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National Mental Health Centers Suffer from Doctor Shortages Due to Low Wages

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — State-run mental health centers are grappling with a severe shortage of doctors amidst increasing calls for the national government to take stronger responsibility for severe mental health patients in the wake of a series of stabbing rampages. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the current month has [...]

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 [...]