Health

Cases of patient damage from doctors' walkout pile up

Cases of patient damage are piling up, with an elderly woman dying of cardiac arrest without treatment, as trainee doctors have been away from work for the seventh day Monday in protest of the government's medical school quota hike plan.

Feb 26, 2024

Cases of patient damage from doctors' walkout pile up

Gov’t issues trainee doctors ultimatum to return to hospitals by Thursday

Gov't to allocate additional 2,000 medical school seats to universities by late March

The additional 2,000 medical school seats that the government decided to create will be allocated to universities by late next month, the education ministry said Monday, sticking to the hike plan despite doctors' protests.

Feb 26, 2024

Gov't to allocate additional 2,000 medical school seats to universities by late March

Gov't issues ultimatum for trainee doctors to return to work

Yoon says providing prompt medical treatment is state's constitutional responsibility

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday it is the state's constitutional responsibility to provide timely and proper medical treatment to sick people, apparently referring to the ongoing walkout by trainee doctors nationwide.

Feb 26, 2024

Yoon says providing prompt medical treatment is state's constitutional responsibility

Gov't issues ultimatum for trainee doctors to return to work

Junior doctors' strike expands in show of solidarity against gov’t plan

Walkouts staged by trainee doctors in protest at the government’s plan to increase the number of medical students are showing signs of spreading to all doctor groups, including medical school graduates and professors.

Feb 25, 2024By Jun Ji-hye

Junior doctors' strike expands in show of solidarity against gov’t plan

Walkout by trainee doctors expected to intensify as medical graduates refuse to join internships

A large-scale walkout by trainee doctors is expected to intensify as new medical school graduates reportedly refused to take internships, joining an ongoing protest against the government's plan to boost the number of medical students.

Feb 25, 2024

Walkout by trainee doctors expected to intensify as medical graduates refuse to join internships

Hospitals experience disruptions on extended doctors' walkout

Major hospitals across the country continued to experience disruptions Saturday as thousands of trainee doctors remained off their jobs for the fifth consecutive day in protest against the government's plan to raise the medical school enrollment quota.

Feb 24, 2024

Hospitals experience disruptions on extended doctors' walkout

Imminent expiration of striking junior doctors' contracts fuels concerns

Gov't raises health care crisis level to 'serious' over doctors walkout

The government raised its four-scale health care service crisis gauge to the highest level of "serious" Friday in response to the departure of doctors in their collective action against the planned increase in the medical school admission quota.

Feb 23, 2024

Gov't raises health care crisis level to 'serious' over doctors walkout

How long will patients be held hostage in doctors-government dispute?

2,000 vs. 350: what number is appropriate for med school quota hike?

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Health

Cases of patient damage from doctors' walkout pile up

Gov't to allocate additional 2,000 medical school seats to universities by late March

Yoon says providing prompt medical treatment is state's constitutional responsibility

Junior doctors' strike expands in show of solidarity against gov’t plan

Walkout by trainee doctors expected to intensify as medical graduates refuse to join internships

Hospitals experience disruptions on extended doctors' walkout

Gov't raises health care crisis level to 'serious' over doctors walkout

How long will patients be held hostage in doctors-government dispute?

6 out of 10 medical students nationwide file for leave of absence in collective protest

Trainee doctors' work stoppage grows despite gov't warning of legal action

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