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Gov't presses trainee doctors who left worksites to return to hospitals

The health ministry on Friday pressed trainee doctors who left their worksites to go back to hospitals, saying their return is the "starting point" to resolve the protracted standoff over the government's medical reform.

May 24, 2024
Gov't presses trainee doctors who left worksites to return to hospitals

Korea reports 1st highly pathogenic bird flu case in more than 3 months

South Korea's agriculture ministry said Thursday it has confirmed the first highly pathogenic avian influenza case in more than three months on a farm in the southeastern part of the country.

May 23, 2024
Korea reports 1st highly pathogenic bird flu case in more than 3 months

Gov't renews call for doctors to come to dialogue amid protracted walkout

The health ministry urged the medical community Thursday to come forward for dialogue to resolve the months long walkout by trainee doctors, though there seems to be no sign of any immediate breakthrough as neither side has budged an inch.

May 23, 2024
Gov't renews call for doctors to come to dialogue amid protracted walkout

Korea reports this year's first fatal case of Vibrio vulnificus infection

A woman has died after contracting Vibrio vulnificus, in Korea's first fatal case of the bacterial infection this year, health officials said on Wednesday.

May 22, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Korea reports this year's first fatal case of Vibrio vulnificus infection
  • Korea reports first African swine fever case in 9 months
  • Korea reports this year's third fatal case of tick-borne SFTS virus
  • 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

Korea reports first African swine fever case in 9 months

Korea on Tuesday reported its first African swine fever (ASF) case in around nine months.

May 21, 2024
Korea reports first African swine fever case in 9 months
  • Korea reports this year's first fatal case of Vibrio vulnificus infection

Only 5 % of trainee doctors return to hospitals amid protracted walkout

Only 5 percent of the trainee doctors who have left their worksites for three months have returned to hospitals, a senior official said Tuesday, although the government renewed its appeal for them to resolve the protracted standoff over medical reform through dialogue.

May 21, 2024
Only 5 % of trainee doctors return to hospitals amid protracted walkout

Education minister urges medical schools to finalize admission quota hikes

Education Minister Lee Ju-ho urged medical schools Monday to finalize the revision of their admission regulations in accordance with the government's medical school enrollment quota hike, following a recent court decision in favor of the plan.

May 20, 2024
Education minister urges medical schools to finalize admission quota hikes
  • Gov't calls for junior doctors who left worksites to return to hospitals by Monday

Gov't calls on universities to finalize medical school quota for 2025

The government on Sunday called on universities to quickly revise their regulations to reflect an increased medical school quota for next year, in light of a court ruling that paved the way for the hike.

May 19, 2024
Gov't calls on universities to finalize medical school quota for 2025

NASA officials upbeat about greater space cooperation with Korea

Officials of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) expressed expectations for greater space cooperation with Korea on Thursday, as the two countries are widening the scope of their alliance beyond its longstanding security focus.

May 17, 2024
NASA officials upbeat about greater space cooperation with Korea

Court rejects doctors' bid to stop medical school quota hike

An appellate court in Seoul rejected an injunction, Thursday, filed by the medical community to halt the government’s plan to increase the medical school admissions quota by 2,000 for next year.

May 16, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
Court rejects doctors' bid to stop medical school quota hike
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