Bankruptcies among medical and nursing care providers in Japan have risen to their highest number since 1988, according to credit reporting agency Tokyo Shoko Research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/04/japan/science-health/japan-hospital-bankruptcies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #hospitals #nursingcare #medicine #bankruptcy
Bankruptcies among Japan’s medical, nursing care providers surge to highest in decades

A total of 478 bankruptcies were recorded in fiscal 2025, the highest level since 1988.

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Three people have died and three are ill after a Netherlands-based ⁠cruise ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus. Here's what you need to know about the rare virus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/04/world/science-health/hantavirus-explainer-cruise-ship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #cruiseships #hantavirus
What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?

Three people have died and three are ill after a Netherlands-based ⁠cruise ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus.

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Japanese scientists are making a push toward adopting artificial intelligence in medical research and diagnoses with the aim of freeing staff from time-consuming repetitive lab work and cutting down on human error. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/04/japan/science-health/ai-medicine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #medicine #health #ai
Japanese scientists push for AI use in medical research and diagnoses

The technology has the potential to free staff from time-consuming, repetitive lab work and reduce human error.

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Elderly people and others are still cautioned against the risk of contracting the virus during the country's ongoing Gold Week holiday period. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/03/japan/science-health/elderly-ll-cautioned-against-covid-golden-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #health #vaccines #medicine
Aged people still cautioned against COVID-19 during Golden Week

The Japan Institute for Health Security continues to monitor COVID-19 cases at about 3,000 medical institutions nationwide.

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The Next Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Will Take More Than Just Science

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An American scientist convicted of lying to U.S. authorities about payments from China while he was at Harvard University has rebuilt his research lab in Shenzhen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/01/world/science-health/us-scientist-china-brain-tech-lab/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #us #china #brain #charleslieber #tech #harvard
Convicted former Harvard scientist rebuilds brain computer lab in China

Scientists at China's People's Liberation Army have investigated brain interfaces as a way to engineer super soldiers by boosting mental agility and situational awareness.

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This Treatment Could Reverse Osteoarthritis Joint Damage With a Single Injection

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Scientists Are Starting to Unlock the Nanoscale Secrets of the Immune System

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