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MEDICINE 4

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2019
Fukuoka High Court overturns ruling and denies damages in hepatitis B relapse cases
A high court on Monday overturned a lower-court ruling and denied damages to chronic hepatitis B sufferers who contracted the illness in a state-run vaccination program and had relapses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2019
Japanese medical school adopts facial recognition-based attendance system
The Hyogo College of Medicine has introduced a facial recognition technology-based system to check student attendance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2019
Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo says Osaka pharmaceutical firm short-changed him for cancer drug
Honjo said he wished to donate money derived from patent sales to a foundation supporting young researchers set up by Kyoto University.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2019
Japan's 10-year cancer survival rate rises slightly to 56.3%, survey shows
The 10-year survival rate for patients who were diagnosed with cancer between 2002 and 2005 was 56.3 percent, a survey by the National Cancer Center Japan showed Tuesday, up 0.8 percentage point from the previous survey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2019
Insurance industry to set guidelines to prevent 'genetic discrimination'
The country's insurance industry will establish guidelines banning life and medical insurers from collecting or using personal genetic information for decisions regarding eligibility for coverage and premiums to prevent "genetic discrimination," sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2019
G20 in Osaka offers chance for health and financial policymakers to stop fighting and join hands
To effectively tackle global health issues it's crucial that the Group of 20 nations use their June summit to overcome the barriers that have traditionally separated health experts and policymakers from financial and economic leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2019
Genetically modified mice at $17,000 a pair in high demand as China bids to be biomedical powerhouse
Sacks of pungent animal feed cram the corridors of a Cyagen Biosciences Inc. center for laboratory mice in southern China, maximizing space for rodents that sell for as much as $17,000 a pair.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 3, 2019
Immunotherapy: The key to a brighter future for cancer patients in Japan's aging society?
As the risk of cancer increases among the country's aging population, immunologist Tasuku Honjo is pinning his hopes on cancer treatments that shift the approach from traditional methods directly targeting cancer cells to ones that stimulate the body's immune system to fight the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 2, 2019
Congo Ebola outbreak spreading faster than ever and most deaths occurred outside treatment centers: WHO
Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading at its fastest rate yet, eight months after it was first detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 29, 2019
As China pushes traditional medicine globally, illegal wildlife trade flourishes
Chinese traditional medicine is rapidly expanding worldwide as a key pillar of the country's "Belt and Road" initiative, but conservation groups say demand for treatments using animal products is driving a surge in illegal trafficking of wildlife.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2019
AstraZeneca bets $6.9 billion that Daiichi Sankyo therapy will transform cancer treatment
Britain's AstraZeneca's biggest deal in recent memory give it access to the Japanese drugmaker's promising but difficult to pronounce cancer treatment: trastuzumab deruxtecan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2019
Did Tokyo immigration officials allow proper treatment for ailing Kurdish detainee?
It had the appearance of a scandal in the making.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 26, 2019
Marrow donor volunteers in Japan hit monthly high after swimmer Rikako Ikee's leukemia announcement
The number of individuals registering as bone marrow donors reached a monthly record of 11,662 in February after teenage swimming star Rikako Ikee announced she has leukemia, according to the Japan Marrow Donor Program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2019
The fight against HIV isn't over yet
The virus has been eradicated from a second patient. In the 20 years since the first cure, the science of prevention and management has transformed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 5, 2019
Japan's Itochu invests in Singapore operator of doctor-focused social networking service
Major trading house Itochu Corp. is investing in Docquity Holdings, a Singapore-based operator of a specialized social media network for doctors, to expand its health care business in Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 4, 2019
Ebola treatment center in Congo reopens after attack, but MSF yet to return
An Ebola treatment center at the epicenter of the current outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has resumed operations after it was closed in response to an attack last week, the Congolese health ministry said on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2019
Private clinics get Japan medical body's OK to do prenatal tests for chromosome irregularities
The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology's (JSOG) executive board has decided to allow obstetrician-gynecologists who run private practices to conduct blood tests on pregnant women to detect possible chromosome abnormalities such as Down syndrome in their fetuses.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2019
Japan scientists win backing for work on potential Nipah virus vaccine at Todai
A global coalition set up to fight emerging epidemics has struck a $31 million deal with scientists at the University of Tokyo to speed up work on a vaccine against a brain-damaging disease caused by the Nipah virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 20, 2019
Japanese researchers extend life span of flies, offering hope for slowing aging in humans
Japanese researchers pin down a way to activate autophagy, a key metabolic function in cells, leading to a slower aging process and longer life span in a nonhuman study.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2019
The real 'Jaws': Great white shark's genetic secrets revealed
The great white shark, one of the most fearsome predators in the world's oceans in both fact and fiction, is a formidable creature — right down to its genes.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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