"South Korea's Doctor Crisis: Overworked and Unheard, Mass Walkout Continues"
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Over 7,800 interns and residents in South Korea have resigned in protest against overwork, low pay, and lack of representation, leading to hospitals turning away patients and cancelled surgeries. The government aims to increase physician numbers to meet healthcare demands, but the protesting doctors argue that their pay and working conditions should take priority. They work long hours for low pay and are demanding better legal protection and changes to the healthcare system.
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