Japan news from FierceHealthcare
NewsHHS forms medical support team for disaster-stricken Japan
The Department of Health and Human Services has geared up to provide public health and medical assistance to Japan, Hawaii and states along the West Coast if needed in the wake of the Japanese Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Healthcare bankruptcies rare in Japan
While some say healthcare costs are responsible for the majority of American bankruptcies, apparently such bankruptcies are almost unheard of in Japan, according to one researcher who has studied its Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Japan wants medical tourism bucks
You can officially add Japan to the list of Asian countries fighting for their share of the medical tourism pie. Japanese officials are planning to begin marketing its hospitals, which might not be Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Japanese patient rejected by 14 hospitals
As bad as things are within the U.S. healthcare system, a recent case in Japan illustrates that we're far from the only ones struggling to meet demand. In a recent case in Japan, an elderly man with Read more...
Japanese tourists may have received illegal transplants in China
While medical tourism may be a booming industry in countries like Thailand and India, China has taken a different stance on the matter. China currently is investigating if 17 Japanese tourists Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Japanese conduct anti-obesity campaign
In Japan, public authorities are conducting one of the toughest anti-fat campaigns in the world. Under a new law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure Read more...
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