Author:Theresa Canova Norton This post was originally published by the Evidence & Policy blog on 31 March 2021. We have re-issued the article that has already been published by the Evidence & Policy blog. We would like to express gratitude to the kind offer of the editorial board of the Evidence & Policy blog. Theresa Canova Norton ‘An e-mail never made me change the way I do things’, a colleague once said. Implicit in this statement is the idea that passively receiving infor

Author: Masaharu Tsubokura PhD. Editors: Akihiko Ozaki M.D.,PhD., Yuki Senoo 275. Keep in touch and socialize through the Internet and telephone The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is has spread rapidly all over the world. Many people may feel overwhelmed by constant COVID-19 news. Now, we are in Golden Week (a cluster of national holidays that take place within one week from the end of April to the beginning of May each year in Japan). To avoid spreading COV

Author: Masaharu Tsubokura PhD. Editors: Akihiko Ozaki M.D.,PhD., Yuki Senoo 273. Importance of cutting back on news with coronavirus-related content The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly spread across the world. Understandably, hearing too much COVID-19-related news can increase your fear and worry. From here forward, everyone must maintain distance from each other and avoid crowded spaces to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. However, it is also normal f

Author:Cobi Calyx This post was originally published by the Evidence & Policy blog on 24 March 2021. We have re-issued the article that has already been published by the Evidence & Policy blog. We would like to express gratitude to the kind offer of the editorial board of the Evidence & Policy blog. Cobi Calyx I’ve learnt a few things in the few weeks since my Evidence & Policy debate article about using participatory budgeting for research funding decisions has been publishe

Author: Dr. Yasuhiro Kotera, MA. Affiliation: University of Derby, Derbyshire, Derby, UK. Hello, this is Yasuhiro Kotera, Associate Editor for the MRIC Global. In this issue of Editors Picks, I would like to draw your attention to an article written by Freya Tsuda-MacCaie of the University of Derby, UK, discussing career changes, becoming more common in these years. Even in Japan, where lifetime employment was the standard, employees have started to change their careers more

Author: Masaharu Tsubokura PhD. Editors: Akihiko Ozaki M.D.,PhD., Yuki Senoo 271. Regular life rhythm to maintain health Currently, COVID-19 continues to spread across the country. Since COVID-19 is an infectious disease, it is quite different from radiation, as human contact can spread the virus. Therefore, it is essential to avoid closed or crowded spaces with poor ventilation and close-contact settings to protect yourself and others against the spread of the virus. For the