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HOSPITALS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 7, 2015
Changes behind the wheel for Tokyo's taxi industry
The taxi industry is looking at a range of initiatives to improve service for customers, ranging from training drivers as tour guides to adopting larger vehicles. One program already proving popular gives priority to pregnant women entering labor.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2015
Nagoya hospital plastic surgeon, two others held over illegal side clinic
The head of the plastic surgery division of Chukyo Hospital in Nagoya was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of operating a clinic in the city of Okazaki without proper permission from authorities.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015
Government aims to slash number of hospital beds more than 10% by 2025
The government intends to slash hospital beds nationwide by more than 10 percent from the number in 2013 to 1.19 million in 2025, hoping it will curb ballooning medical costs as the population grows older.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2015
Kobe probes hospital over liver transplant deaths
The Kobe Municipal Government inspected a newly opened hospital on Monday where five out of nine patients who received livers from living donors died within a month of undergoing the procedure.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2015
Many disaster-response hospitals at risk of being cut off by flooding
More than a quarter of the hospitals designated as special disaster facilities may not be able to accept patients if heavy rain inundates nearby streets, as they have no alternative means of access.
EDITORIALS
May 29, 2015
The risks of medical deregulation
A new system by which patients can request drugs and treatments not yet approved in Japan carries significant risks.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2015
Surgery can help stem the tide of pain and poverty
A surgical repair that costs as little as $500 can prevent a lifetime of disability that costs more than $200,000.
JAPAN
May 27, 2015
Lawmakers OK health care reforms to address growing costs for the elderly
The changes include increased cost-sharing by high-income workers, higher meal costs for hospital patients and more expensive fees to see a specialist at a large hospital without a doctor's referral.
JAPAN
May 21, 2015
Osaka hospital fails to tell men it was terminating their frozen sperm
A public hospital in Osaka has admitted it stopped storing frozen sperm from two men without consulting them first after the doctor in charge moved to another institution.
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 2015
Scrutinize health insurance reform
The national government needs to provide sufficient support to prefectural governments, which will be tasked to play a larger role in maintaining the nation's health insurance system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2015
New Kobe hospital to halt liver transplants after deaths of four patients
A Kobe hospital where four of seven liver transplant recipients have died since it opened in November is temporarily halting operations.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2015
New Kobe hospital under scrutiny over high death rate of liver recipients
Four out of 7 patients, including foreign visitors, who had liver transplants died within one month after the surgery at a new hospital in Kobe established in November, the Yomiuri Shimbun said Tuesday.The hospital, Kobe International Frontier Medical Center, transplanted livers of the patients' relatives...
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 27, 2015
White House crafts first-ever plan to fight superbugs
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2015
Understanding the truth about medical consent
Obtaining patient consent is a vital but often overlooked skill for doctors.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 24, 2015
Survey finds high death rate after complex liver surgery
Alarmed by a spate of deaths following laparoscopic operations last year at Gunma University Hospital, a surgeons association has surveyed other medical institutions and found a worryingly high death rate nationwide.
EDITORIALS
Mar 21, 2015
Appalling surgical negligence
Gunma University Hospital's final report on the death of eight patients following laparoscopic liver surgery gives an appalling picture of what happened at the institution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2015
Gunma University Hospital admits negligence in eight surgery deaths
Gunma University Hospital acknowledges negligence in the deaths of eight patients following laparoscopic liver surgery, faulting its staff for failing to look into early deaths and a surgeon for falsifying a record.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2015
Singapore's first prime minister hospitalised with pneumonia
Singapore's first prime minister and the man widely credited with the city state's economic success, Lee Kuan Yew, is hospitalized with severe pneumonia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2015
Negligent drug use killed our son: parents
The parents of a 2-year-old boy who died a year ago after being sedated with the drug propofol are accusing the hospital staff of malpractice.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2015
Hospital pioneers Magneto-style stem cell surgery
In a world first, a team at Hiroshima University Hospital on Friday conducted regenerative knee surgery using a technique that employs magnets to concentrate iron-laced stem cells around damaged cartilage, it said.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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