SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Doctors’ associations filed a constitutional appeal on Tuesday over a revised medical law requiring hospitals to place surveillance cameras in operating rooms, claiming it violates the personal rights of physicians. The Korea Medical Association (KMA) and the Korean Hospital Association filed the petition with the Constitutional Court, ahead of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will establish a network of doctors in each region to ensure that individuals with cardio-cerebrovascular diseases receive proper medical treatment within the so-called “golden time” during emergency situations, officials said on Monday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will launch a regional doctors’ network [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, where the number of doctors ranks near the bottom among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) members, doctors’ incomes are among the highest, data showed Sunday. According to the OECD Health Statistics 2023, the annual income of Korean medical specialists working in hospitals and [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Workforce aging is accelerating in essential medical fields as a trend of avoiding majoring in critical subjects, such as surgery and obstetrics, leads to a shortage of young specialists. According to data received by Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the Democratic Party from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The government and a doctors’ lobby agreed Thursday to begin discussions on increasing the number of medical students starting in 2025, officials said. Officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Korean Medical Association (KMA) held a consultative meeting to address various policy issues, including the contentious [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — When shoppers eagerly camp outside a store in anticipation of purchasing expensive luxury goods or limited-edition products, they dash inside as soon as the store’s doors open, a phenomenon commonly known as an “open run.” The retail industry, including well-known establishments such as Lotte, Shinsegae, and Hyundai department stores, [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Over the past few months, the South Korean medical community has been divided sharply over the nursing act, with the Korean Nurses Association (KNA) and the Korean Medical Association (KMA) staging multiple rallies and the government and political parties fueling the debate. The nursing act was designed to clarify [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Medical Association (KMA), South Korea’s largest association of doctors, on Saturday announced plans for a general strike in response to the potential passage of the Nursing Act and the Medical Law revision during the plenary session of the National Assembly. The Nursing Act expands nurses’ scope of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is taking action to address the crisis in the country’s healthcare system for children, which has been pushed to the brink of collapse. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Wednesday a series of measures aimed at improving the pediatric healthcare system, including the expansion of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of pediatrics departments at training hospitals in Seoul are planning to reduce their medical treatment capacity due to a shortage of medical staff, a survey showed Monday. The Korean Pediatric Society conducted two nationwide surveys of 96 pediatrics departments at training hospitals in September and December, 75 [...]