The government has released a draft of the “Special Act on Handling of Medical Accidents" to appease the medical community, which has been protesting against the increase in medical school students.However, it remains to be seen whether the proposed law will be enacted, as the timeline for its imple
The government fully allowed contactless medical treatment starting Friday in response to the medical community's collective action in protest against increasing the medical school enrollment quota.The permission will continue until the end of the doctors' strike. Telemedicine will be allowed at all
The oriental medicine community has called for putting traditional medicine practitioners into the medical field to fill the healthcare vacuum caused by striking doctors. On Thursday, however, the Ministry of Health and Welfare drew a line on the issue, saying, “We can’t do that.”In response to the
Nine-thousand-two-hundred-and-seventy-five trainee doctors have resigned at 100 major training hospitals nationwide, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday. Those who left their workplaces numbered 8,024.The ministry announced the result of its field checks on doctors’ collective action at
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has released the studies it used as the basis for increasing the number of medical school enrollment quotas by 2,000 per year.These studies include the Korea Development Institute (KDI)’s "Projection of the Spillover Effects of Population Change on Labor, Education
Koreans’ per capita radiographic tests averaged 6.8 a year, showing a somewhat higher level of radiation exposure than other countries.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) recently released the latest data on the use of medical radiation for the three years from 2020 to 2022, which
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has dismissed as untrue claims that the increase in medical school enrollment quotas is for election purposes and that the government and medical community will adjust the size of the increase after the election.The ministry added that the increased medical school
A mother's diagnosis of breast cancer at a young age does not significantly affect her children's emotional development, according to a new study.Professor Kim Hee-jeong of the Department of Breast Surgery and Professor Kim Hyo-won of the Department of Pediatric Psychiatry at Asan Medical Center (AM
President Yoon Suk Yeol said non-face-to-face medical treatment should be viewed from the perspective of developing the bio-medical industry, emphasizing that the government would pursue policies to attain administrative goals by fostering related industries rather than regulating them.President Yoo
The Minister of Health and Welfare, Cho Kyoo-hong, highlighted the necessity of augmenting the medical school enrollment quota in Korea during the health ministers’ meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Cho attended the OE
Asan Medical Center (AMC) takes the most proactive approach to deal with the aging of hospitalized patients.In September 2020, AMC recognized the need to address the needs of elderly patients through continuous discussions after medical professionals who had frequent contact with them voluntarily fo
An aging society is one in which the share of people aged 65 or older accounts for 7 percent or more of the total population. If the comparable share reaches 14 percent, it is classified as an aged society, and if it exceeds 20 percent, it is labeled as a superaged society. Korea is one of the count
Korean researchers have confirmed for the first time that vitamin D can directly inhibit nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that occurs with natural aging.The National Institute of Health (NIH) under the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Tuesday that the institute has rec
There were concerns about the potential cardiovascular risks associated with the long-term use of tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) in patients with chronic hepatitis B.However, a Korean study has confirmed this is not true.Asan Medical Center (AMC) said Friday that a team led by Professor Choi J
Korea's first "infectious disease hospital" will begin construction in the first half of this year.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thursday that it would build a hospital specializing in infectious diseases at Chosun University Hospital through public bidding. The bidding
Many people make resolutions they want to practice in the New Year. One of the most common resolutions is to lose weight by eating healthy food and exercising regularly. However, it is difficult for ordinary people to achieve this goal without great determination and commitment.Recently, a drug was
If medical institutions must establish personal medical data transmission systems under the revised Medical Service Act, the government should directly or indirectly support the cost, a parliamentary report said.More specifically, based on the financial industry's use of financial data that has alre
Since June 2023, the National Assembly has faced an impasse over a proposed amendment to the Medical Service Act, intended to authorize telemedicine formally. A government official expressed concern that the detailed provisions within the four different revision bills might be hindering the legislat
The government plans to allow "domestic advertisements to attract foreign patients," prohibited under the Medical Service Act, in medical tourism special zones.The plan is part of the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s “Economic Policy Direction for 2024,” announced Thursday.The ministry said it woul
Starting this year, syphilis will move from a Level 4 infectious disease subject to sample surveillance to a Level 3 disease subject to full surveillance.On the other hand, mpox, a Level 2 infectious disease, will be converted to a Level 3 infectious disease and managed under the general healthcare