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Japan needs ‘1 million’ more healthcare staff amid dire …

(1 days ago) WEBPeople at a vaccination centre in Kobe, western Japan, in 2021. A high number of elderly people is part of the reason why there is a shortage of healthcare workers.

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3196980/japan-needs-1-million-more-healthcare-staff-amid-dire-shortage-government-report-says

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Health Policy in Japan – Current Situation and Future Challenges

(3 days ago) WEBNational health expenditures in Japan are increasing. In 2014, expenditure totaled US$361.1 billion, equivalent to US$2,842 per person . This figure corresponded …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7930804/

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Japan projects shortage of nearly 1m medical workers by 2040

(3 days ago) WEBJapan projects shortage of nearly 1m medical workers by 2040. Tokyo prepares by sharing tasks among doctors, nurses and pharmacists. TOKYO -- Japan …

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-projects-shortage-of-nearly-1m-medical-workers-by-2040

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Japan's hospitals struggle with nursing shortage amid …

(7 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization says the shortage isn’t limited to Japan. In a report issued last month, it said the world needs …

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1093/

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Japan’s Healthcare System Under Severe Strain, As 4th Wave

(1 days ago) WEBHealthcare providers and hospital administrators in Japan’s second largest city, Osaka, are appealing to the government to call off the Olympics. They’re saying …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2021/05/24/japans-healthcare-system-under-severe-strain-as-4th-wave-of-covid-19-poses-threat-to-olympic-games/

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The Imminent Healthcare and Emergency Care Crisis in Japan

(3 days ago) WEBThe Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare is proposing a 7 to 1 ratio in 60% of hospitals with 300 beds or more by 2009. However, with this ratio the shortage of nurses is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672251/

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Japan's health care reform debate drags on as worker shortage …

(2 days ago) WEBJapan's health care reform debate drags on as worker shortage grows. Reform council backs task-sharing proposal for nurses, but bigger steps deferred. Japan's health …

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Health-Care/Japan-s-health-care-reform-debate-drags-on-as-worker-shortage-grows

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The Global Financial Crisis and Healthcare Inequality in Japan

(Just Now) WEBIn this study, we measure health-care inequality in Japan in the 2008–2017 period, which includes the global financial crisis. We develop a method based on Van …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-021-02823-3

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Forecasting Japan's Physician Shortage in 2035 as the …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction Japan is rapidly becoming a full-fledged aged society, and physician shortage is a significant concern. The Japanese government has increased the number of medical school enrollments …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050410

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Improving Japan’s health care system McKinsey

(5 days ago) WEBJapan combines an excess supply of some health resources with massive overutilization—and shortages—of others. 4 Japan does have a shortage of …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/improving-japans-health-care-system

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EDITORIAL: Public health centers in crisis due to COVID-19 workload

(3 days ago) WEBPhones are ringing off the hook at public health centers across Japan struggling to cope with the COVID-19 crisis. Staff at a public health center in Sendai's …

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14433934

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Japan Healthcare Workers - World Health Systems Facts

(6 days ago) WEB“However, the nursing shortage has remained a Japanese health-care issue since 1990s, due to the increasing demand for health care that comes with rapidly …

https://healthsystemsfacts.org/national-health-systems/bismarck-model/japan/japan-health-system-personnel/

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Forecasting Japan's Physician Shortage in 2035 as the First Full

(3 days ago) WEBIn Japan, the number of live births decreased from 2,091,983 in 1973 to 1,071,304 in 2010, while a severe physician shortage is recently documented in …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3511523/

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In Japan, civilian feds say health care crisis still isn’t fixed

(7 days ago) WEBOne emailer, a health care provider, said DoD’s inability to offer adequate care to civilians is only a symptom of the Military Health System’s limited capacity in …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2023/11/in-japan-civilian-feds-say-health-care-crisis-still-isnt-fixed/

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Congress nudges DoD toward fixing serious health care shortfalls …

(8 days ago) WEBProvisions in a pair of must-pass pieces of legislation making their way through the House of Representatives could go some way toward addressing what …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2023/07/congress-nudges-dod-toward-fixing-serious-health-care-shortfalls-in-japan/

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‘More people are going to die’: DoD civilians in Japan face health …

(5 days ago) WEBAccording to Japan Civilian Medical Advocacy, a group of DoD civilians who organized last fall to look for fixes to the health care crisis, Japanese facilities often …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2023/02/more-people-are-going-to-die-dod-civilians-in-japan-face-health-care-access-crisis/

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80% fear worker shortage in medical, elderly care sector

(3 days ago) WEBAnticipated shortages in the medical and elderly care sector are of growing concern as Japan braces for a sharp drop in its working population a little more than a …

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15255782

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Denied Care, Deaths in Japan Result from Lack of Emergency …

(7 days ago) WEBSOFA members in Japan have been routinely denied access to emergency care, sometimes to fatal results," stated the investigation, published Feb. 23, 2023, by Lt. Gen. …

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/04/denied-care-deaths-japan-result-lack-of-emergency-medical-services-american-personnel.html

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Japan set to be short of 1 million medical, welfare workers in 2040

(3 days ago) WEBJapan is set to face a shortage of around 1 million medical and welfare service workers in 2040, when the country’s elderly population is expected to almost peak.

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14735557

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(PDF) Addressing nursing shortages in Japan: toward quality and

(8 days ago) WEBIn fact, the average nurse-to-bed ratio in. Japan was 0.52 in 2017, significantly below the world. average of 1.39, and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and. W …

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374088811_Addressing_nursing_shortages_in_Japan_toward_quality_and_quantity_enhancement

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Health care system in Japan - Wikipedia

(7 days ago) WEBThe modern Japanese Health care system started to develop just after the Meiji Restoration with the introduction of Western medicine. The statutory insurance, …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_system_in_Japan

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Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to …

(9 days ago) WEBMystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels. Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock …

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/japan-streptococcal-infections-rise-details

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Japan to face 11 million worker shortfall by 2040, study finds

(Just Now) WEBMar 30, 2023. Japan may face a shortage of more than 11 million workers by 2040, a study has found, underscoring the economic challenges the nation faces as its …

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/30/business/economy-business/japan-worker-shortfall-study/

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New Bill Seeks to End Drug Shortages - The American Prospect

(6 days ago) WEBIn February, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services sought public comment for an investigation into drug shortages, with …

https://prospect.org/health/2024-05-03-new-bill-seeks-to-end-drug-shortages/

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Japan household spending likely accelerated pace of declines in …

(2 days ago) WEBJapanese household spending probably accelerated its pace of declines in March, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, underscoring the difficulties facing …

https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/japan-household-spending-likely-accelerated-pace-declines-march-2024-05-02/

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Japan issues strongest warning yet on readiness to intervene in

(5 days ago) WEBJapanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said last week's meeting with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts has laid the groundwork for Tokyo to act …

https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/japan-finance-minister-says-government-ready-act-vs-excessive-fx-moves-2024-04-23/

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Hope amid crisis: Stanford Medicine magazine explores …

(8 days ago) WEBIf it feels like more people in your social circle are experiencing a mental health crisis than they did a few years ago, it’s likely true. The new issue of Stanford …

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/05/stanford-medicine-magazine.html

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Senate drug shortage bill would pay hospitals bonuses for good

(9 days ago) WEBA bipartisan Senate bill takes a new approach to persistent drug shortages: have Medicare pay bonuses to hospitals and physicians for contracting that ensures a …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/03/drug-shortage-senate-bill-hospital-bonuses/

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Japan's pollen countermeasures face challenges amid - The …

(3 days ago) WEBAmid efforts to mitigate pollen allergies by reducing the number of cedar trees in Japan, the government faces significant obstacles due to a persistent labor shortage …

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/02/japan/science-health/japan-ceder-logging-for-pollen-countermeasures/

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What is behind the insulin shortage in the US? - Al Jazeera

(8 days ago) WEBJP Morgan Healthcare expects the weight loss drug market could be worth a staggering $100bn by the end of the decade. For its part, Novo Nordisk is trying to take …

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/5/2/what-is-behind-the-insulin-shortage-in-the-us

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Japan’s Factory Output Records Weakest Quarter Since Pandemic

(1 days ago) WEBJapan’s factory output rebounded in March from a dismal start to the year, with the quarterly figure registering the weakest performance since the height of the …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-29/japan-s-factory-output-rebounds-to-support-economic-recovery

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Mental health crisis among teenagers requires bold action, but …

(2 days ago) WEBPublic health data reveals a jump in rates of psychological distress for teenagers in the past decade — as well as self-harm. The "C" word gets thrown around …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-05/mental-health-crisis-teenagers-generation-overwhelmed/103611004

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Deep Reads: One man threatened Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

(6 days ago) WEBIn a time of rising anger and threats, one man in Endicott, N.Y., in the throes of a mental health crisis threatened Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene, telling her “You …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/deep-reads-one-man-threatened-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-heres-what-happened-next-/

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Report finds Nestlé adds sugars to baby food in low-income …

(6 days ago) WEBA recent report alleges that Nestlé adds sugars and honey to some of its baby cereal and formula in lower-income countries, while products sold in Europe and other …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/report-finds-nestle-adds-sugars-baby-food-low-income-countries-rcna150562

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First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab

(7 days ago) WEBThe first Chinese scientist to publish a genomic sequence of the Covid-19 virus, in defiance of government orders, staged a sit-in protest after claiming he was …

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/30/first-scientist-publish-covid-sequence-china-evicted-from-lab

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Vietnamese backpacker Joy finds community in the outback town …

(3 days ago) WEBGeneration overwhelmed: These kids fought back against a national health crisis — and won Analysis by Bridget Brennan Why law reform cannot be the only …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-05/vietnamese-backpacker-joy-birdsville-outback-community/103794262

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