In a moving display of unity and dedication, the Korea Blood Disease & Cancer Association (KBDCA) and the Korean Multiple Myeloma Working Party (KMMWP), under the Korean Society of Hematology, concluded a ceremony to celebrate the 9th World Myeloma Awareness Month.KBDCA is a non-profit organization
As part of the emergency medical care system to cope with doctors' collective action, the government will expand non-face-to-face medical treatment implemented by all types of medical institutions to public health centers and their branch offices.The government said so at Wednesday's regular briefin
To increase the options for hospice and life-sustaining treatment users, the government pushes to expand the target diseases and the timing to suspend end-of-life care that has been limited to patients’ dying days.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday that it has finalized the "Second Comp
President Yoon Suk Yeol has strongly reaffirmed the government's commitment to increase the medical school admission quota, aiming to tackle a persistent issue that has faced numerous setbacks in past administrations.In a statement from the Presidential Office in Yongsan on Monday, President Yoon ca
The Korean government said its funding to hospitals for surgeries on severely ill children will drastically increase.The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the "Pediatric Essential Medical Care Fee Plan" on Friday at a regular briefing of the Central Disaster and Safety Headquarters.Since last
The International Labor Organization (ILO) said it has intervened with the Korean government regarding Seoul’s order for trainee doctors to start work and called for it to resolve the issue through social dialogue.In response, the government said it would sincerely explain its position to the intern
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has warned consumers to be cautious about directly purchasing some foreign health supplements through online shopping malls at home and abroad.The ministry inspected 30 products for the spring season targeting the improvement of fine dust, respiratory, and
Medical school professors repeatedly point out that the government's decision to increase in the medical school enrollment quota will compromise the quality of medical education.Some experts have gone so far as to express concerns that such actions could regress medical education by a century.As par
The rift between the government and the medical community is expected to deepen as Lim Hyun-taek, the president-elect of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), has firmly demanded a presidential apology and the dismissal of both the Minister and Vice Minister of Health and Welfare if the government w
The government said it could administratively prohibit resigned interns and residents from obtaining medical licenses in the U.S.On Friday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said so at a regular briefing of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to deal with junior physicians’
Amid mounting concerns about inadequate medical student education due to a drastic increase in their enrollment quota from 2025, government officials expressed an intention to obligate the sharing of cadavers for anatomy dissection among schools if supply fails to meet demand.Noting that a corpse ca
The allocation of increased medical school enrollment quota announced by the government is nothing more than an adjustment of quotas to solve the long-cherished wishes of private university hospitals, an opposition lawmaker said Wednesday.Some medical schools are located in provinces but educate the
As the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) prepares to announce the “Second Round Measures to Prevent and Control Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (2024-2028)” soon, poor access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has emerged as an issue.Many Koreans are believed to be purchasin
The Korean government officially announced an expansion of medical school enrollment quotas by 2,000 for the academic year 2025, marking the first significant increase in 27 years, on Wednesday.According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho, during a press conference held at
A recent study conducted by the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) revealed that 60.5 percent of prescriptions issued through telehealth services are for non-reimbursed medications.The findings come from an analysis of prescriptions processed via the Public Prescription Delivery System (PPDS) a
Many Korean male medical students who took leave of absence en masse prepared to enlist in the military. However, the government maintains a position to encourage them to return to their studies as the allied leave itself is not recognized.The Association of Korean Medical University and Graduate Me
A recent survey conducted in Korea has highlighted a concerning lack of awareness among adults regarding Body Mass Index (BMI), a crucial indicator for obesity management.BMI, calculated by dividing one's weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters, serves as an indirect measure of b
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it issued a public notice of return-to-work to 1,308 trainee physicians who walked off their jobs in a protest against the government’s plan to sharply increase medical school admissions next year. The public notice took effect as of Tuesday. The ministry said
In a move to address the ongoing concerns within the Korean medical community regarding the expansion of the medical school admission quota, President Yoon Suk Yeol met with healthcare professionals on Monday, urging them to consider future generations and engage in dialogue without insisting on mai
Medical school professors said both the government and the medical community should make concessions to resolve the current situation. Still, the government has stuck to its stance of increasing the medical school enrollment quota by 2,000 per year.Bang Jae-seung, head of the National Medical School