15-Apr-16 The US is enjoying a record number of tourists from China and some have come for medical treatments they cannot get at home. "This is a relatively new thing in the last two years that many people from China have been coming to the US for medical care. Prior to that, there were very small numbers," said Spencer Koerner, medical director at Cedars-Sinai. [image: Li Ming and Cai Meng / China Daily]

07-Apr-16 Nearly one in three adult diabetes sufferers is in China, where there has been an explosion in the numbers affected in the past quarter-century, a new WHO report shows. While China accounts for 19% of the world’s population, it had more than 30% of adult diabetes cases in 2014, or 129.3 mn. [image: South China Morning Post]

06-Apr-16 China will further deepen reform in healthcare this year. Plans discussed include expanding the number of cities piloting urban public hospital reform from 100 to 200, and implementing a tiered medical care pilot project in 70% of the country's prefectural-level areas. [image: China Daily]

01-Apr-16 Big budget increases have been made in China for healthcare and family planning, which will get a 47% boost to RMB12.43 bn (USD1.9 bn). Spending on rural health centers will double in 2016, and the budget for government medical insurance will increase nearly five-fold. [image: The Telegraph / Getty]

30-Mar-16 E-commerce sales of Pfizer's health products are growing at more than 100% every year in China, the company says. It has been selling since 2012 through an official Tmall storefront, and also sells on JD.com and other online marketplaces including Yhd.com. [image: Alizila]