SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Medical Association (KMA) on Thursday denounced a proposed amendment to the Medical Service Act that would allow licensed traditional medicine practitioners, or hanuisas, to use X-ray machines, calling it a “grave threat” to South Korea’s medical system. KMA President Kim Taek-woo said during a press briefing at the [...]
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, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Environmental experts say the government needs to do more to raise awareness of the growing level of light pollution at night, which can lead to a number of health problems such as insomnia, depression, diabetes, and obesity. During a symposium held by the Korean Medical Association and the Korean [...]
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, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – As violence against medical staff increases in and outside of hospitals, the medical community has raised its voice to push for the legislation of rules reinforcing punishment against the crimes, in a move to prevent an escalation in these types of incidents. According to industry sources, there are two [...]