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Government’s Telemedicine Initiative Faces Opposition in Medical Circles

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Telemedicine refers to the use of telecommunications and information technology such as smartphones to provide healthcare from a distance. The idea is to free medical practitioners bound by time and place, and make medical services more accessible to patients. The government, namely the ruling Saenuri Party, has been spearheading [...]

Foster Care and Nursing Home Now Under One Roof

BUSAN, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A welfare facility where the elderly and the young can live together has recently opened in Busan. The Jongdeok Welfare Foundation opened the Keunbyeol Nursing Home in the Jongdeok Foster Care Home building, which is located in the Yeonje District of Busan, on Thursday, July 7. The Jongdeok Foster Care [...]