17-Jul-17 The Chinese island of Hainan has received 800,000 Russian tourists in the past seven years and nearly 80% of them used TCM therapy, either to treat a particular ailment or simply to improve overall wellness. [image: China Daily]

14-Jul-17 Since 2015, when the Chinese government ended its one-child policy, more couples have been turning to IVF. As a result the China market for IVF, currently worth USD670 mn, is expected to surge to USD1.5 bn by 2022. [image: Agence France-Presse]

13-Jul-17 Only half of doctors in China have a five-year medical degree. In an effort to grow the number of licensed physicians, China lowered educational requirements, possibly undermining its efforts to overhaul the Chinese healthcare system. [image: Visual China]

12-Jul-17 Alibaba Health has unveiled its first artificial intelligence service for disease diagnosis. The AI solution called Doctor You, will be used to identify irregularities in CT scans such as inflammatory cells in human organs. [image: South China Morning Post / AP]

10-Jul-17 Harnessing the Internet, Chinese gynaecologist Gong Xiaoming has grown his influence and his own practice. Using the WeChat platform he now takes 90% of his appointments online and he thinks more doctors should follow his lead. [image: IC / Shanghai Daily]