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대형 병원 바이어 총집결…호치민서 'K-Med Expo Vietnam' 개막

킨텍스와 한국의료기기산업협회, 코트라, 건강보험심사평가원 공동 주관 국내 우수 의료기기 기업의 현지 진출 전방위 지원 국내 최대 전시·컨벤션 센터 킨텍스는 베트남 호치민 사이공 전시컨벤션센터(SECC)에서 오는 6일까지 'K-Med Expo Vietnam 2026'(이하 K-Med 엑스포)을 개최한다고 4일 밝혔다. 올해로 4회째를 맞이하는 이번 전시회는 킨텍스와 한국의료기기산업협회, 코트라(KOTRA), 건강보험심사평가원이 공동 주관 기관으로 참여한다. 베트남의 경제 중심지인 호치민에서 개최되는 만큼 후에중앙병원(Hue Central Hospital) 등 현지 주요 종합병원 관계자들이 핵심 바이어로 대거 참석할 예정이다....

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Teen turns himself in after stabbing another teen on bus

A 17-year-old was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly stabbing another teen aboard a bus in Daejeon. Local police said that the suspect stabbed a passenger, a 14-year-old boy, on a bus traveling through Songgang-dong in Yuseong-gu on Tuesday at 9:47 p.m. and later fled the scene. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Further details on his condition were not immediately available. After the incident, the suspect turned himself in to the police. Authorities believe the stabbi

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Psy referred to prosecutors over alleged proxy drug pickup

Psy, the singer behind 2012 K-pop megahit "Gangnam Style," has been referred to prosecutors over allegations he had a manager collect psychotropic medication on his behalf. According to local media reports Tuesday, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office received the case from police on Monday and is investigating Psy, his manager, a professor at a university hospital in Seoul and another individual on suspicion of violating the Medical Service Act. Psy is accused of receiving prescriptio

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Health Ministry Steps Back from Plan to Allow Mixed-Gender Hospital Rooms

[Domestic] : The government has withdrawn its proposal to allow mixed-gender hospital rooms amid criticism that the move would constitute a violation of patient privacy and safety. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Monday that it was pulling back on its plan to abolish the regulation that requires ... [more...]

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Giving false reason for dismissal makes firing unlawful: court

A South Korean court sided with a doctor who charged their former boss with wrongful dismissal, saying the employer had not disclosed the true reason for terminating the employment contract. According to court officials on Monday, the Seoul Administrative Court ruled against a hospital administrator who requested that the National Labor Relations Commission reject the doctor's lawsuit for unlawful firing. The commission had in 2025 concluded that the dismissal was illegal, but the plaintiff chal

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Men and women in the same hospital room? Many Koreans say no

The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Monday withdrew a proposed amendment that would have lifted the long-standing requirement for hospital rooms to be separated by sex, following backlash over privacy and safety concerns. Since 2012, hospital rooms in Korea have been required to be segregated by sex under Article 35 of the Enforcement Rule of the Medical Service Act. Violations can result in administrative penalties, including a corrective order and a 15-day suspension of operations. The lates

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Dog treks, steak dinners and pet suites: Pets are now hospitality VIPs in Korea

HONGCHEON, Gangwon Province — In the lobby of Sono Pet Club & Resort at Vivaldi Park, families wait at check-in with their dogs. A standard poodle stands quietly at the counter next to her human. "This is already our second visit here," said the guest, traveling with the poodle and a young child. "The off-leash field is great. There's a place right here to wash her, we can eat together, and the rooms are clean and modern. I especially booked this trip because we're participating in the Dangdang

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Chemical leak at university lab leaves 17 hospitalized

Seventeen people were hospitalized Thursday after toxic bromine gas leaked from a university laboratory in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, prompting an emergency evacuation and a local disaster alert. The leak occurred at around 7:13 p.m. on the sixth floor of Chungbuk National University's Advanced Bio Research Center, after a 500-milliliter reagent bottle containing bromine was dropped and broken, according to police and fire authorities. Authorities believe the accident happened while s

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Hospital seeks medical interpreters for migrant women

Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital is recruiting 10 volunteer mentors to assist migrant women with medical interpretation. The hospital is seeking bilingual speakers of any language who are fluent in Korean to help foreign residents communicate with medical staff and provide emotional support during treatment. Applicants who have completed a medical coordinator course or have experience in medical interpretation will be preferred. Applications will be accepted through May 29. Interv

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3 university students dead after car skids into bus

Three university students died after a car crashed into a parked bus in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, early Wednesday morning, police said. A sedan driven by a man in his 20s collided with the bus at around 5:02 a.m., according to the Changwon Jungbu Police Station. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Two passengers in the car, who were friends of the driver, went into cardiac arrest and later died at a hospital. The three victims were students at a local university. Police said

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Korean Air joins RMHC, Inha Hospital for pediatric family care facility

Korean Air said Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Ronald McDonald House Charities Korea and Inha University Hospital to establish and operate a Ronald McDonald House adjacent to the hospital, located in Incheon. The agreement was signed during Inha University Hospital’s 30th anniversary ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Incheon. Under the agreement, Korean Air will provide the site for the facility, while RMHC Korea will oversee construction and operations. Inha University

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Worker killed in soil collapse accident at Gangnam sewer maintenance site

A construction worker in his 60s died Wednesday after being buried in a soil collapse at a sewer pipe maintenance site in an apartment complex near Suseo Station in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul, police said. According to the Seoul Suseo Police Station, a 3.5-meter-high pile of soil around the site collapsed at around 12:20 p.m. while the worker was installing formwork. He was taken to a nearby hospital in cardiac arrest but was later pronounced dead. Two other workers at the site escaped before th

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2 stabbed at LG office in Seoul; suspect turns himself in

South Korean police said Wednesday that the suspect in a stabbing attack that injured two people earlier in the day was arrested after turning himself in. Local police received reports at around 11:18 a.m. that two victims were stabbed on the second floor of an LG Electronics office in Gangseo-gu, western Seoul. The victims sustained severe but non-fatal injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment. The suspect is reportedly an employee of a company under contract with LG

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Blood, marriage and those left outside Korea’s family system

In South Korea, recognition as "family" can determine who is allowed to visit a hospital room, take care leave, remain in a shared home or make decisions in an emergency. For decades, this has largely been limited to spouses and blood relatives. But as more Koreans live alone or build households outside marriage and kinship, that definition is coming under renewed pressure. The debate, long driven by calls from the LGBTQ+ community for legal recognition of same-sex partners, is increasingly expa

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Food poisoning outbreak hits Incheon bus depot, threatening service

A suspected food poisoning outbreak among bus drivers on Yeongjongdo, Incheon, is expected to disrupt several bus routes Tuesday, city officials said Monday. The Incheon Metropolitan Government said 50 people reported symptoms such as stomach pain and diarrhea after eating at a cafeteria inside a public bus depot in Unbuk-dong, Jung-gu, on May 21. Five have been hospitalized. The city expects disruptions on five of the 14 routes departing from the depot, with six buses likely to be affected Tues

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Can art heal the brain?

Kim Bung-nyun has spent more than a decade trying to answer one question: What does art actually do for the brain and body? The child and adolescent psychiatrist at Seoul National University Hospital began his work in 2014, when his team put 600 adolescents referred from the juvenile justice system through a six-month program combining cognitive behavioral therapy with art therapy: emotional literacy exercises, music therapy, and picture book bibliotherapy. About 100 of the participants — perpet

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2 seriously injured as light aircraft crashes in Haenam

Two people were seriously injured when a light aircraft crashed in the southwestern county of Haenam on Saturday, authorities said. The aircraft went down at around 3:10 p.m. while en route from Muan Airport to Sani Airfield. The two -- an instructor and a student, both in their 20s, from Chodang University -- were taken to nearby hospitals. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash. (Yonhap)

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8 out of 10 diabetics in their 30s also have obesity: study

Over half of adults with diabetes in Korea have obesity, a recent study by local scholars showed on Friday, with cases particularly high among patients in their 30s and 40s. Some 81 percent of people with diabetes in their 30s and 76.4 percent of diabetics in their 40s were found to be obese, in the study led by Park Se-eun, a professor of endocrinology and metabolism at the Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Overall, 52.4 percent of the patients with diabetes were obese. The study noted that the tendenc

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대형 병원 바이어 총집결…호치민서 'K-Med Expo Vietnam' 개막

Teen turns himself in after stabbing another teen on bus

Psy referred to prosecutors over alleged proxy drug pickup

Health Ministry Steps Back from Plan to Allow Mixed-Gender Hospital Rooms

Giving false reason for dismissal makes firing unlawful: court

Men and women in the same hospital room? Many Koreans say no

Dog treks, steak dinners and pet suites: Pets are now hospitality VIPs in Korea

Chemical leak at university lab leaves 17 hospitalized

Hospital seeks medical interpreters for migrant women

3 university students dead after car skids into bus

Korean Air joins RMHC, Inha Hospital for pediatric family care facility

Worker killed in soil collapse accident at Gangnam sewer maintenance site

2 stabbed at LG office in Seoul; suspect turns himself in

Blood, marriage and those left outside Korea’s family system

Food poisoning outbreak hits Incheon bus depot, threatening service

Can art heal the brain?

2 seriously injured as light aircraft crashes in Haenam

8 out of 10 diabetics in their 30s also have obesity: study