Diagnosing devices for infectious diseases, such as Covid-19, will likely be included in innovative medical equipment.Rep. Kim Min-seok of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea said Monday that he had proposed a revision bill of the act on fostering and supporting innovative medical equipment.The
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it would push for a revision of the medical law to mandate a certain proportion of intensive care units (ICUs) to be single-person rooms, instead of multi-person rooms.Korea has 9,190 ICUs at 167 medical institutions with more than 300 hospital beds, and 76 pe
Asan Medical Center (AMC) said on Wednesday that it began home medical care services for seriously ill pediatric patients aged under 18.To do so, the hospital formed a home medical care team consisting of pediatricians, coordinator nurses, and visiting nurses.When a pediatric patient is deemed to re
The government has reemphasized the need to increase the enrollment quota at medical schools.Meeting with reporters, Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Park Min-soo said the government would push to increase the number of doctors and expand essential healthcare.The Yoon Suk-yeol administration has
Another law bill related to tattooists has been proposed to the National Assembly. The latest bill calls for legalizing people who specialize in scalp tattoos targeting those with hair loss problems. As a result, the number of tattoo-related bills proposed at the 21st National Assembly increased to
Up to 85 percent of parents who have yet to vaccinate their children against rotavirus said they would do so after March when it is included in the state vaccination program, according to a survey.Rotavirus is a virus that causes diarrhea and other intestinal symptoms. It’s very contagious and is th
The quarantine authorities will provide Covid-19 vaccinations for infants and toddlers from 6 months to 4 years old.The health authorities said Friday that they would provide Covid-19 vaccination for infants and toddlers because of the continued resurgence in winter and the emergence of new mutation
The quarantine authorities will adjust the number of hospital beds designated for Covid-19 patients from 5,800 to 3,900.Explaining the background, the Central Disaster Relief Center said Friday that the spread of Covid-19 has eased somewhat, forcing it to readjust the number of Covid-19 beds and rea
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it would resume talks with doctors shortly to discuss increasing the enrollment quota at medical schools. However, its counterpart, the Korean Medical Association (KMA), turned down the proposal as premature.The doctors’ group cited the reason for refusal that
A “quack” scandal is stirring not only the medical community but also a large part of society. This person has worked as a doctor for nearly three decades with a forged license after failing to pass the state exam for physicians.However, the Ministry of Health and Welfare maintains that it is virtua
“Essential healthcare” has emerged as the most prominent topic of Korea’s medical community in 2022, replacing Covid-19. However, that was not the only controversy this year. As the political power changed through the presidential election in March, significant changes were also predicted in health
The Ministry of Health and Welfares has put a brake on the reported stockpiling of cold medicine by Chinese peddlers, as medical supplies get scarce in their country due to a resurge of Covid-19 cases.The ministry maintains that it can punish selling the excessive cold drug to individual patients fo
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Monday that it had identified naegleria fowleri for the first time in the country in a person who died of meningitis after returning from an extended overseas stay.Naegleria fowleri, a so-called free-living amoeba, is a highly pathogenic pr
As Korea prepares to introduce euthanasia or death with dignity in Korea, an expert stressed the need for sincere discussions instead of “issue-making debates.”Three lawmakers – Rep. Kim Sang-hun of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and Reps. In Jae-keun and Suh Young-seok of the opposition Democr
The government will introduce a system to evaluate and certify institutions that attract foreign patients.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday that an “amendment to the implementation decree of the act on supporting overseas medical advance and attracting foreign patients” was approved at
An annual average of 11.2 billion won ($8.36 million) flows out of the state health insurance fund due to short-term foreign sojourners of less than six months registered as beneficiaries.Rep. Lee Jong-seong of the ruling People Power Party said so on Monday, based on his analysis of the National He
Korea's 159 vaccine-related companies attained combined sales of 3.4 trillion won ($2.63 billion) and an export amount of 628.7 billion won last year.On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced a report titled “Fact-finding survey of the do
On Wednesday, Korea's new Covid-19 cases continued their downward trend week to week. Notably, according to health officials, the reproduction index, a gauge of future spreading trends, has fallen to approach 1, showing signs of stagnation or reduction.The country reported 67,415 new Covid-19 infect