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Woman collapses in airport, gives birth in ambulance after being rejected by multiple hospitals

A Vietnamese woman gave birth to her son in an ambulance in Incheon after collapsing at Incheon International Airport on Sunday.

2025-03-17

With Samsung family donation, SNUH professors find breakthrough in pediatric brain cancer

Prof. Kim Seung-ki, a neurosurgeon at Seoul National University Hospital, led the discovery of a shared biological component among pediatric patients with medulloblastoma with funding from the family of the former Samsung chairman, Lee Kun-hee.

2025-03-03

Flood of medical professor resignations exacerbates Korea's regional healthcare divide

A total of 467 medical professors resigned even before reaching their retirement age last year, accounting for nearly 75 percent of all medical professors who resigned nationwide.

2025-02-27

Samsung family donation helps improve odds for patients receiving multiple heart surgeries

Using 3D-printed replicas of patients' hearts based on CT scan results, three professors created model circulation systems that imitated their patients' actual blood pressure and flow. This allowed the doctors to run simulations before surgeries.

2025-02-04

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

Striking doctors ordered back to work under martial law declaration

The Martial Law Enforcement Headquarters ordered all medical personnel to return to their workplaces within 48 hours late on Tuesday night.

2024-12-04

Homegrown leukemia treatment changes lives of five-year-old and his family

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.

2024-12-02

Korea's lightest newborn goes home after 198 days in hospital

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.

2024-11-12

Junior doctors, medical students grow skeptical over fruitless strike

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.

2024-11-07

Deficits mount at major hospitals as doctors' walkout drags on

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.

2024-10-17