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MEDICINE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2019
The unseen crisis of drug shortages
High costs plague American health care, but so do low costs: Life-saving generics can become so cheap that companies stop making them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2019
Eye-opener: Japanese doctor's work with iPS cells puts macular degeneration on notice
Science has Dr. Masayo Takahashi's mother to thank, in a way, for some of the most notable developments in regenerative medicine using stem cells.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2019
U.S. records 71 new measles cases in week as outbreak spreads
The United States recorded 71 new measles cases last week, a 13 percent increase as the country faces its second-worst outbreak of the disease in almost two decades, federal health officials said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 19, 2019
New York City defends measles vaccination order in court after parents sue
New York City's Department of Health defended its mandatory measles vaccination order in a state court on Thursday after a group of anonymous Brooklyn parents sued, arguing that the order was unconstitutional.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 18, 2019
Patients doing well after landmark 2017 retina transplants via donor iPS cells in Japan
Of the five, four have maintained their level of visual acuity after the operations, while one experienced an improvement in their vision.
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.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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.
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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