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Emergency Department at Seoul National University Hospital (Photo: parkyongjoo / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sep 19, 2025 AM EDT - Jason

South Korea’s Healthcare Crisis Shifts Again as September Brings Policy Moves and Heightened Warnings

The government pledges new support for essential services, medical groups question the impact, and experts caution the system is edging toward deeper strain. South Korea's prolonged healthcare dispute has entered another unsettled chapter this September. The month has brought a mixture of government action, renewed criticism from the medical profession, and increasingly urgent warnings from policy researchers. Together, these developments suggest the conflict is moving into a different stage, even if a clear resolution remains out of sight.

South Korea is expecting a surgery of tourists that aim to undergo cosmetic surgery in the country this year. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Jan 04, 2016 AM EST - Czarelli Tuason

‘Cosmetic Surgery Tourism Has Limits’ Says A South Korean Research Institute

President of the Biomedical Research Institute in South Korea believes that cosmetic surgery in the country may not last long despite the increasing number of Chinese nationals travelling to the country for aesthetic procedures.

South Korea announces end of MERS outbreak. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Dec 23, 2015 AM EST - Therese Agcopra

South Korea Is MERS Free: Government Announces End of Deadly Outbreak 218 Days After First Confirmed Case

The last MERS patient died in Nov. 25.

Korean kids playing train | By: Multi-bits | Getty Images

Oct 01, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Daycare Centers In South Korea Now Required To Set Up Security Cameras to Monitor Child Abuse

The Ministry of Health and Wefare of South Korea will be requiring new daycare centers to set up security cameras by Sept. 19.

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