxiety rises over ban on combined use of anesthetic drugs during childbirth

Medical professors at Catholic University shelve plan on indefinite walkout

Medical professors at eight hospitals affiliated with the Catholic University of Korea on Tuesday voted to shelve their plan on an indefinite walkout, following a decision by medical professors at Seoul National University to end their collective action.

Jun 25, 2024
Medical professors at Catholic University shelve plan on indefinite walkout

Heat-related illnesses surge this year: national fire agency

The scorching heat wave has led to a spike in heat-related illnesses in Korea this year with temperatures expected to rise further in the coming weeks.

Jun 25, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Heat-related illnesses surge this year: national fire agency
  • Record-breaking June heat wave heralds scorching summer ahead
  • Demand for cooling devices soars as summer heat arrives early

Health minister asks hospitals to swiftly accept resignations of trainee doctors

Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Tuesday asked hospitals to swiftly accept the resignations of trainee doctors who have left their worksites in protest of the government's medical reform, in an apparent move to appease the junior doctors.

Jun 25, 2024
Health minister asks hospitals to swiftly accept resignations of trainee doctors

Hopes rise for talks between government, doctors

Anticipation is rising for potential talks between the government and doctors to resolve their prolonged standoff regarding the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's policy to increase the annual medical school admissions quota.

Jun 24, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
Hopes rise for talks between government, doctors
  • Gov't, doctors continue standoff over medical school quota hike at Assembly

4 SNUH doctors, 1 private practitioner under investigation over collective walkout

Five doctors, including four affiliated with Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), are currently under investigation for alleged medical law violations in connection with collective medical walkouts, a senior official said Monday.

Jun 24, 2024
4 SNUH doctors, 1 private practitioner under investigation over collective walkout
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