The Martial Law Enforcement Headquarters ordered all medical personnel to return to their workplaces within 48 hours late on Tuesday night.
Five-year-old Lee Ji-han dreams of becoming a KTX high-speed train driver when he grows up. But those dreams were put on hold when he was diagnosed with leukemia last year.
The lightest newborn ever recorded in Korea has safely gone home 198 days after her birth. Weighing in at just 260 grams (9.17 ounces), Ye-rang was born on April 22 at 25 weeks and five days of gestation.
Internal divisions appear to have emerged among junior doctors as their 10-month protest has resulted in little but mounting concern more than their careers.
Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) recorded a deficit of 162.8 billion won ($118 million) in the first six months of this year, indicating that the finances of large medical institutions have worsened significantly.
Waiting times for outpatient treatment at Seoul National University Hospital have doubled, resulting in an average wait of 62 days before seeing a doctor.
Tertiary hospitals nationwide are looking to reduce a record number of patient beds as they abandon quantitative growth to shift their focus on quality service.
K-Hospital 2024, Korea’s largest digital healthcare exhibition, features innovations in medical software, telemedicine, and AI.
A person in their 20s who inhaled a large amount of smoke from a fire in Gyeonggi was unable to receive treatment for about three hours due to difficulties finding an emergency room that would take them.
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.
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