SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Doctors warned Friday they may stage a rally or a walkout in April in protest against the government’s “unilateral” medical policy. According to the Korean Medical Association, the doctors are planning to take collective action against so-called Moon Jae-in Care, which the government says is focused on providing comprehensive medical services to the general public at reasonable prices. [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Intern Resident Association expressed deep concerns Tuesday over a dress and appearance manual for doctors that is currently being developed at the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. According to the KIRA, articles in the manual specific to female doctors include wearing “vibrant makeup” because [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – It seems like doctors’ jobs are safe amidst the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution, the latest data from the Korea Employment Information Service indicates. According to the KEIS 2017 Korea Occupational Outlook published on Monday, most medical practitioners will benefit from Korea’s aging society and further government support [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Wednesday that it is preparing voluntary guidelines for medical practitioners to simplify their attire, a measure that it believes will help to prevent the spread of infection. The ministry and the Korean Society for Healthcare-associated Infection Control Prevention have recently prepared a [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The battle over dentists performing botox injections between the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the Korean Dental Association (KDA) began sometime in 2011 when a dentist named Jung was accused of violating medical laws by giving a botox injection to one of his patients. Jung attempted to use previous cases [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The market for plastic surgery in Korea is colossal. But mistrust has also grown in recent years over controversy related to what the public calls “ghost surgery”. Ghost surgery refers to an illegal practice in which surgical procedures are performed by substitute doctors and nurses, or even employees of [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A plan to adopt a system in which doctors evaluate their colleagues’ performance is under consideration. When a doctor is suffers from a problematic condition such as an illness, colleagues will evaluate whether he or she is fit to practice medicine. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that they [...]