SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by the Korea Youth Policy Institute revealed that more than 4 out of 10 young Koreans between the ages of 19 and 34 have avoided medical visits despite being ill, citing reasons such as busy schedules and concerns over medical expenses. The survey, which involved 4,000 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Over the past decade, Seoul has seen an exodus of 5.47 million people, a significant population shift that highlights changing urban dynamics in South Korea’s capital. Statistics Korea reports a net outflow of 860,000 residents, with only 4.61 million people moving to Seoul during the same period, from 2014 to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) –The Korean Nurses Association (KNA) has publicly endorsed the government’s medical reform initiatives, including the expansion of medical school admissions quotas. At an emergency press conference held on February 14 in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, the KNA expressed strong support for these reforms. Highlighting the critical [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The healthcare industry is witnessing a surge in the development of non-pharmacological interventions to assist in the treatment of Alzheimer’s, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and low-dose radiation systems. Radicure, a company specializing in dementia-dedicated digital X-ray systems, has partnered with Neurophet, a brain disorder imaging AI solution firm, to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has highlighted the severe mental health challenges faced by graduate students, who endure stress on two fronts due to their dual roles as students and research workers. According to a report from the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency and the Empathy Occupational and Environmental [...]
ULSAN, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) –The ongoing instability in blood supply in South Korea has compelled blood centers to restrict the quantities of blood distributed to healthcare facilities. According to the Korean Red Cross Ulsan Blood Center, as of 11 a.m. on February 8, the blood inventory in the Ulsan area was at 6.3 days’ [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – As international travel picks up pace in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in mosquito-borne diseases, with cases doubling over the past year. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the number of people infected with mosquito-borne diseases surged to 294 last [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A major business lobby of doctors was set to hold meetings Wednesday to discuss its actions against the government’s planned hike in the enrollment quota for medical schools, officials said. The Korean Medical Association (KMA) will hold the meetings later in the day, a day after the government announced [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The government’s first medical school enrollment quota increase in decades came out of a dire necessity to secure more doctors for ensuring basic medical services amid rapid aging and growing regional disparities, though South Korea has a long way to go before achieving the goals facing fierce opposition from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Many health service consumers welcomed Tuesday’s government decision to drastically increase the medical school enrollment quota, saying it will improve access to doctors, but others voiced skepticism that it could erode the quality of medical services. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said the entrance quota for medical schools [...]