Malaria in decline; end seen by 2020
2018-04-25
Last year, for the first time in decades, China reported no indigenous cases of malaria, marking major progress in the prevention and control of the disease, the country's top health authority said on April 24.
Chinese team hunts down malaria in Comoros
2018-04-25
Comoros, a small African country located in the Indian Ocean, is pursuing a total annihilation of malaria, five years after a Chinese-backed project drove out the lethal disease from its two islands.
Free vaccinations against flu proposed
2018-04-24
Flu vaccinations should be provided free in China to promote immunizations and help protect the public against the virus, a World Health Organization expert said recently.
NHC sends team to DPRK for medical rescue
2018-04-24
The National Health Commission (NHC), China’s top health watchdog, dispatched a team of medical experts to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the morning of April 23, following a major road accident in the country the day before.
New media platforms fuel development of Healthy China
2018-04-20
The conference for promoting Healthy China by new media platforms was held in Beijing on April 18. Wang Hesheng, vice-minister of the National Health Commission (NHC) attended the conference and delivered a speech.
Two new lung cancer medicines offer hope
2018-04-20
Late-stage lung cancer patients who have built up a tolerance to some drugs may have new hope thanks to two domestically developed medicines, doctors from Shanghai Chest Hospital said on April 19.
Semiconductor giant to build hospital in east China
2018-04-20
Global semiconductor manufacturer SK Hynix will set up a hospital in Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu province, to explore the local medical care industry, local authorities said on April 19.
Chinese scientists find new trick of old medicine to cure liver cancer
2018-04-19
Using mouse models, Chinese researchers have uncovered a new mechanism that drives the development of liver cancer brought on by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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