Doctors Admit the Truth Behind Aggressive End-of-Life Treatment: “Some Interventions May Offer Little Meaningful Benefit” Tetsuya Tanimoto, MD. Chairman of Accessible Railway Medical Services Tetsuikai Medical Corporation. Director of Navitas Clinic Kawasaki Record-High Death Toll Since World War II According to population estimates released by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of people aged 75 and older reached approximately 21 million by the spring of...

Masahiro Kami, M.D., Ph.D. President, Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan Table of Contents Lowering Blood Glucose and Reducing Body Weight GLP-1 Drugs Suppress Chronic Inflammation and Reduce Cancer Risk Obesity-Related Cancer Risk Reduced by 40% Through Factors Beyond Weight Loss Diet and Exercise Therapy Are Important, But… I would like to write once again about GLP-1 receptor agonists—the drugs that have been in the spotlight as so-called “weight-loss drugs.” GLP-1...

Kana Yamamoto, M.D., Ph.D Physician, Medical Governance Research Institute In her regular column “A Little Medical Notebook,” where she discusses everyday topics and news from a medical and health perspective, Dr. Kana Yamamoto, an internist at Navitas Clinic and the Medical Governance Research Institute, examines the issue of “hidden dehydration.” When people hear the word “dehydration,” many think of older adults or infants. However, active, healthy young people who are confident in their...