#mhlw — Public Fediverse posts
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A health ministry panel has approved healthcare coverage for Sumitomo Pharma's Parkinson's disease treatment Amchepry, making it the world's first commercialized medical product derived from iPS cells. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/science-health/ips-parkinsons-disease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #drugs #medicine #parkinson039sdisease #sumitomopharma #ips
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Japan’s health ministry says there is a low risk of a local outbreak of the Nipah virus in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/japan/science-health/nipah-virus-japan-risk-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #india #nipahvirus #mhlw #health
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The health ministry will electronically preserve medical records of victims of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system, starting from April at the earliest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/japan-cult-sarin-gas-attack-medical-records/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #health #mhlw #shokoasahara #tokyosaringasattack #terrorism #massmurder