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Doctors calls for five-day workweek system
The Korean Medical Association (KMA) said Thursday that the government needs to guarantee the five-day workweek system by increasing medical service fees.
The KMA said it is necessary to protect doctors’ rights and...
Doctors to protest government policies as bad for quality of care
As the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the government failed to reach an agreement over the 2013 medical service fee last month, the KMA Monday decided to declare its protest against the government, with an aim t...
New heat rate-lowing agent to be released in November
Servier Korea said yesterday that it will roll out Procoralan (ivabradine) here from November.
Procoralan is the first pure heart rate-lowering agent and acts by selective inhibition of the cardiac pacemaker If cu...
KMA launches event for 20,000 doctor family members
The Korean Medical Association hosted its first event for 20,000 family members of doctors on Sunday, with a catchphrase ‘One Family of Doctors, Happy Korean People’ at Ilsan’s Kintex.
The president of the KMA, Roh...
Nation may suffer shortage of doctors in 2020
Korea is likely to suffer a shortage of at least 33,000 doctors in 2020, according to a local professor, Thursday.
In a forum organized by the National Health Insurance Corporation, Jung Hyung-seon, professor of pu...
Number of obstetricians falls short in Korea
Many hospitals are suffering from a shortage of obstetricians, but the deficiency is expected to get worse as residents tend to avoid the obstetric field.
According to the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecolog...
Doctors protest against medical policies
Two hundreds of doctors clad in plastic raincoats staged a rally in front of Seoul Station Plaza yesterday afternoon to protest against medical policies.
Despite the drizzling rain, members of the Korean Medical As...
Korean scientists develop novel methods of breast cancer diagnosis
A joint research team from College of Medicine, Seoul National University, said Monday they have discovered a new method which can be applied as a diagnosis in breast cancer patients.
The team, led by Prof. Song Ju...
New prescription plan reignite stir
“A new prescription plan, under which doctors will be required to prescribe the actual chemical agent instead of the name of a specific drug product as they do now, may adversely affect public health in the long run. ...
Study shows Chondron is effective in treatment of damaged cartilage at ankle joint
Sewon Cellontech’s gel-type Chondron, cartilage regeneration therapy, has shown promising study results for its effectiveness, the company said on Thursday.
In a study that was jointly conducted by Dr. Lee Kyung-Ta...
