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
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/
Japan’s parliament has enacted a bill aimed at addressing the uneven availability of doctors in the country and promoting digital transformation in the medical sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/parliament-bill-doctor-availability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #doctors #diet
Japan is expected to lower the state-set prices of drugs in its fiscal 2026 revision after a health ministry survey found that market prices are lower than the official prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/japan/japan-to-lower-drug-prices/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #drugs #mhlw #hospitals
Box464 (Not Hipster Santa)
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"Following direction from the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the Department of Education determined that nursing was among the programs that would now be excluded from the 'professional degree' list. This would affect how those seeking a nursing degree would be reimbursed for student loan payments."
#healthcare #education #HigherEd #StudentLoans #nurses #nursing #DOE #labor #hospitals #massachusetts #USpol
A government subcommittee on public health insurance has mostly agreed to ask patients for additional payment for OTC-like prescription medicines while still maintaining insurance coverage for them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/health-insurance-otc-drugs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #medicine #drugs #mhlw
"Following direction from the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the Department of Education determined that nursing was among the programs that would now be excluded from the 'professional degree' list. This would affect how those seeking a nursing degree would be reimbursed for student loan payments."
#healthcare #education #HigherEd #StudentLoans #nurses #nursing #DOE #labor #hospitals #massachusetts #USpol
The profit margin at general hospitals in Japan, excluding psychiatric institutions, stood at minus 7.3% on average in fiscal 2024, a 0.2 percentage point improvement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/general-hospitals-in-red/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #doctors #wages #mhlw #surveys
Billy Smith
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"Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth.
The incidents, which happened days apart in different states, highlight long-standing disparities in health outcomes for Black women, health experts say."
#healthcare #hospitals #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #obstetrics #WomensHealth #disparities #EMTALA #SocialMedia #texas #indiana #BlackMastodon
"Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth.
The incidents, which happened days apart in different states, highlight long-standing disparities in health outcomes for Black women, health experts say."
#healthcare #hospitals #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #obstetrics #WomensHealth #disparities #EMTALA #SocialMedia #texas #indiana #BlackMastodon
A doctor at the University of Tokyo Hospital has been arrested for allegedly taking about ¥700,000 in bribes from a medical equipment company official, who has also been arrested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/crime-legal/university-of-tokyo-doctor-bribery-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #hospitals #doctors
Conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan starting from Dec. 2, as the government fully integrates health insurance with My Number cards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/explainer/my-number-health-insurance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #explainer #mynumber #nationalhealthcare #digitalization #hospitals