Japan to designate eight ingredients for list of drugs with abuse risk
The health ministry will designate eight drug ingredients as having abuse potential under the law in response to…
Health ministry panel agrees to raise medical fee caps, but with refined approach
A health ministry panel discussing medical fee limits for high-cost treatments has agreed to raise such caps from…
Japan’s flu season comes early as new variant spreads
A new influenza variant spreading across Japan may be behind the increase in early outbreaks this year, the…
Japan sees 40% surge in chronic bowel disease cases over eight years
Japan is seeing a rapid rise in cases of two chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, with estimated patient numbers…