Presidential medical reform committee left incomplete amid doctors’ boycott: A special presidential committee for medical reform the Yoon Suk Yeol administration ...
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South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said the government will adjust its healthcare reform plans to let medical schools determine their own admissions ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea adjusts medical school quotas to resolve walkout
- Government to let medical schools determine admissions to end junior doctor strike.
- Acceptance of proposal to reduce increase in medical school admissions by up to 50%.
- Dispute over adding 2000 more physicians by 2035, with 32 medical schools allowed to lower quotas for 2022.
- President Yoon advocates for more doctors, while protesting physicians demand better working conditions and criticize government's approach.
China, Japan, South Korea Looking to Hold Summit in May After Pause: South Korea is in talks with China and Japan to host a three-way summit in May ...
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South Korea's Yoon joins early voting ahead of parliamentary elections: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cast his ballot as two days of early voting for next ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea's Yoon participates in early voting for parliamentary elections
- President Yoon Suk Yeol casts his vote for the 22nd parliamentary election
- High turnout in early voting as ruling party aims to regain majority
- Opposition rejects controversial laws, Yoon hopes for success for his party
- Yoon and Han, both former prosecutors, central figures in the elections
South Korea’s Doctors’ Walkout Spurs Thousands of Complaints: Thousands of interns and residents who stopped working in February are testing the public’s high ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea’s Doctors’ Protest and Public Frustration
- Six weeks after thousands of residents and interns at South Korean hospitals went on strike, frustration is on the rise.
- Over 2,000 complaints have been filed by patients about postponed, canceled, or refused surgeries and treatments.
- Much of the anger over the disruptions is directed at President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is pushing to expand medical school admissions to address a physician shortage.
- Critics accuse doctors of trying to protect their elite status and income by keeping the number of physicians low, leading to public frustration.
Ex-PPP leader declines luncheon meeting proposed by Yoon, citing health reasons : President Yoon Suk Yeol has proposed a luncheon meeting with former ruling ...
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Health care standoff feared to drag on even longer: President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he humbly accepts the sentiment of voters shown in last week's general ...
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South Korean man who assaulted woman for having short hair gets 3 years in jail: He accused the victim of being a feminist based on her short hair and said ...
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Explainer: South Korea's Yoon hints at flexibility in doctors' strike as election looms
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Quick Glance: Yoon urges doctors to resolve impasse over trainees
- President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled willingness to compromise on his medical reform proposals.
- Over 90% of the 13,000 trainees have been striking since Feb. 20 against the government's plan to increase medical school admissions.
- Yoon emphasized the urgency of medical reforms and urged the medical community to present specific proposals backed by scientific evidence.
- Previous governments failed to address doctor shortages due to strong opposition from the medical sectors.
South Korean man who attacked ‘feminist’ shop worker over short hair jailed for 3 years
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Korean heartthrobs Song Kang and Kim Min-kyu share photos of buzz cuts ahead of enlistment
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Yoon's med school quota hike plan at crossroads following ruling party's election defeat
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South Korea protests: Senior doctors to submit resignations in support of strikes
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Quick Glance: South Korea's medical professors reduce practice hours
- Medical professors in South Korea have announced plans to reduce their practice hours starting on Monday to support striking trainee doctors protesting against a government proposal to increase medical school admissions.
- The professors intend to scale back outpatient treatment and focus on emergencies and severely ill patients, with some planning to submit resignations.
- The government argues that the plan to increase the number of medical students admitted annually from 2025 is crucial to address the doctor shortage in one of the world's fastest-aging societies.
- Despite government threats to suspend licenses of striking doctors, President Yoon Suk Yeol urged for a more conciliatory approach and flexible measures to address the situation.
New chief of doctors' group expected to step up protest against gov't : Protests by the doctors’ community against the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s ...
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Nearly 30% of South Korean students overweight, with more binge drinking than before
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2nd vice health minister emerges as biggest adversary of doctors: Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo, who has spearheaded the Yoon Suk Yeol ...
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Following a crushing election defeat for President Yoon Suk Yeol's ruling party, South Korea's government announced a compromise in its medical reform plans in ... Show more reut.rs/3W5zPvm
Single minded: South Korea's non-marriage movement: In South Korea, more than 30 percent of women in their 30s are single. For men, the figure tops 50 percent ...
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Ruling bloc moves toward talks, compromise in conflict with doctors: The ruling bloc is increasingly leaning toward dialogue and compromise to resolve the ...
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Park Bo Ram's agency clarifies autopsy findings amid alleged suicide claims: Park Bo Ram's agency announces details of singer's funeral, requests fans to refrain ...
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Korean singer Park Bo-ram dies at 30: (1st UPDATE) XANADU Entertainment says that the singer's autopsy showed no signs of suicide or homicide
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Son sends Tottenham into top four, more pain for Pochettino's Chelsea: Son Heung-min's late winner fired Tottenham into the Premier League's top four with a 2-1 ...
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South Korea Deploys Military Surgeons to Public Hospitals as Doctors Strike Drags On
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Quick Glance: South Korea initiates suspension of 4,900 striking doctors' licenses
- South Korea has commenced the process of suspending the medical licenses of 4,900 junior doctors who have resigned in opposition to government healthcare reforms.
- The strikes have resulted in surgery cancellations, long wait times, and delayed treatments at major hospitals.
- The government is deploying military doctors to work in civilian hospitals while also taking steps to improve working conditions for trainee medics.
- Despite broad public support for the government's plan, some are advocating for negotiations to resume between the striking doctors and the government.
Nearly 30% of South Korean students overweight, with more binge drinking than before
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Tourist gets jail for spiking woman’s drink with erectile dysfunction drug in ‘act of revenge’
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Yoon's med school quota hike plan raises fears regarding brain drain from sciences
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(2nd LD) Yoon vows to respond strictly to doctors' walkout: SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Wednesday to respond st...
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South Korean tales of inequality strike chord with Japan readers : TOKYO -- The Korean boom in Japan has spilled into the literary space as Japanese readers ...
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South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan
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Quick Glance: Thousands rally in South Korea amid healthcare crisis
- Thousands of South Korean doctors protested in Seoul against the government in an escalating conflict over medical training reforms, leading to junior doctors quitting en masse and hospitals being plunged into chaos.
- Around 10,000 junior doctors stopped working nearly two weeks ago to oppose increases in medical school admissions meant to address doctor shortages and an aging society next year.
- The government issued a deadline for the striking professionals to return to work by Feb 29, threatening legal action including arrests or medical license suspensions.
- The mass work stoppage has severely impacted hospitals, with critical treatments and surgeries being cancelled, prompting the government to elevate its public health alert to the highest level.
VA: New law says menstrual data can't be forced via search warrants: Fourteen months ago, Stephen Colbert mocked Gov. Glenn Youngkin for opposing a bill to ...
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President says medical school quota hike is 'will of the people' : A group of doctors filed a complaint against the health minister and one of his ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/03/119_370929.html
South Korea needs more doctors. A massive strike shows it won’t be easy.: Surgeries are delayed as residents and interns protest a plan to increase medical ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/27/south-korea-doctors-strike/
Quick Glance: South Korea sets Deadline for Doctors to Return
- South Korean doctors protest government policies
- Government issues ultimatum for doctors to return by end of February
- Protest leads to patient rejections and procedure cancellations
- Government plans to increase new medical students and improve medical services
S. Korea's Yoon meets doctors in first sign of flexibility over walkout: SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday (April 4) met with the main ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/04/04/s-korea039s-yoon-meets-doctors-in-first-sign-of-flexibility-over-walkout
South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty: They are jeopardizing patients’ lives to safeguard their own privilege.
thediplomat.com/2024/03/south-korean-doctors-should-return-to-duty/
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Sephora is suddenly abandoning a major market: The upscale beauty retailer has been expanding across the globe, but soon it will exit one of the most competitive ...
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South Korean doctors on mass walkout say they are overworked and unheard: Ryu Ok Hada always wanted to help people, but now the South Korean trainee doctor has ...
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South Korea to improve young doctors’ pay: The country will move quickly to improve pay and working conditions for young doctors, the government said ...
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#BangkokPost : South Korean medical professors began submitting their resignations en masse on Monday (March 25) and scaling back outpatient work to support an ongoing ... Show more #video #SouthKorean #Health #medical #doctors www.bangkokpost.com/video/world/2762408/gloomy-youth-pull-us-western-europe-down-happiness-list
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South Korean doctor dies, reportedly from overwork, as strike piles more pressure on healthcare system
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Group of South Korean grannies brings life back to small town through rap: Suni and the Seven Princesses, a group of South Korean octogenarian rappers ...
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Over 8,000 South Korea doctors join walkout over med school quotas: More than 8,000 South Korean trainee doctors have walked off the job in protest against a ...
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South Korean Doctors Widen Walk Out to Protest More Seats at Med Schools: Nearly 8,000 South Korean trainee doctors have not reported for work in a protest ...
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Quick Glance: South Korean Doctors Protest Physician Increase
- Image caption: Doctors rallied in Seoul against government plans to increase the number of physicians.
- South Korea's low doctor-per-patient ratio prompts government to expand medical school placements.
- Highly privatized healthcare system in South Korea with majority procedures linked to insurance payments and over 90% private hospitals.
- Prof. Soonman Kwon states more doctors mean more competition, reduced income, explaining opposition to physician supply increase proposal.
Song Joong-ki on why Netflix’s My Name Is Loh Kiwan, about a North Korean defector, is ‘a healing movie’ and why starring in it ‘felt like fate’
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Gov't raises health care crisis level to 'serious': SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The government raised its four-scale health care serv...
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Gay couple urges top court to uphold equal health insurance benefits for same-sex partnerships
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New Korean Shows Bow at Series Mania: New South Korean shows from established companies SLL, CJ ENM, Astory, Kakao Entertainment and Raemongraein bow at Series ...
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South Korean senior doctors to resign in support of junior medics’ walkout: SEOUL: A group of South Korean senior doctors said Saturday that they would resign ...
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Operations canceled as more South Korean doctors join strike: 71% of trainees have now quit to protest against plans to increase medical school admissions.
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South Korea: Strikes against more university places: South Korea is threatened with aging and a shortage of doctors. The government therefore wants to train more ...
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#VantageOnFirstpost : The South Korean doctor's strike has entered its fourth week. About 12,000 trainee doctors are on strike. The government is scrambling as the country's ... Show more
South Korea's president vows not to tolerate walkouts by junior doctors: South Korea’s president vows that he won't tolerate the prolonged walkouts by junior ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea Suspends Licenses of Striking Doctors
- South Korea's government initiated steps to suspend the medical licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors who failed to end their joint walkouts, causing significant disruptions in hospital operations.
- Around 9,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike for two weeks, protesting against a government proposal to increase medical school admissions sharply, resulting in numerous canceled surgeries and threats to the country's healthcare system.
- Officials conducted checks at hospitals to confirm the absence of striking doctors as the government proceeded with license suspensions, giving the doctors a chance to respond before implementation.
- The government reiterated its call for the doctors to cease their walkouts and return to patient care, emphasizing the critical importance of prioritizing patient well-being during the ongoing strike.
Korea Wants More Medical Students. Trainee Doctors Are Angry and May Walk Out.: South Korean trainee doctors opposing a government plan to drastically increase ...
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Quick Glance: Protest: South Korea Trainee Doctors Resigning
- 20% of South Korea's trainee doctors resigning to protest government plan to increase medical school admissions.
- Government remains firm on plan despite doctor strikes and public support last year.
- Trainee doctors make up about a fifth of the country's interns and resident doctors.
- Government's plan aims to increase doctors outside Seoul and enhance protections for the medical profession.
Social isolation takes a toll on a rising number of South Korea's young adults: A growing number of South Korea's young adults are isolating themselves from ...
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Quit medicine for farming? S.Korean doctors speak out: From the outside, Seoul’s main hospitals seem unchanged: ambulances pull up, patients walk in ...
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EDITORIAL: S Korean strikes a wake-up call: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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With freedom comes responsibility, Yoon says to doctors: SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has said that with freedom co...
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Quick Glance: Current Status of Doctors' Strike in South Korea
- For over a week, thousands of doctors in South Korea have been on strike, yet a resolution to their dispute with the government remains elusive.
- The conflict originated from the government's proposal in February to increase student admissions to medical schools in order to combat the long-standing physician shortage in South Korea.
- Despite the doctors' opposition and the backing of their senior colleagues, the government persisted with its plan, resulting in a surge of resignations among trainee doctors.
Thousands of South Korean junior doctors continue to defy the government's February 29 deadline to end their mass walkout, risking medical license suspensions ... Show more
Young people opt out of gov't savings plans as cost of living soars : A man in his 20s surnamed Kim remembers closing a government-assisted savings account ...
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'Overworked, unheard': Why South Korean doctors are staging a mass walkout: South Korea's vice health minister on Feb. 26 warned young doctors taking part in a ...
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Quick Glance: South Korean Doctors on Strike: Overworked and Unheard
- South Korea's vice health minister warns young doctors participating in the mass walkout of potential license loss if they don't return to work by March.
- Some protesting doctors question why officials are not addressing their challenging working conditions.
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South Korea Urges Doctors to End Strike, Threatening Consequences as Hospitals Suffer
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South Korean nurses to take on more medical work due to doctor walkout: Strikes over pay and working conditions have led to patient rejections and canceled or ...
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South Korean beauty culture and the costs of perfection: What are the dangers for society when a perfect face and body - especially for women - are not just ...
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Could eating kimchi help to keep us slim?: A South Korean study finds a link between regular consumption of kimchi and lower risk of obesity.
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Hansen’s disease patients, Buddhists both unhappy over president’s Lunar New Year gifts featuring church, cross
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