January 2025
🧪 Nasopharyngeal Swab Collection – A Note to Our Patients
🟠To more reliably detect pathogens, we collect nasopharyngeal swabs. As shown in the figure below, along the floor of the nasal cavity from the front of the external nostril [...]
🧪 Installation of BioFire® SpotFire® Multiplex PCR System
🟢 We have introduced the fully automated genetic analyzer BioFire® SpotFire®. This system is a simultaneous multiplex PCR testing device […]
We have introduced nodoca, an AI-powered influenza diagnostic medical device.
🔵nodoca® is a test where AI determines the presence of infection based on pharyngeal (throat) images taken with a dedicated camera and information from a medical interview [...]
Starting in fiscal year 2025, shingles vaccination will be covered by regular public health insurance.
Starting April 1, 2025, shingles vaccinations will be covered by regular health insurance. Eligible individuals: Those who are 65 years old. Those aged 60 to 64...
Extension of the Catch-Up HPV Vaccination Period Under Certain Conditions
Regarding the HPV vaccine catch-up vaccination, public funding was scheduled to end at the end of fiscal year 2024, but in March 2025 [...]