Doctors
Doctors in England start five-day walkout during flu surge
This is the latest in a series of strikes this year by ‘resident’ doctors, who say their pay has been eroded over more than a decade
A global shift towards facial surgery
Most face and head procedures show year-on-year growth globally, with a 4.3 per cent increase to over 7.4 million
From eyelid surgeries to Botox: Aesthetic procedures that are leading the charge
Millennials and Gen Zs are driving demand, says global professional body for aesthetic plastic surgeons
Family doctors can become specialists to handle complex cases; TCM practitioners will be able to advertise
A register of psychologists will also be introduced to raise professional standards
Clinics warned to get their act together over telehealth, advertising abuses
This includes ensuring teleconsultations are appropriate for patient’s condition, not promoting prescription-only medicines
Ads by telemedicine providers do not fall under Singapore Medical Council purview
They will only be in breach of guidelines if they are put up by individual registered doctors
UK doctors agree 22.3% pay rise to end strikes
HOSPITAL doctors in England have accepted a 22.3-per cent government pay offer, their union and the health ministry said Monday, ending a wave of damaging strikes that hit patient care.
South Korea government offers first compromise to end doctors' strike
South Korea’s government on Friday (Apr 19) offered its first concession to striking doctors in an effort to end a two-month-long walkout prompted by proposed increases to medical school enrolment.
Seoul allocates new medical school slots despite doctors' strike
South Korea on Wednesday (Mar 20) announced the allocation of 2,000 new medical school admissions slots nationwide every year, moving ahead with a reform plan to create more doctors despite a cripplin...
South Korean senior doctors to resign in support of junior medics’ walkout
A group of South Korean senior doctors said on Saturday (Mar 16) that they would resign starting Mar 25 in support of junior medics in a nearly month-long strike over government training reforms that ...
