LOS ANGELES, May 4 (Xinhua) — Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have characterized idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL), a rare immune deficiency that leaves people vulnerab
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China Focus: Chinese rice breeding tech boosts agricultural development in Asia, Africa
BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) — In a laboratory at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in northern Beijing, researchers are busy tagging and editing genes in rice, a key component of the co
39 injured in Beijing hospital fire under hospital care
BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) — As of 2 p.m. Friday, 39 people remained in hospital for medical treatment after they were injured in a hospital fire in Beijing on Tuesday, according to the municipal aut
Giant pandas at U.S. Smithsonian\’s National Zoo all healthy, Chinese, U.S. experts say
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) — The three giant pandas living at the Smithsonian\’s National Zoo here are all healthy, according to Chinese and U.S. experts.
The health conditions of Mei Xiang, Tian T
Senior expert team sent to help treat those injured in Beijing hospital fire
BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — China\’s National Health Commission (NHC) has sent an expert team to guide the treatment of those injured in the Beijing Changfeng Hospital fire, said the NHC on Wednesday
Centralized bulk procurement halves drug prices, relieves patients\’ burden
HAIKOU, March 30 (Xinhua) — Another 39 drugs were selected in the new round of a bulk-buying program endorsed by the Chinese government, which will be accessible to patients in July at a price 56 per
China to update COVID-19 medical bill reimbursement policies
BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) — Medical bills for the treatment of COVID-19 will be reimbursed by China\’s health insurance fund in the same manner as other Class B infectious diseases, according to a ci
Indian gov\’t exempts basic customs duty on drugs for rare diseases
NEW DELHI, March 30 (Xinhua) — The Indian government Thursday said basic customs duty on all imported drugs and food for special medical purposes for personal use for the treatment of all rare diseas
Simple genetic test facilitates personalized treatment for high blood pressure
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have developed a simple, rapid-detection mechanism that can screen patients for gene variants linked to high blood pressure.This scientific breakthroug
China’s current flu infection remains at the level of seasonal disease like before COVID: CDC chief epidemiologist
China’s current flu infection still remains at the level of a seasonal flu like in previous years before the COVID-19 epidemic, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist of the Chinese Center for Disease Contro