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‘Traumatizing’: The Transgender Chinese Struggling to Access …

WEBTransgender Chinese describe trying to overcome these obstacles as “traumatizing.”. Several told Sixth Tone they had suffered severe mental health issues after being …

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China’s Solution for a Growing Senior Care Crisis: Millions of Robots

WEBChinese authorities hope technology can offer a solution. In 2021, the National Health Commission published a landmark plan for developing smart elderly …

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Mental Health Used to Be a Taboo in China. That’s Changing Fast.

WEBThat’s Changing Fast. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked unprecedented discussion of mental health issues in China. In 2021, those …

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In 2022, China’s Students Are Struggling to Cope. So Are Their …

WEBFEATURES. In 2022, China’s Students Are Struggling to Cope. So Are Their Teachers. China is growing increasingly concerned about a spike in mental health …

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How the One-Child Policy Heightens China’s Aging Crisis

WEBChina’s one-child policy was introduced in 1979 after roughly a decade of efforts to convince people to have fewer children. People who were in their 20s then — …

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Shanghai Now Has Low-Cost Supplementary Health Insurance for All

WEBLess than a week after China announced plans to reform its public health insurance scheme, Shanghai introduced supplementary private insurance that aims to …

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In China’s COVID Battle, Medical Students Bear a Punishing Burden

WEBIn China’s COVID Battle, Medical Students Bear a Punishing Burden. As COVID surged in China last December, hospitals drafted in medical students to prop up understaffed …

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Depression and Anxiety on the Rise in China, Study Shows

WEBFeb 25, 2019 3 -min read # health # science. The results are in from the first-ever nationwide study of China’s mental health — and they suggest disorders such as …

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China’s Hidden Crisis: A Growing Elder Care Gap

WEBIn Shanghai, where one-third of the population is over 60, it can take families months to secure even basic care for elderly relatives. SHANGHAI — Huang Ernan …

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Clinical Nutrition Heats Up in China’s Pet Health Industry

WEBExperts at the summit said clinical nutrition plays a key role in improving the cure rate of pet diseases. China’s pet market exceeded 270 billion yuan ($37 billion) in …

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China’s Rural Mental Health Crisis

WEBChina’s social work and psychotherapy professions lag even further behind the developed world. According to a 2019 paper, there are just 1,000 rehabilitation psychiatrists, 1,500 …

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China’s Top Health Body Seeks Probe Into Henan Doctors’ Pay Row

WEBIn a statement Monday, the Tongxu County government — which oversees Zhusha Town — acknowledged a “delay” in payment for this year's funding but denied …

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Demand for Insurance Is Rising in China, Report Finds

WEBChinese household spending on insurance rose in 2023, with private pensions, health insurance, and pet insurance among the main growth areas. Chinese …

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China Introduces Low-Cost, Single-Pill HIV Treatment

WEBFor the first time in China, people with HIV will be able to receive treatment in the form of a single pill. Five months after receiving approval from the China Food and …

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Why China’s Sexual Health Clinics Turn Away Single Women

WEBPrivate health care companies in China generally assume that unmarried women are virgins, an attitude that lags far behind the reality. According to data collected by Pan …

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How Shanghai Is Redefining Aging With In-Home Care

WEBAccording to the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau, in-house services come in different categories. The lowest level, which provides 13 hours of door-to-door services every …

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In ‘Involuted’ China, Eating Disorders Are a Hidden Epidemic

WEBThough eating disorders still only affect less than 0.1% of China’s population, according to a national mental health survey, there has been a dramatic rise …

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In ‘Zero-COVID’ China, the Elderly Are Becoming Ever More …

WEBGu is far from alone. China had over 1 billion internet users as of December 2021, including 119 million users aged 60 or over, according to a government report. But …

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Henan Bank Depositors Hit With Red Health Codes

WEBPeople who have arrived in Zhengzhou to withdraw money from embattled regional banks said they have found their health codes turn red — a label mostly reserved for potential …

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