HEALTH

“I’m a Doctor, Not a Robot”: Seven Years in a Chinese ER

A former emergency room doctor reflects on the long hours, high pressure, and lack of safety nets over his career in China’s medical system

HEALTH

Hand in Hand, We Face the End of Life Together

NGO founder Wang Ying shares what’s ailing palliative care in China, plus her own battle with cancer

NEWS

Covid Spreads Through China and Other Trending News

Soaring infections, questionable treatments, viral dance moves, medicine price gouging, and a meteorite spotted—it’s Viral Week

NEWS

HPV Vaccine Availability Expanded and Other Trending News

Cinema labels 37-year-olds “elderly,” drunk driver drags victim along for one kilometer, doctors warn against mixing herbal medicine with coffee, serial exam-taker plans 15th re-sit—it’s Viral Week

LIFE

Under the Chopstick: Folk ‘Plastic Surgery’ in China

Before China became the world’s second biggest cosmetic surgery market, these folk beliefs promised to shape people’s faces and body

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
EDUCATION

Death Discussions: Educators Struggle to Break Taboos Around Death

More and more Chinese have been talking and learning about death, a traditional taboo, for better living

HEALTH

“We Are Outcasts”: The Tribulations of China’s Reforming Drug Users

Former drug users in China go through immense struggles to rehabilitate and re-enter society

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
HEALTH

Let’s Talk About Sex (Education in China)

Grassroots organizations and social media are filling a wide gap in China’s formal sex education

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
SOCIETY

Why China’s Social Workers Struggle to Make a Difference

China aims to make social work a major part of old age care and public health programs, but the field struggles to gain autonomy from the government and attract new talent

NEWS

Covid-19 News You Missed Outside of Shanghai

From a student in Shandong expelled for protesting lockdown to a pet quarantine center in Shenzhen: Here’s how Covid-19 has affected other parts of China