Health – Barrier Free Japan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 10, 2022 0

Japanese NPO suspected of facilitating transplant using trafficked kidney, donor was a Ukrainian woman

A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization is suspected of having facilitated an overseas living donor kidney transplant that used a trafficked kidney. Audio and video recordings obtained by The Yomiuri Shimbun and interviews with individuals affiliated with the NPO reveal that the donor was a Ukrainian woman who was having financial difficulties, and that the price for her kidney was about $15,000 (¥2 million).

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 14, 2022 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Health Japan Nursing Care

As COVID cases surge, Japan’s PM Kishida orders drive for 4th shot for health and care workers to be accelerated

Speaking at a press conference, Kishida said the government will accelerate the vaccination drive, with about 8 million health care and nursing care workers targeted for fourth shots.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 14, 2022 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Health Japan Pandemic

Many Blood Drives Canceled in Japan amid Pandemic

While the number of visitors to donation rooms are almost at target levels despite the pandemic, there has been a spate of cancellations of offers to accept donation buses, due to concerns about the infection spread.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 27, 2022 0

Health Japan Medical

Japan Government Eyeing Survey on Extra Work Hours for Doctors

Under the revised medical service law, which was enacted in May 2021, extra work for hospital doctors will be limited at 960 hours a year in principle. For doctors for whom long work hours are unavoidable due to reasons including services at emergency medical centers, the upper limit on annual overtime will be set at 1,860 hours.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 25, 2022 0

Disability Elderly Health Japan

Japan study suggests having a dog delays onset of disability in old age

The study suggests that because dog and cat owners take more regular exercise and have closer social relationships than non-owners, the onset of disability is delayed as older adults who were currently dog owners had a significantly lower odds ratio of onset of disability.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 10, 2022 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Health Japan

Japan PM Kishida Vows to Help Expand COVID-19 Care Capacity

The government will dispatch nurses to Tokyo and Osaka from public hospitals, Kishida said in separate meetings with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 26, 2022 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Health Japan

Japan’s outpatient clinics overstretched amid rapid spread of Omicron

Doctors say they are stretched almost to breaking point and that seeing more patients has become increasingly difficult. Japan reported a record 62,610 new infections on Tuesday, topping 60,000 for the first time.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 22, 2022 1

Health Japan Technology

Tsukuba City tests ‘MaaS’ app to help elderly and people with disabilities access medical care

An experiment is being carried out in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, to demonstrate a service that would allow users to use a single app to make cab reservations and arrange for vehicles to be automatically driven around hospitals so that elderly people and people with disabilities who have difficulty getting around can visit medical institutions smoothly.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 22, 2021 0

Children Health Japan

Anorexia Cases Up 60 percent among Youth in Japan amid Pandemic

New anorexia cases among people younger than 20 in Japan grew 60 pct from the previous year in fiscal 2020 amid the novel coronavirus crisis, a survey by the National Center for Child Health and Development showed Thursday.

“Stress and anxiety stemming from school closures due to the pandemic and other reasons might have affected them,” the center said.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 10, 2021 0

Disability Health Japan

Family of a man who died at Japanese Defense Hospital with flawed info system awarded 27 million Yen in damages

A man who had been admitted to a Japanese Defense Ministry-run hospital died in 2015 without receiving prompt treatment as his medical information was not shared, relatives and officials said Wednesday.