As hospitals struggle from a monthslong walkout, nurses have picked up some of the slack. A new law gives them more responsibilities and, they say, greater recognition. By Jin Yu Young Reporting from ...

While the move to shift caregiving costs from individuals to society represents an important step in socializing the burden ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may have recently approved iRobot's telepresence robot RP-VITA for use in hospitals, but as far as medical robots are concerned Japan and Korea remain ahead of ...

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Evelyn Wright believes the military’s glass ceiling has been cracked, but hopes those younger than she can shatter it completely. Wright, nearly 94, along with fellow Korean ...

One physician assistant said she had to carry out a polypectomy, an operation to remove polyps from the inside of a patient's colon, while another said she was once told to pronounce a patient dead.

“The nurses could not do enough for us. We knew they truly cared about us. They gave us the best treatment possible, and I saw them cry when a patient died.” This is one of many powerful comments from ...

Since the government announced its plan to increase the annual quota of medical school admissions by 2,000, there has been a significant rise in the number of medical students considering overseas ...

North Korea released its first feature film in five years yesterday. Titled “A Day and a Night,” the movie is about a heroine who uncovers a plot to overthrow the government. The movie was produced by ...

Kyung (Kyungwha) Park, RN, a nurse educator of perioperative services with Northwell Health, was elected President of the Korean Nurses Association in April. The New York-based organization was formed ...