A survey conducted by an association of obstetricians and gynecologists has revealed that the number of pregnant women diagnosed with syphilis last year was over 370, a figure more than three times higher than that of a survey conducted eight years ago.
This review article summarizes the chronological history of newborn hearing screening (NHS) implementation in Japan. Beginning with experimental pilot programs implemented in the early 2000s, efforts have been made to establish NHS throughout the country. The results of and responses to these pilot programs are introduced, analyzed, and discussed. Data reported annually, from 2014, by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), introduce the overall progress achieved in NHS throughout the country. The most recently published MHLW report, from 2019, cites a screening rate of 90.8%. Analysis of the data from these reports, however, suggests that while clear progress has been achieved, “known-screening” rates are lower than the “surveyed” rates cited. Published NHS program data from three pilot programs as well as publicly available data from one prefecture and unpublished data from an additional prefecture are analyzed and compared to the national figures. Heari
TOKYO, June 11 When Megumi Ota needed the morning-after pill in Japan, she couldn’t get a prescription in time under a policy activists call an attempt to “control”.
TOKYO: When Megumi Ota needed the morning-after pill in Japan, she couldn't get a prescription in time under a policy activists call an attempt to "control" women's reproductive rights.
When Megumi Ota needed the morning-after pill in Japan, she couldn't get a prescription in time under a policy activists call an attempt to "control" women's reproductive rights.