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How should support for hospital staff during health shocks be improved? A discussion from Japan's experience during the COVID-19 pandemic by Honda, Ayako, Tamura, Toyomitsu, Baba, Hiroko, Kodoi, Haruka, Noda, Shinichiro

“…Human resources for health are at the center of healthcare service delivery and play an important role in ensuring the resilience of health systems. Utilizing…”
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Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China by Xu, Youyao, Chen, Yizhen, Tang, Xiaoyan

“…With the deepening of the understanding and research in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 have been constantly…”
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Decreased incidence followed by comeback of pediatric infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan by Ghaznavi, Cyrus, Sakamoto, Haruka, Kawashima, Takayuki, Horiuchi, Sayaka, Ishikane, Masahiro, Abe, Sarah Krull, Yoneoka, Daisuke, Eguchi, Akifumi, Tanoue, Yuta, Hashizume, Masahiro, Nomura, Shuhei

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Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Korea by Kim, Hyeon Chang

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and a major contributor to disability worldwide. Currently, Korea is among countries with the lowest…”
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Human papilloma virus (HPV)-related information acquisition and seeking behavior among infected women: A single center cross-sectional survey in Shanghai, China by Yuan, Xiehua, Lu, Linlin, Jiang, Ruhe, Yu, Yue, Zhou, Jing, Wang, Ling, Du, Yan

“…Lacking of adequate knowledge is an obstacle to effective prevention of cervical cancer, yet factors that affect the information acquisition and seeking…”
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The COVID-19 pandemic preparedness ... or lack thereof: from China to Italy by Villa, Simone, Lombardi, Andrea, Mangioni, Davide, Bozzi, Giorgio, Bandera, Alessandra, Gori, Andrea, Raviglione, Mario C.

“…COVID-19, that emerged in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China and is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has…”
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Technical pearls in lymphatic supermicrosurgery by Yamamoto, Takumi, Yamamoto, Nana, Kageyama, Takashi, Sakai, Hayahito, Fuse, Yuma, Tsuihiji, Kanako, Tsukuura, Reiko

“…Lymphedema is becoming a major public issue with improvement of cancer survival rate, as the disease is incurable and progressive in nature, and the number of…”
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Aging and shrinking population: The looming demographic challenges of super-aged and super-low fertility society starting from Asia by Nakatani, Hiroki

“…The world is generally getting more prosperous and healthier, and people live longer. Japan, with the world's most advanced population aging, has made various…”
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Population aging in Japan: policy transformation, sustainable development goals, universal health coverage, and social determinates of health by Nakatani, Hiroki

“…Japan is aging rapidly, and its society is changing. Population aging and social change are mutually linked and appear to form a vicious cycle. Post-war Japan…”
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Japan's healthcare delivery system: From its historical evolution to the challenges of a super-aged society by Katori, Teruyuki

“…Although Japan's healthcare delivery system is highly regarded internationally, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed its structural problems. Behind these issues…”
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Prevalence of transmitted drug resistance and phylogenetic analysis of HIV-1 among antiretroviral therapy-naïve patients in Northern Vietnam from 2019 to 2022 by Tran, Giang Van, Hayashida, Tsunefusa, Dang, An Luong-Dieu, Nagai, Moeko, Matsumoto, Shoko, Tran, Linh Khanh, Le, Hoa Nguyen-Minh, Van, Trang Dinh, Tanuma, Junko, Pham, Thach Ngoc, Oka, Shinichi

“…Since the rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV, transmitted drug resistance (TDR) has become a major concern in Vietnam. HIV services there…”
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Gallbladder fossa nodularity in the liver as observed in alcoholic liver disease patients: Analysis based on hepatobiliary phase signal intensity on gadoxetate-enhanced MRI and extracellular volume fraction calculated from routine CT data by Sato, Keisuke, Tanaka, Shinji, Urakawa, Hiroshi, Murayama, Ryo, Hisatomi, Eiko, Takayama, Yukihisa, Yoshimitsu, Kengo

“…The purpose of this study is to further verify the concept utilizing signal intensity on hepatobiliary phase (HBP) of gadoxetate-enhanced MRI and extracellular…”
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Travel-associated sexually transmitted infections in Japan: An observational study using imported infectious disease registry data by Konishi, Keiji, Kutsuna, Satoshi, Yamamoto, Kei, Nomoto, Hidetoshi, Shirano, Michinori, Yamato, Masaya, Yoshimura, Yukihiro, Sakamoto, Naoya, Nagasaka, Atsushi, Ohmagari, Norio

“…International travel is a risk factor for acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs) owing to factors such as increased sexual opportunities, a sense of…”
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Secondary dyslipidemia: its treatments and association with atherosclerosis by Yanai, Hidekatsu, Yoshida, Hiroshi

“…Dyslipidemia is classified into primary and secondary types. Primary dyslipidemia is basically inherited and caused by single or multiple gene mutations that…”
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Taiwan accelerates its efforts to eliminate hepatitis C by Chien, Rong-Nan, Lu, Sheng-Nan, Pwu, Raoh-Fang, Wu, Grace Hui-Min, Yang, Wen-Wen, Liu, Chia-Ling

“…The estimated prevalence of anti-HCV was 3.3% (1.8-5.5%) in the general population in Taiwan with several regional disparities. The reactive anti-HCV in…”
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A policy overview of Japan's progress on dementia care in a superaged society and future challenges by Ishihara, Miwa, Matsunaga, Sanae, Islam, Rubana, Shibata, Ogusa, Chung, Ung-il

“…Dementia is highly prevalent in Japan, a super-aged society where almost a third of the population is above 65 years old. Japan has been implementing ageing…”
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Knowledge, attitudes, practices and prevalence of hepatitis B and C and hepatitis B vaccination coverage among public sector healthcare workers in Cambodia by By, Youlet, Le, Linh-Vi, Suy, Sovanthida, Chou, Monidarin, Chan, Po-lin, Heng, Kanika, Phou, Socheata, Ny, Chanthou, Deng, Serongkea, Phoeung, Chan Leakhena, Mam, Sovatha, Ferradini, Laurent, Babin, François-Xavier, Saphonn, Vonthanak

“…Healthcare workers (HCWs) are a key population at high risk for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) infections. We aim to study HBV vaccination coverage,…”
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Low preoperative hemoglobin A1c level is a predictor of perioperative infectious complications after esophagectomy: A retrospective, single-center study by Kato, Daiki, Yamada, Kazuhiko, Enomoto, Naoki, Yagi, Syusuke, Koda, Hanako, Nohara, Kyoko

“…This retrospective, single-center study aimed to evaluate the impact of blood glucose (BG) markers on perioperative complications after esophagectomy in a…”
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Updated information concerning trends in suicide rates in elderly in China, 2002–2020 by Wen, Sanmei, Wang, Xinyue, Zhou, Rongfeng, Asakawa, Tetsuya

“…The aim of this study was to investigate trends in suicide rates (SRs) among the elderly in China. Annual data on SRs among Chinese people ≥ the age of 65 were…”
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Rescue of outflow block of the remnant left liver after extended right hemihepatectomy for resection of a tumor in the caudate lobe by Kawaguchi, Shohei, Onozawa, Shiro, Momose, Hirokazu, Matsuki, Ryota, Kogure, Masaharu, Suzuki, Yutaka, Sakamoto, Yoshihiro

“…Outflow block of the liver is a life-threatening event after living donor liver transplantation. Herein, we rescued a patient suffering from the outflow block…”
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