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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Japan rise week-on-week for seventh day
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 2,081, compared with 1,619.6 a week earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2022
WHO says monkeypox not currently a global health emergency
More than 3,200 confirmed cases and one death have now been reported to the WHO from more than 50 countries this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 2,160 new cases
The capital also reported two new deaths linked to COVID-19, while the seven-day average of new infections rose 23.3% to 1,963.4.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022
Abortion pills over the counter? Experts see big hurdles in widening U.S. access.
A pill used to terminate early pregnancies is unlikely to become available in the U.S. without a prescription for years, if ever, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / New Normal 2.0
Jun 24, 2022
Japan begins return to business-as-usual at big events — but slowly
Recent trials of allowing cheering at soccer games are indicative of the approach toward large events in the coming months: a slow, highly cautious return to some aspects of normalcy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2022
Myopia in Japan's children worsening, shows ministry survey
An education ministry survey showed that children's uncorrected vision got progressively worse as they moved through grades, with the phenomenon especially prominent among girls.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,413 new cases, up 600 from week before
The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,811.4, compared with 1,570.6 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2022
Japanese panel postpones verdict on Shionogi’s COVID pill until July
The panel “could not reach a conclusion,” as its members were divided over several points including the efficacy of the drug, according to a health ministry official.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2022
Long COVID affects 1 in 5 virus patients, U.S. survey finds
The collection of symptoms known as long COVID can include fatigue, brain fog, breathing problems, pain or other after-effects.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 21, 2022
What to know about the COVID vaccine for little kids
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously last week to recommend that the agency authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for use in very young children.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2022
As Japan's verdict on Shionogi's COVID pill nears, questions persist over efficacy
There have been calls for Japan to acquire more weapons against COVID-19, especially domestically produced ones, but medical experts are unsure of the drug's merits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. monkeypox response repeats COVID-19 mistakes
Health officials, with the monkeypox outbreak, are again failing to understand that a new epidemic may not take the same course as the last one.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 20, 2022
Where did the Black Death begin? DNA detectives find a key clue.
By fishing shards of bacterial DNA from the teeth of bodies in a cemetery, researchers found the starting point for the plague that devastated Eurasia, they say.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jun 20, 2022
TELL’s Bahasa Indonesia services provide vital support
Felicia Nainggolan, TELL's Indonesian-language counselor, on the importance of mental health services for underserved communities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 18, 2022
How Japan achieved one of the world’s lowest COVID-19 death rates
Health experts point to continued mask wearing, extensive vaccination and an already healthy population as the core factors behind its success.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2022
What biotech innovation needs
The rapid delivery of COVID-19 vaccines has boosted everyone's appreciation for biotech research, but policymakers still need to heed the lessons of past success stories.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2022
Dengue fever a growing threat in Asia
Worldwide, the disease is estimated to infect about 390 million people every year, with more than half of the global population now at risk.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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