Global Health & Medicine - Topic: COVID-19

Hayakawa K , Kutsuna S, Kawamata T, Sugiki Y, Nonaka C, Tanaka K, Shoji M, Nagai M, Tezuka S, Shinya K, Saito H, Harada T, Moriya N, Tsuboi M, Norizuki M, Sugiura Y, Osanai Y, Sugiyama M, Okuhama J, Kanda K, Wakimoto Y, Ujiie M, Morioka S, Yamamoto K, Kinoshita N, Ishikane M, Saito S, Moriyama Y, Ota M, Nakamura K, Nakamoto T, Ide S, Nomoto H, Akiyama Y, Suzuki T, Miyazato Y, Gu Y, Matsunaga N, Tsuzuki S, Fujitomo Y, Kusama Y, Shichino H, Kaneshige M, Yamanaka J, Saito M, Hojo M, Hashimoto M, Izumi S, Takasaki J, Suzuki M, Sakamoto K, Hiroi Y, Emoto S, Tokuhara M, Kobayashi T, Tomiyama K, Nakamura F, Ohmagari N, Sugiyama H

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):107-111.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01036

Epidemiological features after emergency declaration in Hokkaido and report of 15 cases of COVID-19 including 3 cases requiring mechanical ventilation

Edagawa S, Kobayashi F, Kodama F, Takada M, Itagaki Y, Kodate A, Bando K, Sakurai K, Endo A, Sageshima H, Nagasaka A

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):112-117.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01024

Early cases of COVID-19 in Tokyo and occupational health

Kuwahara K, Hori A, Ohmagari N, Mizoue T

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):118-122.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01041

Rapid spread of COVID-19 in New York and the response of the community

Kariya T

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):123-126.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01032

Nursing care for patients with COVID-19 on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support

Umeda A, Sugiki Y

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):127-130.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01018

Japanese strategy to COVID-19: How does it work?

Inoue H

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):131-132.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01043

Response to the COVID-19 epidemic: a report from Shenzhen, China

Zhao X, Wu YC, Li ZW, Liu L

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):133-134.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01025

COVID-19 outbreak and surgeons’ response at a Cancer Center in the United States

Nishioka Y, Tzeng CW, Tran Cao HS, Vauthey JN

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):135-137.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01021

The National Health Service (NHS) response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a colorectal surgeon’s experience in the UK

Yano H

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):138-139.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01035

Can we apply lessons learned from Ebola experience in West Africa for COVID-19 in lower income countries?

Nagai M, Oikawa M, Tamura T, Egami Y, Fujita N

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):140-141.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01028

Challenges to neonatal care in Cambodia amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Iwamoto A, Tung R, Ota T, Hosokawa S, Matsui M

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):142-144.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01030

The necessity of continuous international cooperation for establishing the coronavirus disease 2019 diagnostic capacity despite the challenges of fighting the outbreak in home countries

Nozaki I, Miyano S

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):145-147.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01023

Sustainable implementation of international health cooperation projects while Japanese technical experts cannot go to low- and middle-income countries because of the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions

Obara H, Noda S, Fujita N, Miyoshi C, Akashi H

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(2):148-150.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01029

COVID-19 can suddenly become severe: a case series from Tokyo, Japan

Nakamura K, Ide S, Saito S, Kinoshita N, Kutsuna S, Moriyama Y, Suzuki T, Ota M, Nomoto H, Mizoue T, Hojo M, Takasaki J, Asai Y, Terada M, Akiyama Y, Miyazato Y, Nakamoto T, Wakimoto Y, Ujiie M, Yamamoto K, Ishikane M, Morioka S, Hayakawa K, Sugiyama H, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(3):174-177.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01054

A new challenge of unfractionated heparin anticoagulation treatment for moderate to severe COVID-19 in Japan

Sato R, Ishikane M, Kinoshita N, Suzuki T, Nakamoto T, Hayakawa K, Bekki N, Hara H, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(3):190-192.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01044

Corticosteroid therapy for severe COVID-19 pneumonia: optimal dose and duration of administration

Matsuda W, Okamoto T, Uemura T, Kobayashi K, Sasaki R, Kimura A

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(3):193-196.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01046

COVID-19: emerging challenges for oncological surgery

Torzilli G, Galvanin J, Viganò L, Donadon M, Montorsi M

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(3):197-199.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01039

FDG-PET/CT images of COVID-19: a comprehensive review

Minamimoto R, Hotta M, Ishikane M, Inagaki T

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(4):221-226.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01056

Identifying medical professionals at risk for in-hospital COVID-19 infection: a snapshot during a "tsunami" highlighting unexpected risks

Torzilli G, Famularo S, Azzolini E, Vespa E, Lleo A, Aghemo A, Lagioia M, Castoro C

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(4):235-239.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01052

Fight against COVID-19 but avoid disruption of services for other communicable diseases (CDs) and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)

Mitsuya H

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(6):343-345.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01111

A SARS-CoV-2 antiviral therapy score card

Shafer RW

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(6):346-349.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01082

COVID-19 handling report for pre-case, case (pre-hospital and hospital), and post-case phases in the elderly as vulnerable populations in 6 Asia Pacific countries

Susilowati IH, Nakatani H, Nugraha S, Pengpid S, Keawpan W, Hasiholan BP, Toai NP, Abdeali A, Isahak M, Kamso S

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(6):350-359.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01061

Telephone consults at the Infectious Disease Outpatient Clinic during the early period of the COVID-19 epidemic

Osanai Y, Kinoshita N, Hayakawa K, Tanaka K, Hamano T, Kutsuna S, Ujiie M, Morioka S, Yamamoto K, IsikaneM, Saito S, Sugiura Y, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(6):392-394.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01085

Using flowchart for ophthalmic consultations in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Yashiro S, Ueta T, Kutsuna S, Okamoto T, Nagahara M, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2020; 2(6):395-397.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01091

COVID-19 vaccines: implementation, limitations and opportunities

Richman DD

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(1):1-5.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01010

Hospital capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kokudo N, Sugiyama H

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):56-59.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01031

SARS-CoV-2 surreptitiously injures the heart of Japanese: echocardiography is useful in evaluating cardiac damage

Komuro I

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):60-61.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01035

Investigator initiated clinical trial of remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 in Japan

Saito S, Hayakawa K, Mikami A, Izumi S, Funazaki H, Ashida S, Sugiura W, Sugiyama H, Kokudo N, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):62-66.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01106

COVID-19 and bronchial asthma: current perspectives

Hojo M, Terada-Hirashima J, Sugiyama H

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):67-72.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01117

Epidemiological correlation between COVID-19 epidemic and prevalence of α-1 antitrypsin deficiency in the world

Yoshikura H

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):73-81.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01068

Characteristics of patients with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the first surge versus the second surge of infections in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Takeuchi T, Kitamura T, Hirayama A, Katayama Y, Shimazu T, Sobue T

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):82-89.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01102

Consistency of the results of rapid serological tests for SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers in a large national hospital in Tokyo, Japan

Yamamoto S, Tanaka A, Kobayashi S, Oshiro Y, Ozeki M, Maeda K, Matsuda K, Miyo K, Mizoue T, Sugiura W, Mitsuya H, Sugiyama H, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):90-94.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01022

Elevated high-sensitivity troponin is associated with subclinical cardiac dysfunction in patients recovered from coronavirus disease 2019

Hayama H, Ide S, Moroi M, Kitami Y, Bekki N, Kubota S, Uemura Y, Hara H, Kutsuna S, Ohmagari N, Hiroi Y

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):95-101.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01025

COVID-19 in Okayama Prefecture: Looking back and looking forward

Tsukahara H, Higashionna T, Tsuge M, Miyamura J, Kusano N

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):102-106.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01104

Effective screening strategies for detection of asymptomatic COVID-19 travelers at airport quarantine stations: Exploratory findings in Japan

NorizukiM, Hachiya M, Motohashi A, Moriya A, Mezaki K, Kimura M, Sugiura W, Akashi H, Umeda T

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):107-111.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01109

Combating COVID-19 as a designated hospital: Experience from Shanghai, China

Hui JJ, Li HY, Gao F, Shang QP, Wang J, Lu HZ

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):112-114.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01079

Japanese WHO Collaborating Centres (WHO CCs) fight against COVID-19

Fujita M, Umeda T, Fujita N, Nishioka T, Iwamoto A, Ohmagari N, Ishikane M, Akashi H, Kokudo N

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):115-118.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01093

Care for children's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Usami M, Sasaki S, Sunakawa H, Toguchi Y, Tanese S, Saito K, Shinohara R, Kurokochi T, Sugimoto K, Itagaki K, Yoshida Y, Namekata S, Takahashi M, Harada I, Hakoshima Y, Inazaki K, Yoshimura Y, Mizumoto Y

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):119-121.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01081

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence and characteristics of pulmonary embolism

Tomidokoro D, Hayama H, Okazaki T, Hara H, Hiroi Y

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(2):122-124.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01119

Behavioral changes adopted to constrain COVID-19 in Japan: What are the implications for seasonal influenza prevention and control?

Sawakami T, Karako K, Song PP

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(3):125-128.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01066

Effects of COVID-19 vaccination on FDG-PET/CT imaging: A literature review

Minamimoto R, Kiyomatsu T

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(3):129-133.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01076

Management of frailty under COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Kojima M, Satake S, Osawa A, Arai H

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(4):196-202.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01118

COVID-19 and liver surgery in France, Italy, Japan, and the United States: A report of a single topic conference of Eastern and Western Association for Liver Tumors (EWALT) 2021

Ito K, Takemura N, Hasegawa K, Kokudo N

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(4):240-242.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01062

HIV testing in COVID-19 pandemic and beyond in Japan

Oka S

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(6):356-357.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01103

Algeria's preparedness for Omicron variant and for the fourth wave of COVID-19

Aouissi HA

Global Health & Medicine. 2021; 3(6):413-414.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01117

Interleukin-6 is upregulated and may be associated with myocardial injury in some patients who have recovered from COVID-19

Hayama H, Ide S, Kitami Y, Hara H, Kutsuna S, Hiroi Y

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(1):61-63.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01090

COVID-19 in Japan: An update on national policy, research, clinical practice, and vaccination campaign

Song PP, Mitsuya H, Kokudo N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):64-66.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01036

How did the Tokyo Metropolitan Government respond to COVID-19?

Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):67-70.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01017

Reporting on the implementation to set up a "care and isolation facility" for mild COVID-19 cases in Tokyo

Akashi H, Kodoi H, Noda S, Tamura T, Baba H, Chinda E, Thandar MM, Naito K, Watanabe Y, Suzuki Y, Narita T, Shimazu T

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):71-77.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01022

Public health responses to COVID-19 in Japan

Machida M, Wada K

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):78-82.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01025

Long COVID: current status in Japan and knowledge about its molecular background

Matsunaga A, Tsuzuki S, Morioka S, Ohmagari N, Ishizaka Y

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):83-93.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01013

For safe and adequate blood purification therapy in severe COVID-19 ‒ what we have learned so far

Katagiri D

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):94-100.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01004

Cardiovascular considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic: A focused review for practice in Japan

Tomidokoro D, Hiroi Y

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):101-107.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01006

Change in cancer diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: Trends estimated from FDG-PET/CT

Minamimoto R, Hotta M, Okafuji T, Tsutui S, Tsukuda M, Nakayama H, Shida Y, Tajima T

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):108-115.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01016

Trends in endotracheal intubation for patients with COVID-19 by emergency physicians

Soh M, Hifumi T, Otani N, Maki K, Hayashi M, Miyazaki M, Kobayashi K, Ageishi R, Hatakeyama J, Kurihara T, Ishimatsu S

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):116-121.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01114

Poor prognosis of patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to an infectious disease intensive care unit during the pandemic caused by the Delta variant in Japan

Sekihara K, Shibasaki T, Okamoto T, Matsumoto C, Ito K, Fujimoto K, Kato F, Matsuda W, Kobayashi K, Sasaki R, Uemura T, Kimura A, Sugiyama H, Kokudo N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):122-128.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01121

Impact of prioritized vaccinations for the elderly on the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Nomoto H, Hayakawa K, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):129-132.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01015

The first eleven cases of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection in Japan: A focus on viral dynamics

Okumura N, Tsuzuki S, Saito S, Saito T, Takasago S, Hojo M, Iwamoto N, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):133-136.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01124

Promotion of proper use of anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines by hospital pharmacists and establishment of an adverse drug reaction reporting system

Seto K, Ohashi Y, Masuda J, Terakado H

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):137-140.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01024

Adverse reactions and attitudes toward vaccines among young populations one month after receiving a second dose of mRNA-1273 in Japan

Matsumoto N, Higuchi C, Mitsuhashi T, Hagiya H, Takao S, Yorifuji T

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):141-143.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01125

Establishment of an emergency regulatory approval system in Japan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and challenges in developing domestically produced vaccines

Ujiie M

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(2):144-145.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01023

Evaluating the daily life of child and adolescent psychiatric outpatients during temporary school closure over COVID-19 pandemic: A single-center case-control study in Japan

Sasaki Y, Sasaki S, Sunakawa H, Toguchi Y, Tanese S, Saito K, Shinohara R, Kurokouchi T, Sugimoto K, Itagaki K, Yoshida Y, Namekata S, Takahashi M, Harada I, Hakosima Y, Inazaki K, Yoshimura Y, Mizumoto Y, Okada T, Usami M

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(3):159-165.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01001

Changes in parental involvement and perceptions in parents of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional observational study in Japan

Nomura S, Endo K, Omori T, Kisugi N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(3):166-173.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01003

Investigation of the use of PCR testing prior to ship boarding to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 from urban areas to less-populated remote islands

Terada-Hirashima J, Sugiura W, Shimizu Y, Tanaka Y, Uemura Y, Ishikane M, Kazuyama Y, Ikeda M, Wakabayashi K, Ohmagari N, Kimura M

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(3):174-179.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01008

A low proportion of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with the Delta variant infection by viral transmission through household contact at the time of confirmation in Ibaraki, Japan

Ogata T, Tanaka T, Irie F, Nozawa Y, Noguchi E, Seo K, Tanaka E

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(3):192-196.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01116

A review of four cases of COVID-19 medically evacuated by ambulance jet from Asian countries to Japan: Importance of strict infection control measures against multidrug-resistant organisms

Kubota Y, Hase R, Kurita T, Mito H, Yano Y

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(3):197-200.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01126

Perspectives on countermeasures against COVID-19 in the remote islands of Yaeyama region, Okinawa, Japan

Kamegai K, Sakai T, Teruya S, Kuba K, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(3):201-203.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01027

Evaluation of the representativeness of data in the COVID-19 Registry Japan during the first six waves of the epidemic

Hayakawa K, Asai Y, Matsunaga N, Tsuzuki S, Terada M, Suzuki S, Kitajima K, Saito S, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(4):204-209.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01033

The patient-centered diabetes management during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kodani N, Ohsugi M

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(4):210-215.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01031

Actual situation of handling Tokyo 2020 Games-related patients at a designated hospital during COVID-19 pandemic

Kobayashi K, Kimura A, Sasaki R, Hayakawa K, Ohmagari N, Sugiura Y, Sugiyama H, Kokudo N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(4):230-232.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01009

A novel anticoagulation treatment protocol using unfractionated heparin for coronavirus disease 2019 patients in Japan, 2022

Sato L, Ishikane M, Okumura N, Iwamoto N, Hayakawa K, Iseki K, Hara H, Ohmagari N

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(4):233-236.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01030

The role of radiologic technologists during the COVID-19 pandemic

Matsunaga F, Kono Y, Kitamura H, Terashima M

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(4):237-241.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01011

Adapting pediatric health care responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: A clinical perspective

Yamanaka J, Takasago S, Horigome A, Hayashi M, Matsunashi S, Shioda S, Tanaka M, Seki J, Kaneshige M, Akamatsu T, Uryu H, Mochizuki S, Goishi K, Shichino H

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(4):242-246.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01043

International technical cooperation to low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tamura T, Inoue N, Murakami H

Global Health & Medicine. 2022; 4(4):250-252.

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01014