Korea’s health level, access to healthcare, hospital beds, and medical equipment are higher than the OECD average, but its numbers of clinicians and nurses are lower, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare Tuesday.The ministry said so based on its analysis of the Organization for Economic C
In Korea, patients with cancer and other rare and serious diseases pay only 5-10 percent of the total medical costs for five years from the first day of the diagnosis under the national health insurance program.However, even after the five-year period ends, cancer patients should be allowed to pay l
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will subsidize one public and one private general hospital in the non-Seoul metro region capable of performing epilepsy surgery to introduce robotic equipment.The ministry will receive applications from non-Seoul hospitals wanting to use surgical robots for epileps
Recently, a district court acquitted a hairdresser in her 40s accused of performing eyebrow tattooing procedures, including semi-permanent eyebrow makeup, in violation of the Medical Service Act, contradicting the existing legal theory.The legal basis for “tattooing is medical practice” can be found
Starting in October, the government will reduce health insurance coverage for brain and cerebrovascular MRI examinations.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it has revised the notice on “details on the application standards and methods of benefits” to that effect. The revised notice will
With the revised law mandating the installation of CCTVs in operating rooms starting from September, hospitals are gearing up for the implementation. However, within the clinical field, there remains a lingering sense of confusion surrounding the precise details regarding the installation and operat
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has expressed concern over the National Health and Medical Workers’ Union’s announcement of a general strike on Thursday.Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyoo-hong held the second emergency inspection meeting on Tuesday to review emergency treatment plans and the
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has recognized Korean students graduating from 159 overseas medical schools in 38 countries as eligible to take the Korean Medical Licensing Examination (KMLE), data by a lawmaker showed. Graduates of these foreign medical schools still need to take and pass a sepa
The government will build the Global Bio Campus, which will train bio-manufacturing workers in five areas for middle- and low-income countries.The five locations are Songdo (Incheon), Siheung (Gyeonggi Province), Osong (North Chungcheong Province), Hwasun (South Jeolla Province), and Andong (North G
Asthma, known to occur mostly in older people in their 60s and 70s, is rapidly increasing among 20-somethings, according to a study.Professors Oh Yeon-mok, Lee Se-won, and Lee Jae-seung Lee of the Department of Pulmonology at Asan Medical Center (AMC) analyzed data from 92,000 people based on the Na
A project to match senior doctors with local public healthcare institutions will begin in July in earnest to help narrow the medical divide between regions.The Ministry of Health and Welfare held a meeting with the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the National Medical Center (NMC) on Tuesday to
Two treatments for children with rare diseases -- Qarziba (dinutuximab) and Bylvay (odevixibat) -- have been selected as targets for the “approval- evaluation-negotiation linkage system,” a pilot program to shorten reimbursement screening for expensive drugs.According to materials obtained by the he
There are many practices to care for patients before and after surgical operations. Some of them are fasting for eight hours before surgery, not eating until after farting, and requiring spine surgery patients to lie down for six to eight hours after surgery.However, this perioperative patient cares
Digital therapies and telemedicine, which draw attention in Korea, have many obstacles to surmount to gain industrial success, an expert advised Thursday.Rha Koon-ho, director of Naver Healthcare Lab, said so in this year’s Hospital Innovation and Patient Experience Conference (HiPex 2023) at Myongj
The infectious disease status of Covid-19 will likely be lowered from level 2 to 4 this month. It means the pandemic goes on par with regular influenza.Park Hyang, director-general for public health policy at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said so during a meeting with journalists on Wednesday
What robots are medical institutions using, and how?At the Hospital Innovation and Patient Experience Conference 2023 (HiPex 2023), which opened at Myongji Hospital in Goyang. Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday, participants highlighted the status and potential of robotics in healthcare organizations,
The government said it would open anonymized big data of 1.98 million cancer patients from June 20. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said academics and industry researchers will have access to the K-CURE Cancer Public Library, a collaborative effort by the health ministry, the National Cancer Cent
A new survey shows that awareness of Korean bio and health products continues to rise overseas.On Wednesday, the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) announced the results of the 2022 Overseas Perception Survey of the Korean Bio-health Industry (manufacturing and medical services).It
For this society to rediscuss the nursing act, there must be scientific evidence that can objectively prove its necessary, some experts within the National Assembly said, drawing the attention of related parties.The National Assembly Research Service (NARS) said so in the article “How the Nursing Ac
The government will push to upgrade infectious disease crisis preparedness and response, preemptive management, and innovation in infectious disease management research and technology to prevent and manage infectious diseases.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDA) released the 3rd Ba