Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa has been hospitalized and underwent surgery for chronic subdural hematoma, the prefectural government has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/kanagawa-governor-hospitalization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yujikuroiwa #kanagawa #hospitals
Aral Balkan
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Israeli torturers in jails smashed the hands of skilled Palestinian surgeons so they could no longer practice in any hospital ever again
https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2026/02/04/188099/
#IsraelTerroristState #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide #health #healthcare #ICC #humanrights @law @democracy @politics #medicine #hospitals #usa #resistance #stopgenocide
Israeli torturers in jails smashed the hands of skilled Palestinian surgeons so they could no longer practice in any hospital ever again
https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2026/02/04/188099/
#IsraelTerroristState #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide #health #healthcare #ICC #humanrights @law @democracy @politics #medicine #hospitals #usa #resistance #stopgenocide
An Australian woman has died after her backpack got caught on a ski lift on a Japanese mountain, which left her suspended in midair after she attempted to disembark. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/australia-ski-lift-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #australia #japanesepolice #wintersports #nagano #hospitals
The president of the University of Tokyo has pledged to strengthen governance at the institution following the discovery of a second bribery case involving its staff in three months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-university-governance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #corruption #medicine #cosmetics #japancosmeticassociation #hospitals #tokyo
FireStarter
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"The diagnosis Dr. N entered—possible pneumonia—provided justification, but it was not the reason she admitted him. She felt responsible for the patient’s future, so she made up a diagnosis to orchestrate an admission. Dr. N figured that immigration agents could not simply wait in the hallway. She hoped they would leave.
They did."
https://slate.com/technology/2026/01/ice-hospitals-ohio-law-medicine.html
#PublicHealth #hospitals #physicians #bioethics #morality #MoralInjury #immigrant #immigration #ICE #detention
A new policy package from Japan's government placed the issue of foreign patients not paying medical fees as a major topic to address, but is it only a matter of them dodging the bill? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/society/unpaid-medical-bills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #expats #tourism #doctors #hospitals
"The diagnosis Dr. N entered—possible pneumonia—provided justification, but it was not the reason she admitted him. She felt responsible for the patient’s future, so she made up a diagnosis to orchestrate an admission. Dr. N figured that immigration agents could not simply wait in the hallway. She hoped they would leave.
They did."
https://slate.com/technology/2026/01/ice-hospitals-ohio-law-medicine.html
#PublicHealth #hospitals #physicians #bioethics #morality #MoralInjury #immigrant #immigration #ICE #detention
Conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy eradicated esophageal cancer in about 70% of patients when combined with immunotherapy in a clinical trial, Kyoto University Hospital said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/science-health/esophageal-cancer-treatment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #cancer #hospitals #kyotouniversity
tools for commensality 🧿
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"The hospitals have signaled a greater willingness to dig in and fend off the nurses’ demands, which they have characterized as out of touch. And they don’t seem worried about escalating a fight with the nurses, who are generally more trusted and held in higher regard than members of just about any other profession."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/nyregion/nyc-nurses-striking-again-different.html
"The hospitals have signaled a greater willingness to dig in and fend off the nurses’ demands, which they have characterized as out of touch. And they don’t seem worried about escalating a fight with the nurses, who are generally more trusted and held in higher regard than members of just about any other profession."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/nyregion/nyc-nurses-striking-again-different.html
tools for commensality 🧿
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"Marketplace plans from the Affordable Care Act no longer feel very affordable to many people, because Congress did not extend a package of enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025. An estimated 4.8 million will go without coverage this year."
#healthcare #ACA #insurance #medicaid #hospitals #RuralHealth #CostsOfCare #DrugPrices
"Marketplace plans from the Affordable Care Act no longer feel very affordable to many people, because Congress did not extend a package of enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025. An estimated 4.8 million will go without coverage this year."
#healthcare #ACA #insurance #medicaid #hospitals #RuralHealth #CostsOfCare #DrugPrices
Many hoping to lose weight are turning to a drug approved in Japan for treating type-2 diabetes, but doctors specializing in diabetes warn that the risks of taking the drug are underestimated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/society/diabetes-drug-weight-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #health #drugs #mounjaro #hospitals #diabetes
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and health minister Kenichiro Ueno have agreed to raise medical service fees by 2.22% in fiscal 2026, the first increase in 12 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/medical-service-fees-agreement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #inflation #health #wages
Cory Doctorow
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Scots told to wear face mask if you feel ill
Scots advised to wear face #masks & stay away from #work, #school, #hospitals until they are better as flu cases across the country continue to rise
Public #Health #Scotland has advised anyone with flu symptoms to stay away from public settings and to wear face masks in high-risk parts of hospitals. Some #NHS trusts have also asked anyone with flu symptoms to avoid visiting hospitals entirely.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25677864.scots-told-wear-face-mask-feel-ill-flu-surge/
Victims of an arson attack on a mental health clinic in Osaka were remembered on Wednesday, the fourth anniversary of the 2021 incident, which killed 26 people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/japan/crime-legal/osaka-arson-four-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #mentalhealth #hospitals
A health ministry panel has agreed to raise copayment limits for high-cost medical care, with income threshold categories refined to ensure that those who earn more pay more for treatment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/science-health/expensive-treatment-fees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #hospitals #health
Four years after a deadly arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in Osaka, the sister of the clinic's director is helping rehabilitate inmates and those who have a drug addiction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/crime-legal/arson-osaka-sister-rehabilitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #arson #osaka #mentalhealth #hospitals #japaneseprisons