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Doctors' group slams proposal to disclose physicians' malpractice records: 'Who would treat patients?'

Medical groups warn that a proposal to let patients review doctors' malpractice and misconduct records could deepen defensive medicine and strain essential care.

2026.8.1

AI ‘doctors’ are spreading fake health tips on YouTube. Regulators can’t do much to stop them.

Current laws bar only direct advertising for specific types of products, opening the door to a loophole that offers a way to make money.

2026.7.16

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Nursing hospital amputation case raises red flags — and larger questions

A procedure done with scissors and no anesthesia revealed systemic blind spots, including finding care and navigating liability for older high-risk patients with chronic conditions.

2026.6.25

Medical professionals walk inside a general hospital in downtown Seoul on Sept. 30, 2025, a day when junior doctors returned to their posts after mass resignations and a strike. [YONHAP]

2 years ago, a med school quota hike incited a doctor walkout. Why does a new proposal to raise hit different?

While the havoc wreaked from a prolonged doctor walkout in response to a medical school admissions quota hike is still fresh in the minds of the public, Korea is again pushing to raise the cap, but this time, doctors are staying on the job — for now.

2026.2.25

People wait at a pediatric hospital in Osan, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 28, 2025. [NEWS1]

AI chatbot vulnerability produces unsafe medical recommendations, Korean research team finds

As more people turn to generative AI chatbots for medical advice, researchers are warning that many widely used models can be easily manipulated to give dangerous recommendations.

2026.1.5

Medical staff stand in a corridor outside an operating room at Chosun University Hospital in Dong District, Gwangju, on July 14, in this photo unrelated to the story. [YONHAP]

Rural hospitals are short of doctors and not even high pay will attract them

Rural health care in Korea remains unresolved as the government presses for greater regulation to address doctor shortages, provincial hospitals struggle to recruit staff and physicians push back against proposed changes to address these issues.

2025.12.15

An ambulance transports emergency patients at a university hospital in Seoul. [NEWS1]

Doctors oppose bill giving emergency dispatchers more authority

Doctors are pushing back against a bill that would give emergency dispatchers more authority to assign patients to hospitals, warning that the move could overwhelm some facilities and jeopardize the emergency care system.

2025.11.19

An ambulance is seen outside a university hospital emergency room on April 17. [KIM SUNG-TAE]

Emergency rooms overwhelmed with mild cases during Chuseok holiday

During the Chuseok holiday, top-tier emergency rooms across Korea were swamped with patients suffering from mild ailments like colds and nosebleeds, as many clinics remained closed.

2025.10.10

A consultative body comprising representatives from the government and trainee doctors holds a meeting at a restaurant in Seoul on Aug. 7 in an effort to break the prolonged standoff in the health care sector. [YONHAP]

Gov't allows return of trainee doctors to former hospitals to end standoff

The government has decided to allow trainee doctors who previously quit their jobs to resume training at their former hospitals, ending a prolonged standoff prompted by the previous administration's move to sharply boost medical school admissions.

2025.8.7

A medical school in Seoul is pictured on July 17. [NEWS1]

Med school dropouts can return, ministry rules — but some may get extra exams

The Education Ministry allows medical students to return after boycotts, raising concerns over education quality and potential inequities.

2025.7.25