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MEDICINE

EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2017
Unauthorized cord blood treatments
The recent arrests over alleged unauthorized stem cell therapies using blood collected from umbilical cords and placentas has shed light on the shady aspects of these expensive treatments.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2017
Japan scientists develop noninvasive method to diagnose Alzheimer's disease
A team of Japanese researchers has developed what could be the world's first method to diagnose Alzheimer's disease from blood.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2017
Kyoto University reprograms stem cells to fight Parkinson's in monkeys, a breakthrough for therapy
Japanese researchers successfully engineered cells to relieve Parkinson's symptoms in clinical trials, taking a step closer to a potential cure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Aug 30, 2017
Once skeptical Japan embraces telemedicine as regulatory hurdles fall
For working people with health issues, visiting a clinic has long meant taking hours off work on a weekday and spending more time in the waiting room than talking with a doctor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2017
30% of Japanese may reject transplants of iPS cells derived from others: study
Some 30 percent of Japanese may experience rejection after receiving transplants of cells developed from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from someone other than the patient, a Japanese research team has found.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Aug 20, 2017
Fukushima Medical and Ohio State team up on radiotherapy
Fukushima Medical University has launched an international exchange program with Ohio State University that will focus on developing experts in cancer radiation therapy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2017
Japan's working cancer patients face pay cuts, mounting bills and lack of awareness, study shows
Medical advances are enabling more cancer patients to return to work after treatment, but not without difficulties. Many face pay cuts and struggle to cover medical bills or living costs, according to a recent survey of working cancer patients by Lifenet Insurance Co.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2017
Rare drug-resistant fungus found in 55 U.K. hospitals
A rare fungus that can cause drug-resistant infections has been found in around 200 patients in more than 55 hospitals across Britain, health officials said on Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2017
Pig organs made safer as potential human transplants
Scientists at a Massachusetts company seeking to make pig organs safe enough to be transplanted into humans have used gene-editing technology to clone piglets that lack a potentially dangerous retrovirus, according to a study released Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2017
Spike in life-threatening tick-borne diseases raises alarm in Japan
The number of patients suffering from tick-borne diseases, some of which are life-threatening, is increasing at a rapid pace this year, prompting alarm among medical experts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2017
World's first method for mass-producing platelets from iPS cells unveiled by Kyoto startup
A Kyoto startup unveils a way to mass-produce platelets, a key component in clotting, that could reduce doctors' dependency on donated blood to minimize bleeding.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2017
Daiichi Sankyo settles U.S. lawsuits over intestinal damage from blood-pressure drugs, paying $300 million
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. has settled thousands of lawsuits alleging its blood-pressure drugs caused intestinal damage, bringing to $339 million the amount the drugmaker has paid over the medicines.
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.
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.
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.”
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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