Disruptions to medical services feared to worsen Patients could face more significant disruptions to medical services as the government and doctors continue to clash over the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's plan to increase medical school admissions quotas.Mar 4, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
Tensions loom as doctors plan mass rally as clash over medical school quota deepens Tensions were rising Saturday as defiant doctors were set to hold a mass rally over the weekend in protest against the government plan to increase medical school admissions, with no sign of a breakthrough amid growing risks of a major medical disruption.Mar 2, 2024
Gov't intensifies pressure on striking trainee doctors with police raid The government intensified pressure on striking trainee doctors by conducting a police raid on offices of a major doctors' association and repeating the back-to-work order Friday as many of them remained off the job after the government-set deadline for their return passed.Mar 1, 2024
Government moves to suspend licenses of striking trainee doctorsThe government said it will soon initiate steps to suspend the licenses of striking trainee doctors who failed to return to work by the Thursday deadline imposed by the government as a nationwide walkout continues in protest against the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's proposal to increase the enrollment quota at medical schools.Feb 29, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
Most trainee doctors resist order to return on deadline day as punitive steps loom Most trainee doctors who walked off their jobs to protest against the government's policy defied the government's order to return to work on Thursday, a deadline where they face suspension of licenses and even indictment unless they comply with it.Feb 29, 2024
7 out of 10 medical school students apply for leave of absence Seven out of 10 medical school students from across the nation have applied for a leave of absence in a collective action protesting the government's medical school quota hike plan, the education ministry said Thursday.Feb 29, 2024
Banned preservatives found in kids' clay products from China Some kids' clay products imported from China turned out to contain illegal preservatives, the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) said Thursday.Feb 29, 2024
Veteran doctor treats Marines, residents on front-line island for decade Doctor Lee Doo-ik, 76, has offered medical treatment on South Korea's front-line Baengnyeong Island for a decade.Feb 29, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
Health care standoff leads to infighting within medical sector The medical community is facing an internal split as the conflict between the government and doctors over the medical school enrollment quota increase intensifies.Feb 28, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
Gov't files police complaint against protesting doctors The health ministry on Tuesday filed a complaint with the police against doctors protesting a government plan to increase the medical student admission quota, its first legal action since the start of a mass walkout by junior doctors about a week ago.Feb 27, 2024
