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MEDICINE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2023
Shionogi says its drug Xocova may reduce risks of long COVID symptoms
For 14 major symptoms of COVID-19, 14.5% of those given Xocova reported at least one of the symptoms six months after the start of treatment, compared with 26.3% who were given a placebo.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2023
Hong Kong revokes visa of scientist jailed for creating first gene-edited babies
He Jiankui was imprisoned in 2019 for experimenting on human embryos, in a controversial exercise that saw twin girls born with genes he altered while trying to confer immunity to HIV.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2023
Trial of new COVID-19 treatment yields encouraging results, study shows
Stanford University professor Jeffrey Glenn, co-author of the study, said the new drug 'showed profound benefits for vaccinated and unvaccinated people alike.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 8, 2023
Competition intensifies in Japan's surgical robot market
If prices fall as a result of growing competition, this may help spread the use of such robots and make them more accessible to more patients.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2023
Japan's government adopts bills to prepare for future pandemics
The government will also establish an infectious disease crisis management agency at the Cabinet Secretariat possibly in fall this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2023
One-size-fits-all COVID-19 booster plan needs a rethink
Public health officials should recognize that additional COVID-19 booster shots should now be a more nuanced decision.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2023
Priority review status given to Alzheimer's drug developed by Eisai and Biogen
The companies said priority review in Japan is granted to new medicines recognized as having high medical utility for serious diseases.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jan 28, 2023
Across China, folk remedies remain a popular, if unproven, COVID cure
A combination of shortages of Western medicines and long-standing traditions has kept these homespun treatments in the spotlight.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 27, 2023
Abortion pill gets OK from Japan government panel in major step toward final approval
Abortion is legal in Japan up to 22 weeks, but a surgical procedure is currently the only option available for women and consent is usually required from a spouse or partner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2023
Japan launches electronic prescriptions nationwide
The health ministry said that around 30,000 facilities have already applied to start electronic prescriptions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2023
Updated COVID-19 vaccines prevented illness from latest variants, CDC says
The analysis found that the updated vaccine helped prevent illness in people who had previously received two to four doses of the original COVID-19 vaccine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2023
For China, it's the ordinary people who pose the greatest risk
In times of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic, Chinese leaders are so terrified of public panic that they view the people as the actual source of the crisis at hand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2023
China COVID-19 deaths exceed 12,600 in week before Lunar New Year
There were 12,658 COVID-19-linked deaths at hospitals between Jan. 13 and 19, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2023
COVID immunity lasts at least a year after infection plus shots, study says
The combination prevented more than 97% of severe disease or hospitalization for up to 12 months after infection or initial immunization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2023
In China, no easy way to get Pfizer's COVID drug Paxlovid
Beijing has acknowledged that supplies are still insufficient to meet demand, even as millions of courses of the treatment were shipped to the country recently.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2023
China’s 60,000 COVID-19 death toll spurs calls for more data
China COVID-19 surge since December has spurred concern about variants; WHO chief stresses importance of transparency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023
Hospital given COVID-19 aid refused to accept patient, Japan auditor says
In response to the board's inquiry, one hospital explained that it had to refuse a patient for a bed because of a shortage of nurses.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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