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Red ginseng may help patients with acute renal failure
A Seoul Hospital said on December 4 that red ginseng was effective in reducing renal damage in animal experiments.
Ewha Mokdong Hospital said that its research team, led by Prof. Kang Duk-hee, administered red gins...
Hospitals urged to recruit more pharmacists
Recently, the Korean Society of Health System Pharmacists has called for the government to comply with the deficiency of hospital pharmacists through utilization of pharmacy school graduates participating in BK21 proj...
Doctors change 50 different cold remedies per month
Doctors are inclined to change cold drugs so frequently, raising complaints from patients and pharmacies, according to a lawmaker.
During the parliamentary inspection to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family A...
Hybrid medical institution to be available next year
A medical institution will be able to practice Western and Oriental medicine and dentistry together, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said on September 28.
Under the revised Medical Law this year,...
More efforts urged to fight flu
The Korea Medical Association said on August 3 that the government should step up measures to allow doctors to directly dispense antiviral agents and other necessary medicines in a bid to prevent further spread of the...
SNUH seeks 4.0 billion won in medical fee suit
Seoul National University Hospital said it will continue to lodge a suit against the government’s cutback of 4.0 billion won in its unpaid medical fee since 2001.
The hospital decided to appeal the case to the Supr...
New breakthroughs in diabetes related depression and lower cognitive performance
Korean scientists discovered that higher levels of prefrontal glutamate levels were found in the brain of type-1 diabetic patients, and their elevation may lead to depression and poor cognitive performance, heralding ...
Kozin opens medical tourism website
Kozin EBI has unveiled its new look medical tourism website “Doctor Seoul” (www.doctorseoul.com) for foreigners, the company said.
The new website is aimed at providing foreign patients visiting the Doctor Seoul we...
7 of 10 doctors open ENT clinics
68.6 percent of 78,518 medical doctors have newly opened ENT (ear, nose and throat) clinics, as they have the most patients. An ENT sees over 101 patients a day, while an orthopedist and a pediatrician see a respectiv...
Doctors challenge new prescription plan
Doctors have threatened to boycott the current system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice, saying the new prescription plan interferes with their professional rights.
"Should the government go ahead...
