A group of 1,362 junior doctors on Monday collectively filed a complaint against Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo on an allegation of power abuse to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO).
LG Electronics, GE HealthCare and Microsoft Korea signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance digital medical services.
President Yoon Suk Yeol is willing to have a “direct conversation" with junior doctors to listen to their voices, his office said Tuesday.
Doctors across Korea limit their service hours starting Monday in protest of the government’s plan to expand the medical school admissions quota, hindering access to health care.
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday promised to make a “bold investment” in the medical sector, giving it the same weight as national security, amid an escalating standoff with doctors.
The government will announce on Wednesday how many seats will be added at each medical college nationwide.
Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo announced on Monday that the government plans to inject over 3 trillion won ($2.2 billion) into pediatrics and obstetrics.
A coalition of 19 medical colleges nationwide will decide about potential professorial resignations by Friday.
The chasm between medical professionals and the government shows no signs of narrowing as professors nationwide join forces to endorse the collective actions of their students and trainee doctors.
The upcoming program will streamline medical care procedures — from diagnosis to treatment — for child patients with solid tumors and cancer.
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