"South Korea Deploys Military Surgeons to Support Hospitals Amid Doctor Walkout"

South Korea is deploying military physicians and public health doctors to assist hospitals affected by a walkout of nearly 12,000 trainee doctors over government plans to increase medical school admissions. The government has warned the striking doctors that their licenses could be suspended and has the power to order them back to work if there is a serious risk to public health. The striking doctors argue that increasing medical students will not address pay and work conditions and could worsen the issues. Critics accuse President Yoon Suk Yeol of pushing medical reforms for political gain ahead of parliamentary elections.