Insurance to include treatment, diagnosis of birth defects
2015-09-02
The national health authority has pledged to include diagnosis and treatment of birth defects under health insurance programs.
Regulation reins in stem cell therapy
2015-08-22
China is aiming to control the "wildly" growing practice of stem cell therapy, issuing on Friday its first regulation covering the largely controversial medical procedure in terms of safety and efficacy.
Health authority announces step to rein in 'wild' stem cell treatment
2015-08-21
Top body issues country's first-ever regulation (trial) to bring stem cell therapy into line after many denounced it as 'going wild'.
Hepatitis B among children plummets
2015-07-24
The infection rate of hepatitis B among children under 5 years old in China declined to 0.32 percent by the end of last year, a thirtyfold decrease since 1992, China's health authority said on Thursday.
Rule covers HIV as work hazard
2015-08-03
China's top health authority has issued a regulation recognizing HIV as an occupational hazard in some professions.
Reform to relieve people of worries about medical bills
2015-08-04
The national plan to extend medical insurance to cover all critical illnesses for urban and rural residents who are part of the basic urban medical insurance and rural cooperative medical program will hopefully prevent households from going bankrupt because of the high costs of treatment for serious diseases.
Doctor dedicates career to medical education
2015-08-06
In 2009, a renowned Tibetan living Buddha from western China's Sichuan province traveled to Qingdao so Doctor Lu Yun could perform laparoscopic surgery to remove his gallbladder.
Unbalanced diets, lack of exercise hamper health of students, experts say
2015-08-06
Nutritional experts are urging Chinese youth to eat healthier foods and exercise more, citing a recent survey that found unbalanced diets had been hampering student health.
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