Health

13,000 medical students to seek injunction against medical school quota hike

Some 13,000 medical students plan to collectively seek court injunctions to halt their schools' expansion of admission quotas, a lawyer said Wednesday, as the walkout by protesting trainee doctors continued for nearly two months.

Apr 17, 2024

13,000 medical students to seek injunction against medical school quota hike

Health care standoff feared to drag on even longer

No signs of a breakthrough in the prolonged confrontation between the Yoon Suk Yeol administration and doctors are in sight, leading to concerns that already serious disruptions in hospital operations could worsen further.

Apr 16, 2024By Jun Ji-hye

Health care standoff feared to drag on even longer

Yoon vows to heed people's voices after election loss

Korea's total ODA exceeds $3 bil. in 2023

Korea’s total official development assistance (ODA) increased in 2023 due to a rise in its contributions to multilateral organizations including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, preliminary data by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) showed Sunday.

Apr 15, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo

Korea's total ODA exceeds $3 bil. in 2023

Yoon's med school quota hike plan at crossroads following ruling party's election defeat

The Yoon Suk Yeol administration is standing at a crossroads regarding its plan to raise the number of medical students starting next year, following the crushing defeat of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) in the general elections held on Wednesday.

Apr 12, 2024By Jun Ji-hye

Yoon's med school quota hike plan at crossroads following ruling party's election defeat

Gov't to mobilize over 2,700 additional nurses amid prolonged doctors' walkout

The health ministry said Friday it will send more than 2,700 additional physician assistant (PA) nurses to hospitals to minimize medical system disruptions amid a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors.

Apr 12, 2024

Gov't to mobilize over 2,700 additional nurses amid prolonged doctors' walkout

Yoon stresses medical reform 'for all' during visit to heart hospital

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed Tuesday that medical reform should not come at the expense of the public or medical personnel but be made to satisfy both sides.

Apr 9, 2024

Yoon stresses medical reform 'for all' during visit to heart hospital

Doctors cancel joint press conference amid signs of internal rift

A doctors' lobby group said Tuesday it was canceling a planned joint press conference with other doctors' groups and medical professors, amid signs of an apparent rift within the medical community over how to respond to the government's plan to increase the medical student quota.

Apr 9, 2024

Doctors cancel joint press conference amid signs of internal rift

Major hospitals suffer huge losses amid trainee doctors' prolonged walkout

Major hospitals across the country are struggling with massive losses due to a nationwide walkout by thousands of trainee doctors, who are protesting the government’s medical school quota hike policy, which is now in its eighth week.

Apr 9, 2024By Jun Ji-hye

Major hospitals suffer huge losses amid trainee doctors' prolonged walkout

Looming all-out strike by doctors heightens tensions

Gov't-doctors negotiations may begin in earnest after elections

The government and doctors are signaling apparent willingness to move toward negotiations to find a breakthrough in their protracted confrontation over the policy to raise the number of medical students by 2,000 next year.

Apr 8, 2024By Jun Ji-hye

Gov't-doctors negotiations may begin in earnest after elections

Emergency medical service on verge of collapse amid prolonged walkout by trainee doctors

Struggling for nearly two months amid the absence of junior doctors, most major emergency medical centers in Seoul have limited operations due to tight staffing, and emergency physicians have warned of following suit if the ongoing standoff over the medical school admission quota hike remains unresolved.

Apr 8, 2024

Emergency medical service on verge of collapse amid prolonged walkout by trainee doctors

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