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Hospitals allowed to accept resignations of trainee doctors: health minister

Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Tuesday hospitals were allowed to accept resignations of trainee doctors, in what government officials say a move to help them seek other career paths or return to hospitals.

Jun 4, 2024
Hospitals allowed to accept resignations of trainee doctors: health minister

Gov't reviewing accepting resignations by trainee doctors; warns of action against possible strike by community doctors

The health ministry said Monday it will actively review accepting resignations by striking doctors to allow them to seek other career paths, while devising ways of minimizing disadvantages to returnees.

Jun 3, 2024
Gov't reviewing accepting resignations by trainee doctors; warns of action against possible strike by community doctors

Nearly 86% of Koreans call for doctors to end walkout: poll

Nearly 86 percent of Koreans believe junior doctors, who have been on a walkout since late February, should return to hospitals, a poll showed Monday, reflecting growing public fatigue over the ongoing disruptions in medical services.

Jun 3, 2024
Nearly 86% of Koreans call for doctors to end walkout: poll

Health ministry pledges more support for trainee doctors amid protracted walkout

The health ministry said Friday it will provide more financial support for trainee doctors and begin a trial operation to reduce their working hours amid protracted walkouts prompted by a plan that boosted the number of medical students.

May 31, 2024
Health ministry pledges more support for trainee doctors amid protracted walkout

Yoon unveils ambitious space exploration goals

Yoon unveiled the plan to invest 100 trillion won ($72.5 billion) by 2045 during the opening ceremony of the nation's new space agency, the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers south of Seoul.

May 30, 2024
Yoon unveils ambitious space exploration goals

Korea reports this year's third fatal case of tick-borne SFTS virus

A man died earlier this month after being infected with a tick-borne virus known as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), in Korea’s third fatal case of the disease this year.

May 30, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Korea reports this year's third fatal case of tick-borne SFTS virus
  • Korea reports this year's first fatal case of Vibrio vulnificus infection
  • Whooping cough cases top 1,300 in Korea for first time in over 20 years
  • Goyang health officials issue malaria advisory amid nationwide rise in cases

2 workers exposed to radiation at Samsung's chip plant in Korea

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday two workers at one of its chip manufacturing facilities in South Korea were recently exposed to radiation and a government-led investigation is underway.

May 29, 2024
2 workers exposed to radiation at Samsung's chip plant in Korea

Junior doctors on walkout 'gradually' returning to hospitals: health ministry

Korea's health ministry said Wednesday the number of junior doctors working at hospitals has been gradually rising, although the increase is small, as the walkout protesting the government's plan to raise the number of medical school freshmen entered its 100th day.

May 29, 2024
Junior doctors on walkout 'gradually' returning to hospitals: health ministry

Korea launches space agency to compete in global space race

With the opening of the nation's full-fledged space agency, Korea is set to make its mark on the global space stage, aiming to transform into a powerhouse and join the elite space race led by the private industry.

May 26, 2024
Korea launches space agency to compete in global space race

Med schools finalize admissions plans for additional 1,509 students as gov't-doctor conflict rumbles on

The implementation of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's plan to increase the admissions quota for medical schools next year was finalized at a meeting held on Friday by the Korea Council for University Education, despite the continued protests by doctors.

May 24, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
Med schools finalize admissions plans for additional 1,509 students as gov't-doctor conflict rumbles on
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