The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Japan Confirms 1st Monkeypox Case
Japan detected the first case of monkeypox on July 25 in Tokyo, the health ministry said. The nationality of the patient, a man in his 30s, was not disclosed. The Tokyo resident traveled to Europe in late June, where he…
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