Beijing has the best collection of doctors and hospitals in China; unfortunately for most expats, it’s next to impossible to find which ones are good. If you have any need for a good doctor or surgeon here in Beijing, the best way is usually to talk first with your expat doctors as they would have …
 China’s Rx for Their Ailing Health SystemIt’s always fascinating for me to compare China’s health care system with my home country, the US. Both countries have acknowledged that their systems are broken, but each for very different reasons. Both also are enacting major overhauls of their health systems — although it looks like China is ahead of us on that scale. … |
 China to End Required Testing for Hepatitis BThe hepatitis B virus is one of those dangerous viruses that can cause chronic disease; this one attacks the liver, and after many years can cause liver failure (cirrhosis), liver cancer and death. Unfortunately, in China this disease is extremely common, with an estimated 10% of Chinese infected for life. In China, most people get … |
