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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Heart Patients’ Serious Complications Increase amid Epidemic
Delayed visits to hospitals due to the coronavirus crisis have boosted the number of heart infarction patients developing serious complications fourfold, according to a team of Japanese researchers.
Medical Systems in Japan in Peril amid Coronavirus Crisis
As well as a shortage of protective gear, doctors and nurses are on the brink of collapse from exhaustion. If the situation worsens, lives that could have been saved will be lost, a health care worker has warned.
Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital to compensate patient for complications during jaw surgery
Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital announced on March 11 that it has decided to pay 216.71 million yen as damages to a patient who was left with a sequela due to complications during surgery for a jaw deformity.
Japan Panel OKs Expensive Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
The health minister is expected to formally approve the therapy, Zolgensma, by the end of March, with public health insurance coverage seen starting this summer. The therapy, which has already been approved in the United States, is expensive, costing the dollar equivalent of 230 million yen in the country for one-time infusion.
Children’s Physical Performance in Japan Deteriorates
The Japan Sports Agency pointed out that the latest results reflected a drop in time spent on exercise, excluding physical education at schools, growth in time for smartphones and rising obesity rates.
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