SHIBUYA’S PUBLIC HOSPITAL TURNED COVID-19 CENTER CAUSE DIFFICULTIES FOR EXPECTING MOTHERS

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• Shibuya’s public hospital turned COVID-19 center cause difficulties for expecting mothers.
• Reportedly around 200 women were scheduled to give birth in the public hospital in Shibuya Ward.
• They are now forced to find...

CHINA GRANTS CONDITIONAL MARKETING AUTHORIZATION FOR ITS SELF-DEVELOPED COVID-19 VACCINE

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• China grants conditional marketing authorization for its self-developed COVID-19 vaccine.
• Beijing Biological Products Institute Co. Ltd. has developed the inactivated vaccine.
• The self-developed COVID-19 vaccine by China ...

Global Portable Medical Devices Market is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 7.56% Over the Forecast Period, Owing to the Increasing Demand for Home Health Medical Devices such as Blood Pressure Monitors, Oxygen Meters, etc., says Absolute Markets Insights

Medical technology is evolving at a rapid pace. Medical equipment manufacturers are increasingly focussing on reducing the device size to provide affordable, less space consuming instruments that can be used in healthcare facilities, sporting centers, residential settings, etc. Continuous patient...

Global Medical Devices Contract Manufacturing Market by Current Industry Status, Growth Opportunities, Top Key Players, and Forecast till 2028- A Report by Absolute Markets Insights

Global Medical Devices Contract Manufacturing Market is projected to reach USD 98.21 billion by 2028 from USD 57.01 billion in 2019, at a CAGR of 10.6%. Contract production is a ty...

OSAKA OPENS COVID-10 DEDICATED FACILITY WITH SELF-DEFENSE FORCES

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• Osaka opens a COVID-19 dedicated facility with self-defense forces.
• The temporary facility has 30 beds and respirators currently to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients.
• Around 130 nurses are required at the new facility...

HOKKAIDO MEDICAL ASSOCIATION DECLARES ‘STATE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY’; COVID-19

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• Hokkaido Medical Association declares ‘state of medical emergency’; COVID-19.
• Several other organizations have also joined the medical association to declare the emergency.
• Hokkaido cities like Sapporo and Asa...

JAPAN GOVT. TO RAISE OUT-OF-POCKET MONEY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE’S MEDICAL FEES

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• Japan govt. to raise out-of-pocket money for elderly people’s medical fees.
• The plan is said to be possibly approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday.
• The government wants to lower the burden on the working generation.

JAPAN PM AND LDP TO RAISE OUT-OF-POCKET MEDICAL EXPENSES FROM 10% TO 20%

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• Japan PM and LDP to raise out-of-pocket medical expenses from 10% to 20%.
• The medical expenses would be for people aged 75 or above in single-household.
• The single-household must have an annual income of at least 2 millio...

JMA WARNS ABOUT STRUGGLING HEALTH SYSTEM DUE TO THE 3RD WAVE OF INFECTIONS

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• JMA warns about struggling health system due to the 3rd wave of infections.
• Issues accepting patients are being seen in areas such as Tokyo, Osaka Prefecture, and Hokkaido.
• Cases of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and othe...

JAPAN'S HEALTH MINISTER REQUESTS LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO STREGTHEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS

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• Japan's health minister requests local authorities to strengthen medical systems.
• The request was made to prepare regional medical systems from the ‘worst-case scenario’.
• Tamura asked central and local gov...

HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN JAPAN AFRAID OF STRAINING MEDICAL SYSTEM OVER COVID-19

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• Health care workers in Japan afraid of straining medical system over COVID-19 cases.
• The country is said to have been reporting over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases daily.
• Hospitals are said to be seeing high bed occupancies wit...

SHORTFALL OF DOCTORS LIKELY IN S KOREA AMIDST MEDICAL STUDENTS WALK-OUT

• Concerns are rife over a possible scarcity of new doctors next year after approximately 86% of eligible medical students boycotted the state-run medical licensing exam which ended Tuesday.
• Over 2,700 of the total 3,172 final-year students did not partake in the practical skills...

KYOTO UNIV. RESEARCH ON COVID-19 TREATMENT VIA iPS CELL TECHNOLOGY

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• Kyoto Univ. research on COVID-19 treatment via iPS cell technology.
• Researchers aim to develop COVID-19 treatment by creating cytotoxic T cells in the bloodstream from iPS cells.
• Cytotoxic T cells play an important role i...

HOKKAIDO RECORDS 96 COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN A SINGLE DAY ON NOV. 2

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• Hokkaido records 96 COVID-19 infections in a single day in Nov.2.
• It is the highest figure in a single-day record in any of Japan’s 47 prefectures.
• The total cases connected to the district hit 367, stemming from 9...

JAPAN TO ESTABLISH A 2 HOUR COVID-19 TESTING CENTER AT NARITA AIRPORT

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• Japan to establish a 2 hour COVID-19 testing center at Narita Airport.
• Travelers will be able to obtain a certificate for negative test results within two hours.
• The facility will be set up in Nov.2 at two terminal buildi...

Global Medical Radiography Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.9% over the Forecast Period, Owing to Rise in Number of Cancer Patients

According to the study conducted by World Health Organization in 2018, more than 9.6 million people died due to cancer. This rise in number of patients with cancer is creating high demand in 

Global Hospital and Medical Stretchers Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% over the Forecast Period, Owing to Regulatory Guidelines for Emergency Care

The rise in demand for providing emergency healthcare support at various public places is fuelling the growth of hospital and medical stretchers market across the globe. Var...