Japan’s drug pricing panel held its final round of industry hearings on December 10 as it heads toward the FY2026…
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Tohoku Univ, JPMA, MICIN Launch Pilot Study on Wearable Data Collection
Tohoku University’s Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo), the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA), and medical data solution provider MICIN have started a pilot study aimed at the application of wearable devices in collecting objective data on people’s lifestyles, such as…
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