Experts in the healthcare sector, ranging from professionals in companies to medical professors, came together in Seoul on Friday to exchange their expertise and envision the future of generative AI in healthcare.Korea Biomedical Review (KBR), along with its sister publication, The Korean Doctors’ W
Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyoo-hong said there is no specific timeline for expanding the medical school enrollment quota, but "the announcement could come early."Cho made the remark in response to a question from Rep. Kim Won-i of the Democratic Party of Korea at the National Assembly's min
Out of the 45 officials at 14 health- and welfare-related agencies appointed since the launch of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, 22 have been “parachuted into their posts,” an opposition lawmaker pointed out on Tuesday.Rep. In Jae-geun of the Democratic Party of Korea made the disclosure after ana
The financial balance of health insurance reimbursement with Chinese nationals has shown a deficit of 418.1 billion won ($310.6 million) since 2018.Rep. Choi Young-hee of the People Power Party analyzed the National Health Insurance Service (NHID)'s "Status of Health Insurance Premium Charges and Be
The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Korea has increased for the first time in 12 years. In particular, the number of TB patients aged 65 and more increased by over 5 percent in the first three quarters of this year from a year ago.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thur
The number of osteoporosis patients is approaching 1.2 million a year, but the budget for developing and disseminating osteoporosis guidelines has been cut in full.Rep. In Jae-geun of the Democratic Party of Korea said so Wednesday after analyzing data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention A
From June 2022 to May 2023, 5,997 poisoned patients visited 15 emergency medical centers in 14 cities and provinces nationwide. More than half of them were addicted to therapeutic drugs.On Wednesday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) released the results of its in-depth survey o
Last year, 1,066 people were infected with HIV/AIDS, a 9.3 percent increase from the previous year. Five people were infected through the shared use of narcotics.Rep. Choi Young-hee of the People Power Party analyzed data on the status of AIDS infection in the last five years submitted by the Korea
Korea’s attraction of foreign patients is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. However, visits by patients from the Middle East, who come here to treat relatively serious diseases instead of skin, beauty, and plastic surgery, are slow to recover, medical sources said.Especially slow is the recover
A measure is being promoted to allow sperm donors for fertility treatment to receive the same protection as egg donors.Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea proposed the “Bioethics Act Amendment Bill” to that effect on behalf of other lawmakers on Thursday.According to Shi
About 8,000 doctors prescribed medical narcotics to themselves annually for the past three years, prompting calls for banning doctors from self-prescribing narcotic drugs by law.These and other facts were revealed at a public debate organized by Rep. Choi Youn-suk of the ruling People Power Party (P
As the number of shingles vaccinations among older adults has steadily increased, the government must work out measures, including free vaccinations for the elderly and vulnerable people, a lawmaker said Monday.Rep. In Jae-geun of the Democratic Party of Korea made these and other points based on an
The number of people treated for depression and anxiety disorders among workers in childcare and educational facilities has nearly doubled in the past five years.Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the Democratic Party of Korea analyzed the National Health Insurance Service's data titled "Current Status of Depr
A bill that defines digital healthcare and deals with information subjects and its utilization methods is drawing the industry’s attention.Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) recently proposed the “Act on the use of digital healthcare and health and medical data.”T
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has finalized its budget for fiscal year 2024.It expanded budgets to establish a regionally integrated essential medical care system and secure global competitiveness in the bio and digital health industries.The ministry said its budget for FY 2024 won approval at
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDC) plans to appeal after losing the first trial to cancel the refusal of compensation for a man in his 30s who died after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine.However, the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee has formally requested that the agenc
Starting this September, the eligibility check for the first-time patients of telemedicine pilot project will be linked to the National Health Insurance Service's “treatment recipients’ eligibility check.”Through this procedure, the NHIS will pre-check patient eligibility before reimbursing non-face
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) said Thursday that it is launching a clinical trial to prepare for emerging infectious diseases, called the STRIVE study, in collaboration with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).The NIID is part of the Korea Di
Hospitals made about 60,000 illegal prescriptions for medical narcotics and other restricted drugs in the wake of the telemedicine, temporarily allowed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a lawmaker said.Rep. In Jae-geun of the Democratic Party of Korea released the report on Friday based on his a
A clinical study has won regulatory approval to treat patients with extensive-disease (ED) small cell lung cancer (SCLC) by using self-derived natural killer (NK) cells in combination with chemotherapy.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday that it decided to approve the trial at the seventh