Official stresses responsibility for online hospitals
2018-04-29
Online hospitals must anchor their services to brick-and-mortar hospitals to ensure service providers bear accountability, an official with the National Health Commission has said.
HPV vaccine becomes available in China for women between 16 to 26 years old
2018-04-29
A human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine becomes available in China for women between 16 to 26 years old as the country steps up efforts in fighting cervical cancer.
Electronic data improve patient services
2018-04-28
China will intensify efforts to ensure the health privacy of patients while encouraging the integration of healthcare services with internet technologies to provide better services, China's top health authority said.
China to reduce cancer drug prices
2018-04-28
China is working to reduce the prices of cancer drugs and the financial burden on patients, according to health officials on April 28. Prices of cancer drugs will be reduced through centralized negotiations and procurement, Zeng Yixin, vice-minister of the National Health Commission, said at a press conference.
China's cabinet issues guideline on 'Internet Plus healthcare'
2018-04-28
China's State Council has issued a guideline to promote health services using internet technologies.
Umbilical blood gives man hope
2018-04-27
A patient from Pakistan has become the first foreigner to receive umbilical cord blood in China as part of a hematopoietic stem cell transplant to restore his ability to produce his own healthy blood cells.
Hand, foot and mouth disease kills 6 in China
2018-04-26
More than 140,000 people have been infected with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and six died from the disease in China this year, according to China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
No malaria cases caused by mosquito bites in China in 2017
2018-04-25
There were no people infected with malaria in China via mosquito bites in 2017, the National Health Commission said on April 24.
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