In Sickness and in Health
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China confirms human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus while WHO convenes emergency meeting
The Wuhan coronavirus is transmissible between humans, Chinese health authorities announced on Monday. “It has been confirmed that two people in Guangdong province were infected...
It’s complicated: China’s relationship with the bicycle, then and now
Despite cycling's growing popularity and favorable government policies, significant roadblocks exist for the formerly self-styled "Bicycle Kingdom" to reclaim its steel and aluminum throne.
China investigates painful, unproven needle ‘treatment’ for cerebral palsy
Health officials in Henan Province have initiated an investigation into several local hospitals and clinics that have been offering unproven and unsafe medical procedures to...
Q&A: Ingrid Yin on China’s healthcare industry and new medical technologies
Ingrid Yin is the co-founder and portfolio manager of MayTech Global Investments, a New York–based firm that specializes in managing global growth portfolios. Yin started...
China’s CDC director: ‘Please don’t lose confidence in Chinese-made vaccines’
Following a string of high-profile vaccine scandals in recent years, Gāo Fú 高福, the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, recently...
Baidu threatens to sue a journalist for mentioning its past scandals
Baidu, China’s top search engine, has come under intense fire after threatening a prominent Chinese journalist with legal action if he didn’t remove a “defamatory”...
The quiet wave of corporations funding Chinese healthcare startups
“Trade war and censors blow chill wind through China’s giant tech scene,” reads this Reuters headline from last month. “China startups brace for ‘capital winter,'” says...
Sinica Podcast: Matthew Kohrman on China’s unyielding tobacco industry
This week’s Sinica Podcast is now live: Listen to it now! This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser and Jeremy chat with Matthew Kohrman, associate professor...
China’s continued food and drug quality problems
As Chinese products gain prominence and are integrated into the global supply chain, quality assurances for products from the country have come under new scrutiny...