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Aging population pressures existing elderly care system

On Douban, a Chinese social media platform, over 50,000 people have been sharing their anxieties, hopelessness, pain, and even hatred of the burden caused by taking care of their aging parents. Those taking part in the discussion all have one…

Donations not so black and white for ‘panda blood’ people

Wang Jinsong’s father needed an emergency surgery last November. Due to severe anemia, Wang’s father required at least 800 cc of blood before the operation. But Wang then found out that his father had “panda blood,” commonly known as the…

Portable life-saving device vital to health in Hubei village

An (automated external defibrillator) AED is a life-saving device for patients who experience sudden cardiac arrests. Sophisticated but easy to use, the device can be used to analyze heart rhythm and defibrillate the heart when needed. However, the device has…