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Number of GPs Entering Popular Medical Departments Without Obtaining Specialist Licenses Doubles Over Six-Year Span

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of general practitioners who have entered popular medical departments such as dermatology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, rehabilitation, and diagnostic radiology without obtaining specialist licenses has doubled in the past six years. According to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the count of general practitioners in these [...]

Maternity Clinic Market at Risk in Korea

SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – As the number of maternity clinics closing down their practice is twice the number of newly opening ones, it has become more difficult to find obstetrician clinics in the neighborhoods. According to the Research Institute for Healthcare Policy, 1,536 practices in all medical specialties have closed nationwide in 2013, which means that [...]