Background Diagnostic errors are prevalent and associated with increased economic burden;
however, little is known about their characteristics at the national level in Japan. This study …

BACKGROUND Timely angioembolization (AE) is known to improve outcomes of patients
with hemorrhage resulting from pelvic fracture. The hybrid emergency room system (HERS) is …

Background To become a doctor with a high level of professionalism and ethical standards,
it is important to have and maintain a high level of motivation right from medical school. …

Despite the global increase in the number of female physicians, there are still fewer women
than men in key positions. 1 In a US-based study, 2 salaries of female physicians were …

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) administration has been reported to decrease the incidence
of cardiovascular events, and the serum EPA/arachidonic acid (AA) ratio has been identified …

The cold-sensitivity constitution (CSC), termed “Hiesho” in Japanese, is a woman-specific cold
sense of peripheral sites. The etiology of and criteria for CSC are not yet well established. …

Purpose: To investigate the effects of gender discrimination in Japan's medical school admission
process and to assess whether the situation has improved since the disclosure of such …

The electron temperature and density profiles in the midplane of a spherical tokamak plasma
produced by ECH (Electron Cyclotron Heating) in QUEST (Q-shu University Experiment …

Electron Cyclotron Wall Conditioning with Neon gas (Ne-ECWC) has been performed on
the normal conducting spherial tokamak QUEST with metal walls under a trapped particle …

DISCUSSION We describe a case of retroperitoneal perforation of the descending colon and
diverticulitis presenting with systemic emphysema. Diagnosing retroperitoneal penetration …