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Priority policy for clinics will dampen hospitals
Two medical camps have expressed their mixed reaction over the patient’s out-of-pocket money in hospitals and clinics.
In a New Year meeting, the Korea Medical Association President Kyung Man-ho said that the medic...
Cancer survival rate reaches 60%
Six out 10 cancer patients completely recover from the disease, and the number of people who have survived after having cancer stands at 700,000, according to a report.
The five-year cancer survival rate reached 59...
Lawmaker pushing legislation on recognition of non-reimbursable treatment in hospital
A ruling lawmaker proposed a bill aimed at permitting hospitals charge patients for treatments that are not covered by medical insurance.
The bill, drafted by Chung Ha-kyhun, will provide doctors to provide the med...
Doctor group denounces DTC prescription ads plan
Controversy is escalating over the Korea Communications Commission (KCC)’s plan to allow the direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads for prescription drugs next year.
In its briefing to President Lee Myung-bak on Friday, the ...
Doctors drop accusation
The National Union of Korean Medical Doctors says it decided to withdraw an accusation against Hanmi Pharmaceutical for having provided illegal kickbacks to doctors.
The withdrawal decision came as Hanmi expressed ...
More clinics and pharmacies to open at night
More clinics and pharmacies will be able to open at night thanks to deregulation of rules regarding making profits after normal' working hours.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday that it will ease re...
Doctors call for comprehensive reform of drug pricing mechanism
The Korean Medical Association said Thursday that the free trade agreement between Korea and the United Sates should be promptly ratified in the National Assembly, which will bring great benefits to the pharmaceutical...
Promotional meetings to be banned
The government will prohibit any business and/or alumina meetings related to the Korean Pharmaceutical Association as part of efforts to prevent the promotional campaign of specific medicines.
In an information ses...
University professors support 6-year pharmacy college program
Professors from pharmacy college and others hailed the government’s plan to extend the duration of pharmaceutical programs from four to six years of study.
In a recent forum, they said the 6-year pharmacy college m...
Five local hospitals enter into partnership agreement with MSH China
Five local hospitals – Inha University Hospital, Severance Hosptai, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Sam Hospital and Saint Mary’s Hospital – will sign a direct billing partnership agreement with MSH China, according t...
