The government announced new measures to address a shortage of pediatric physicians in Korea, which experts fear could escalate into a major child health care crisis.
Samsung Group on Tuesday celebrated the 30th anniversary of a guide dog school founded by its late chairman, Lee Kun-hee. The event s human participants honored Lee, while dogs at the beginning ― or end ― of their guide careers received the limelight..
The government unveiled a set of new welfare policies on Tuesday that aim to reach out to young people who are living in social isolation. Socially isolated people are those who do not have meaningful interactions with others, except family, for more than six months, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said.
AsiaToday reporters Cho Sung-joonThe Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union (KHMU), which consists of nurses, pharmacists, and other medical workers..
While the government is pushing to launch trial telemedicine services connecting doctors with patients through the use of information and telecommunications technology, attention is growing on how medical fees for related services will be decided. The medical fees refer to the sum of the costs covered by patients and the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS).