National / Science & Health Jan 24, 2022
In Japan, hospital air mattress lifts caregivers' COVID-19 burden
The mattress is placed between the bed and the supine patient, and a pump is used to inflate it and suspend and cradle the patient's body.
World Dec 7, 2021
Transgender people waiting years for gender health care as demand surges
by Rachel Savage and Sydney Bauer
Defenders of systems that require transgender people to wait claim it reduces later regrets, but many transgender advocates criticize it as "gatekeeping."
Commentary / World Nov 29, 2021
COVID-19 has changed socialized medicine in Britain forever
by Therese Raphael
How did the U.K. make it through the past 20 months of COVID-19? The private sector’s role in delivering publicly funded care needs to be acknowledged.
Commentary / Japan | Perspectives Nov 8, 2021
What Japan needs to change to better prepare for the next pandemic
by Edo Naito
COVID-19 won’t be the last deadly contagion to strike Japan. Here are six things the government can do right now to ensure it can respond better when the next crisis strikes.
Commentary / World Jun 30, 2021
Paid maternity leave saves lives
by Joia Crear-Perry
Without paid leave, mothers often return to work before they are healthy enough to do so, resulting in a ripple effect of postpartum health complications.
National / Social Issues Dec 3, 2020
Schizophrenia patient urges rethink of Japan's mental health policy
Tokio Ito spent more than 40 years in mental hospitals, and has sued the government for continually having been denied release.
Commentary / World Aug 1, 2020
A COVID-19 vaccine won’t help if people don’t trust it
by Therese Raphael
As the battle to find a solution continues, planning ahead for convincing the public to get on board becomes crucial.
Commentary / World Jun 27, 2020
When to wear a mask and when you can skip it
by Faye Flam
With the guidance on masks during the pandemic having been conflicting, it's no wonder some people are confused.
Commentary / Japan Dec 5, 2019
Economic priorities beyond Abenomics
by Jesper Koll
Japan must move beyond Abenomics to start a new era of confidence and sustained growth.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Nov 23, 2019
Overuse of Japan's medical system may be complicating treatment
by Philip Brasor
One of the criticisms of the “Medicare for All” government-run health care scheme proposed by U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren is that eliminating all limits to treatment would lead to "overuse" of the medical care system, meaning people would be ...
National / Science & Health Nov 14, 2019
Japanese hospitals faced financial difficulties in fiscal 2018, survey finds
Hospitals faced continuing financial difficulties in fiscal 2018, with institutions across the country registering a minus 2.7 percent profit margin on average, a government survey has shown. The negative profit margin for hospitals with 20 or more beds was 0.3 percentage point better than in ...