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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2022
Fujifilm to halt enrollment in Avigan trial for COVID-19
The emergence of the omicron variant, which usually causes milder infections, made it tough to determine the drug's effectiveness in preventing severe symptoms, the company said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 11, 2022
New COVID vaccine findings pose tough questions for parents of young children
For adults, vaccines proved to be safe and powerfully protective in clinical trials and were speedily authorized for use. But the trials in children were complicated by the arrival of virus variants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2022
Israel, Sweden and Chile are recommending a fourth COVID-19 jab. What about Japan?
If fourth doses in Japan are administered six months after third shots, a second booster rollout could begin as early as this summer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022
The disasters that never happened: How to soothe rising climate anxiety
From retrofitting schools to withstand earthquakes to installing irrigation that saves crops from drought, many effective early disaster interventions have gone largely unnoticed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2022
U.S. man with transplanted genetically modified pig heart dies
The patient, David Bennett, 'wasn't able to overcome what turned out to be the devastating debilitation' caused by the heart failure he experienced before the transplant.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2022
The humble cough drop could be used to map omicron’s spread
Soaring sales of lozenges, gargles and other over-the-counter medication has squeezed supplies — even in countries where cases are falling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2022
'Lost generation' feared as COVID school closures fuel inequality
Without urgent action, many countries around the world could end up without the skilled workers they need for their future development.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2022
Crispr might actually live up to its immense hype
The Nobel prize-winning technology is moving from a concept to the clinic at a breathtaking pace.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2022
'A war for life of our child': Health crisis spills out of Ukraine conflict
Ukraine, a country of 44 million, has 2.3 million people with diabetes, 250,000 people living with HIV and around 160,000 cancer patients, according to the latest WHO estimates.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 8, 2022
COVID-19 may cause changes in the brain, new study finds
Neurological experts who were not involved in the research said it was valuable and unique, but they cautioned that the implications of the changes were unclear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2022
China's health care system isn't ready for a shift from 'COVID zero'
China's vast yet patchy hospital network — hobbled by lopsided distribution of resources and underinvestment — has been shown to be vulnerable to the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2022
People in Japan urged to provide first aid in emergencies despite COVID worries
The number of life-saving procedures performed by people present at the scene of an emergency has dropped significantly since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2022
Hong Kong can still achieve COVID-zero, official says
Hong Kong is battling its worst wave yet of COVID-19, which is claiming the lives of at least a hundred people a day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2022
Shionogi says its COVID-19 shot is effective and safe
The positive data could mean Japan, which is racing to complete a booster drive in hopes of curbing future outbreaks, will soon have an indigenous jab.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2022
COVID deaths among Hong Kong’s young children alarm parents
Children have had less exposure to coronaviruses — including those that cause the common cold — due to school closures, and their immune systems may be less equipped to fight an infection.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2022
Kishida announces raising of daily arrival cap to 7,000
Considering there are about 150,000 foreign students waiting to enter Japan, Kishida said the government will create a program allowing them to come using vacant seats on weekday flights.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022
A bill for COVID long haulers, from a U.S. senator who's one of them
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine suffers from mild long COVID symptoms, and he hopes this new legislation will help other Americans struggling with the same mysterious illness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2022
COVID-19 is forcing some Japanese hospitals to limit conventional care
With medical facilities full of coronavirus cases, doctors are scheduling fewer surgeries and ambulances search longer to find an emergency room that has space.

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