The U.S.-based doping-approved competition “Enhanced Games” is nothing more than a human experiment that leads athletes to destruction — the fear as told by an Olympic silver medalist and a physician
Masahiro Kami, M.D., Ph.D. President, Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan Recently, it was announced that the “Enhanced Games” will be held in Las Vegas, USA, in May 2026. Participants may take part as subjects in clinical trials. Events such as sprinting, swimming, and weightlifting will be held, but what is particularly noteworthy is that athletes can choose from three options: 1. participating naturally without using any drugs, 2. participating unde
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Let's discuss the cost of medicine. Are Japan's top-selling drugs really worth it?No. 139
Akihiko Ozaki, M.D., Ph.D. Physician at the Medical Governance Research Institute In recent years, the breast cancer field, which the author is responsible for, has seen a continuous succession of new drug developments. In 2024, capivasertib ("Truqap") for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer with specific gene mutations (PIK3CA, AKT1, PTEN) was approved in March, sacituzumab govitecan ("Trodelvy") for triple-negative breast cancer in November, and datopotamab deruxtecan (
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