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News on Healthcare in China

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Why China’s Covid policy dramatically shifted this week
Dec 9, 2022 (WiC 611)

You may be surprised to learn that ‘goblin mode’ has just been selected by English speakers as the ‘word of the year’. Referring to behaviour that is “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that ...

No good options?

Zero-Covid policy sparks rare protests in key cities
Dec 2, 2022 (WiC 610)

Assuming there was a mechanism in place to ask the question, now might be the time for the Chinese government to conduct a nationwide poll with the following query: “Do you favour an end to zero-Covid if it means a return to a way of life you ...

Is China’s zero-Covid policy here to stay or not?
Nov 25, 2022 (WiC 609)

When President Xi Jinping started to travel outside China after a long period of international isolation, some analysts took it as a signal that years of Covid-induced constraints could be coming to an end. Coverage of a mask-less Chinese ...

All about its image

United Imaging is STAR’s biggest IPO of 2022
Aug 26, 2022 (WiC 597)

On Monday United Imaging Healthcare went public on Shanghai’s STAR market. The stock surged as much as 60%, reaching a market capitalisation of Rmb150 billion at one point, after an IPO that was the second-largest A-share offering in China this ...

‘Positive’ discrimination

Companies are refusing to hire Covid recoverees
Jul 22, 2022 (WiC 594)

“Those with a Covid positive history need not apply,” a recent online advertisement for security guards read. Many other employment ads have taken a similar line, demanding a “clean health history” or featuring a ‘sun’ emoji (which ...

Hopes raised over Brii Bioscience’s Covid treatment
Jul 22, 2022 (WiC 594)

Amubarvimab/Romlusevimab is a mouthful in any language. But this domestically-produced antibody treatment could be another important step in China’s long path back to normality after the pandemic. Invented by Hong Kong-listed Brii ...

Market senses blood

Dialysis leader set to IPO
Jul 22, 2022 (WiC 594)

As China ages, so the need for dialysis will increase. Chronic kidney disease is much more common in old age, often accompanied by, or caused by, diabetes and high blood pressure. The treatment for advanced kidney disease (when the organs have ...

Profitable collagen firms on investors’ radar
Jul 8, 2022 (WiC 592)

Collagen, its champions say, is the miracle ingredient that will leave your skin fresh, your bones strong and your joints pain-free. Collagen-infused powders, pills and facial masks have flooded the market. But collagen makers need to convince ...

Debates rage as Chinese cities ‘normalise’ regular Covid testing
Jun 3, 2022 (WiC 587)

This week Shanghai finally re-opened after a two-month lockdown. But residents quickly discovered a new addition to their streets: 9,000 permanent testing booths. The idea, say the authorities, is to “normalise” regular Covid testing so ...

Lab rats have become big business as firms rush to IPO
Jun 3, 2022 (WiC 587)

President Xi Jinping has said he wants China to be a pharmaceutical powerhouse by 2025. If the country is to get there, it will first need to become a leader in another field – the breeding of lab animals. Researchers in China use around 20 ...

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