Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Nearly 17,000 clinics and hospitals to remain open during Lunar New Year

The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Thursday announced that some 16,815 medical clinics and hospitals will remain open across the country daily during the Lunar New Year holiday season starting Saturday.

2025-01-23

Samsung Biologics secures record $1.41 billion deal with European client

Samsung Biologics has secured a record $1.41 billion contract with an unnamed European pharmaceutical company, the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) announced in an electronic disclosure Tuesday.

2025-01-14

Samsung, Celltrion to exhibit at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Korean biopharmaceutical firms Samsung Biologics, Celltrion, and Lotte Biologics will showcase their advancements at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

2025-01-06

Lotte to shut down digital health care business amid possible liquidity crisis

Lotte is closing down its digital health care business, a sector it had once deemed a future growth engine, as it shutters down unprofitable projects amid continued speculation of a potential liquidity crisis at the group.

2024-12-24

Largest doctors' group vows to fight on under new leadership following chief's impeachment

The nation’s largest doctors group said it would continue to strongly resist what it called the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s irresponsible and reckless health policies under its new leadership.

2024-11-22

Gov't to invest $2.5 billion in critical patient treatment over five years

The government plans to invest 3.3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) annually into improving the treatment of critically ill patients at tertiary hospitals over the next five years.

2024-09-27

Gov't announces measures to stabilize emergency room care

The government on Thursday announced special measures to stabilize emergency patient care nationwide, including a monitoring program where municipalities and Health Ministry officers oversee and control patient volume in emergency departments.

2024-09-05

AI startup Upstage, Kakao Healthcare to develop LLM service

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage said Wednesday it has signed an initial agreement with Kakao's health care unit to jointly develop a digital health care service using a large language model (LLM).

2024-09-04

Presidential office slams doctors for 'rejecting dialogue' with gov't

The presidential office on Tuesday accused the medical sector of “rejecting one-on-one dialogue with the government” and expressed “regret” over their uncooperative attitude.

2024-04-23

Health minister says gov’t will not scrap medical reform plans

The government on Monday underscored its determination to carry out its medical reform, stating that “scrapping the current scheme or postponing medical schools' admissions hike for a year is out of perspective."

2024-04-22