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Patients, doctors and donors celebrate Samsung donation's rare disease project

Patients, doctors and donors involved with the Child Cancer & Rare Disease Project at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) gathered to reflect on the project's vision and celebrate its achievements on Monday.

2024-10-21

Debate between gov't, top medical school leaves chasm unbridged

The government and the nation's top medical school on Thursday could not resolve their differences during a debate on the physician shortage and the direction of medical reform.

2024-10-10

Patients' group slams doctors as SNUH professors begin indefinite strike

A nationwide patients' group is urging doctors to remain on the job as a strike by medical professors at hospitals affiliated with Seoul National University (SNU) sparks fear of delayed treatments.

2024-06-17

SNU hospital professors set to stage indefinite strike from Monday

More than half of medical professors at four hospitals affiliated with Seoul National University (SNU) will stage an indefinite strike starting Monday, with the number of surgeries they perform expected to drop by nearly half.

2024-06-16

Seoul National University hospital walkout to go ahead as planned Monday

Medical professors at Seoul National University (SNU) and its four affiliated hospitals announced on Friday that they will stage an indefinite strike as planned starting Monday.

2024-06-14

Chaos looms as more medical professors opt for indefinite strike

Fears of chaos in Korea's medical system are growing after more doctors at the country’s largest teaching hospitals decided on Wednesday to stage an indefinite walkout.

2024-06-12

Doctors snub first meeting of presidential medical reform committee

A special presidential committee on medical reform was launched on Thursday as medical professors' resignations began taking effect. However, representatives from doctors' groups did not respond to the government's call to join the inaugural meeting.

2024-04-25

Medical professors to begin resignations Thursday, weekly days off amid protracted strike

Medical professors at major hospitals in Korea will begin resigning on Thursday as planned and take one day off weekly starting next week, arguing that they have been pushed to their limits from overwork with the junior doctors' strike.

2024-04-24

AKMU holds concert for pediatric patients at Seoul National University Hospital

Sibling duo AKMU held a concert for pediatric patients at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday.

2023-12-20

BTS's Jungkook donates 1 billion won to Seoul National University Children’s Hospital

Jungkook from boy band BTS donated 1 billion won ($758,000) to the Seoul National University Children’s Hospital to help children and families in need, the hospital announced Tuesday. The donation will be used to help fund the medical ...

2023-04-18