Korea Joongang Daily
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Police request pre-trial detention warrant for Ob-Gyn doctor accused of fatal negligence

Police have requested a pretrial detention warrant for a doctor at an obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Sokcho, Gangwon, in connection with a medical accident that resulted in a death last year.

2025-06-02

Heart surgeries face dangerous legal limbo as Korea's new nursing law threatens to kick vital technicians from operating room

As Korea prepares to enforce a new Nursing Act, veteran perfusionists who help stop and restart hearts during surgery face legal uncertainty, putting the future of critical cardiac operations and patient safety at risk.

2025-05-13

Jesse Lingard out for another month in Seoul

Lingard has played in just three matches, with just a yellow card to speak for, as his team sit in the middle of the table a month and a half into the season.

2024-04-14

‘Deaths have occurred’: Chinese embassy warns against plastic surgery in Korea

China’s embassy in Seoul warned its citizens of the dangers of getting plastic surgery in Korea, after a Chinese woman in her 20s died this month after receiving liposuction surgery at a plastic surgery clinic in Gangnam.

2024-01-23

DP chief recovering 'smoothly' after 'demanding' surgery

Seoul National University Hospital announced on Thursday that liberal Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung is recovering "smoothly" after undergoing surgery for a stab wound he sustained in a knifing two days prior.

2024-01-04

DP chief Lee in recovery, but questions abound

The Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung is recovering from an injury suffered in an attack that occurred the day before.

2024-01-03

Seventeen's Jeonghan to take break due to ankle surgery

Jeonghan of boy band Seventeen will be taking a break to recover from surgery on his ankle, his agency Pledis Entertainment said Thursday.

2023-12-14

Olympian's ex-fiancé accused of romance scam while in relationship

The man told the police that the two made contact through a dating app where Jeon had approached him as a woman. However, at the time Jeon was still in a relationship with Nam Hyun-hee, posing as a man.

2023-11-01

[WHY] What makes Korea the plastic surgery capital of the world?

Why has Korea become the number one country for plastic surgery? When did this super-fad start? And what is the meaning behind the phenomenon?

2023-10-07

Return of the Ryu

Ryu Hyun-jin is set to make his first major league appearance of the season this week, ending 14-months on the sidelines after he underwent Tommy John Surgery last year.

2023-08-01