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HEPATITIS

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2022
Research breakthrough in mystery child hepatitis
The World Health Organization has reported at least 1,010 probable cases, including 46 that required transplants and 22 deaths from the illness dating back to last October.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 12, 2022
Japanese researcher suggests ties between omicron variant and severe hepatitis in children
Professor Hiroshi Nishiura told the coronavirus advisory board that countries with larger omicron infection rates report higher numbers of childhood hepatitis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 6, 2022
Japan detects more probable cases of acute hepatitis in children
The number of potential cases has reached seven, the health ministry said Friday, with one patient also testing positive for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 2, 2022
Three children died of acute hepatitis in Indonesia last month
Earlier, Singapore confirmed a case of acute hepatitis in a 10-month old baby and is investigating to see if it has a similar presentation to other cases reported around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 30, 2022
U.S. CDC casts doubt on COVID causing kids’ mysterious liver disease
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released its most detailed report yet on nine cases of pediatric hepatitis in Alabama that have captured national attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 25, 2022
Possible case of mysterious acute child hepatitis found in Japan
The patient, who has been hospitalized, corresponds to the working definition of a “probable case' of the acute, severe hepatitis provided by the World Health Organization.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 24, 2022
Mystery liver disease in children spurs urgent investigation
One child has died and more than a dozen have undergone liver transplants as a result of a mysterious outbreak of severe acute hepatitis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 18, 2020
Chinese doctors 'using plasma therapy' on coronavirus patients
Doctors in Shanghai are using infusions of blood plasma from people who have recovered from the coronavirus to treat those still battling the infection, reporting some encouraging preliminary results, a Chinese professor said on Monday.
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 / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2018
Couple held over bogus hepatitis C drug served fresh warrant over fake Harvoni tablets
A couple were arrested anew Wednesday on suspicion of selling a counterfeit version of the hepatitis C drug Harvoni to a wholesaler.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2018
In world first, woman's death linked to hepatitis E infection after blood transfusion at Japanese facility
A woman in her 80s died in November after being infected with the hepatitis E virus through a blood transfusion at a Japanese facility in what is believed to be the world's first fatal case of this type, according to a report by the Japanese Red Cross Society.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2017
Hepatitis B victims win vaccination redress from state over relapses
The Fukuoka District Court orders the government to pay u00a512.5 million each to two chronic hepatitis B patients victimized by shoddy vaccination programs.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 26, 2015
Japan sees first two cases of chronic hepatitis E infection
Japan has had two cases of chronic hepatitis E infection, both confirmed to have been caused through blood transfusions, according to a nationwide study by the health ministry.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2015
Japan health ministry approves new hepatitis C drug under insurance scheme
The tablet drug Harvoni is expected to revolutionize the treatment of patients with hepatitis C genotype 1, which accounts for about 70 percent of all hepatitis C patients in Japan.
JAPAN
May 27, 2015
Health ministry to ban restaurants from serving raw pork
The central government will ban restaurants from serving raw pork starting in mid-June, following a similar ban in 2012 on beef liver, the health ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2014
Sovriad deaths spur drug label rewrite
Three people have died after taking Sovriad to treat hepatitis C, and drugmaker Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K. has been ordered to revise the medicine's packaging to state that usage should be halted if indicated by blood tests, the health ministry disclosed on Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 4, 2014
Vaccination: a choice between two unknowns
Yoshimi Kawabe's daughter was 2 years old in 2008 when an unusual rash broke out on her hands and feet. Her family doctor at first thought the rash was caused by hand, foot and mouth disease — a contagious viral infection common in young children — but decided to investigate further after her condition took a turn for the worse.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2014
High rate of Hepatitis E in Chugoku boars
Researchers from the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry have identified a high prevalence of hepatitis E in the Chugoku area's population of wild boars, the ministry said on Wednesday.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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