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Mental Health Used to Be a Taboo in China. That’s Changing Fast.

WEBThat’s Changing Fast. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked unprecedented discussion of mental health issues in China. In 2021, those …

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China Is Getting Seriously Worried About Student Anxiety

WEBChina Is Getting Seriously Worried About Student Anxiety. In 2021, China made reducing the academic pressure on students a top policy priority. But anxiety …

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In 2022, China’s Students Are Struggling to Cope. So Are Their …

WEBFEATURES. In 2022, China’s Students Are Struggling to Cope. So Are Their Teachers. China is growing increasingly concerned about a spike in mental health …

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The Half-Hearted Health Fad of ‘Punk Yangsheng’

WEBTypically the domain of middle-aged people who do tai chi and sip tea, yangsheng has lately become a fad among younger Chinese. By balancing the indulgences of modern life with the health tips of their grandparents, they have created what has been dubbed “punk yangsheng .”. “Eating spicy Sichuan cuisine and drinking chrysanthemum …

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China’s Solution for a Growing Senior Care Crisis: Millions of Robots

WEBChinese authorities hope technology can offer a solution. In 2021, the National Health Commission published a landmark plan for developing smart elderly …

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Depression and Anxiety on the Rise in China, Study Shows

WEBFeb 25, 2019 3 -min read # health # science. The results are in from the first-ever nationwide study of China’s mental health — and they suggest disorders such as …

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China Can Use Big Data to Tackle Climate Health Impacts: Report

WEBHealth is becoming an increasing part of China’s climate policy agenda, a new report from the World Economic Forum has found, but technical solutions tailored to the local …

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China’s Medics Were Paid Less During the Pandemic, Survey Says

WEBChina’s medical workers have had to cope with a lot during the COVID-19 pandemic, from brutal hours to the constant fear of infection. Now, many are also having …

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China’s Rural Mental Health Crisis

WEBChina’s social work and psychotherapy professions lag even further behind the developed world. According to a 2019 paper, there are just 1,000 rehabilitation psychiatrists, 1,500 …

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In China’s COVID Battle, Medical Students Bear a Punishing Burden

WEBIn China’s COVID Battle, Medical Students Bear a Punishing Burden. As COVID surged in China last December, hospitals drafted in medical students to prop up understaffed …

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China’s Community Health Centers Are Losing Public Appeal

WEBOnly 50.2% of the 8.47 billion hospital visits in 2021 were made at grassroots medical services, such as the easy-to-access community health service centers, …

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Shanghai Now Has Low-Cost Supplementary Health Insurance for All

WEBLess than a week after China announced plans to reform its public health insurance scheme, Shanghai introduced supplementary private insurance that aims to …

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The Taiwanese Startups Making China’s Hospitals More Efficient

WEBMore importantly, the library is also free to use — a boon for the cost-conscious founder of Fulsoul Healthcare Management, a startup aiming to inject some …

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How Shanghai Is Redefining Aging With In-Home Care

WEBAccording to the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau, in-house services come in different categories. The lowest level, which provides 13 hours of door-to-door services every …

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China’s Hidden Crisis: A Growing Elder Care Gap

WEBIn Shanghai, where one-third of the population is over 60, it can take families months to secure even basic care for elderly relatives. SHANGHAI — Huang Ernan …

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In ‘Involuted’ China, Eating Disorders Are a Hidden Epidemic

WEBThough eating disorders still only affect less than 0.1% of China’s population, according to a national mental health survey, there has been a dramatic rise …

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Too Much of a Good Thing

WEBAccording to the document, 38.5% of Chinese should regularly participate in physical exercise by 2025, up from 37.2% currently. That’s an increase of 18 million people, and the plan calls for new fitness facilities, organized sports programs, and school-sponsored and extracurricular activities to accommodate the expected rise in demand.

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Shanghai Sees Rise in Mental Health Issues Amid COVID-19 Surge

WEBSHANGHAI — Shanghai’s mental health hotlines have been receiving an increase in calls since the city started a two-phase lockdown Monday, with many …

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Demand for Insurance Is Rising in China, Report Finds

WEBChinese household spending on insurance rose in 2023, with private pensions, health insurance, and pet insurance among the main growth areas. Chinese …

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