Health

Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates

Wearing marks at hospitals in South Korea is not a must anymore as the government downgraded the infection level of COVID-19 and lifted most last-remaining antivirus regulations.

May 1, 2024

Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates

Court rejects medical students' injunction against medical school quota hike

A Seoul court on Tuesday rejected an injunction by medical students to halt their schools' presidents from increasing admission quotas, amid a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors against the highly contested plan.

Apr 30, 2024

Court rejects medical students' injunction against medical school quota hike

Cancer-causing substances detected in 38 kid products sold on AliExpress, Temu

High levels of chemicals known to cause cancer have been found in 38 products for kids available on the Chinese shopping apps of AliExpress and Temu for Korean customers, the customs agency said Tuesday.

Apr 30, 2024

Cancer-causing substances detected in 38 kid products sold on AliExpress, Temu

Doctor group's incoming head renews call for scrap of medical school quota hike for dialogue

The incoming head of Korea's leading doctors' lobby group reiterated on Sunday the call for the government to scrap the planned medical school quota hike to initiate dialogue with the medical community.

Apr 28, 2024

Doctor group's incoming head renews call for scrap of medical school quota hike for dialogue

New head of doctors' association vows war if medical professors face disadvantages

The new head of the doctors' association vowed Saturday to wage an "all-out war" against the government if any medical professors face disadvantages considering taking weekly breaks in support of the ongoing walkout by junior doctors.

Apr 27, 2024

New head of doctors' association vows war if medical professors face disadvantages

More med professors considering weekly breaks amid prolonged doctors' walkout

Professors from around 20 major medical schools nationwide will decide Friday whether to take a weekly day off while struggling to fill the void of trainee doctors who have walked off their jobs for more than two months, officials said.

Apr 26, 2024

More med professors considering weekly breaks amid prolonged doctors' walkout

Police conduct additional raid on new head of doctors' association

Presidential medical reform committee kicks off without doctors

A presidential committee to discuss the government's medical system reform drive was launched on Thursday, but got off to a shaky start as doctors, key stakeholders in the talks, boycotted the meeting to protest President Yoon Suk Yeol's plan to increase the enrollment quota at Korea's medical schools.

Apr 25, 2024By Nam Hyun-woo

Presidential medical reform committee kicks off without doctors

Patients brace for resignations of medical professors, weekly shutdowns

Patients are growing increasingly anxious as medical professors vow to resign or suspend treating patients once a week, amid a protracted health care standoff with the government over the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s plan to increase the medical school admissions quota starting next year.

Apr 24, 2024By Jun Ji-hye

Patients brace for resignations of medical professors, weekly shutdowns

Looming weekly closure of major hospitals feared to worsen medical service crisis

More medical professors affiliated with major hospitals in Korea are considering taking weekly breaks amid the prolonged walkout by trainee doctors, officials said Wednesday, sparking fears of exacerbating the country's health care crisis and financial difficulties of hospitals.

Apr 24, 2024

Looming weekly closure of major hospitals feared to worsen medical service crisis

Gov't expresses regret over medical professors' plan to take weekly day off

Gov't expresses regret over medical professors' plan to take weekly day off

Korea's health ministry on Wednesday expressed regret over medical professors' decision to take a weekly day off starting next week and urged them to engage in dialogue rather than resort to collective action amid the prolonged medical vacuum in the country.