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U.S. lays first charges against China-based fentanyl chemical producers
The Justice Department has accused four Chinese chemical manufacturers and eight individuals for aiding the production and flow of illegal fentanyl into the U.S.
June 26, 2023 Source: The China Project
China’s war on drugs: From incarceration to rehabilitation
In the 1990s, China’s inability to contain its relatively modest drug epidemic put it on the same road as America’s failed war on drugs. But then, the number of new users in China began to drop dramatically…
June 15, 2023 Source: The China Project
Why China’s hospitals are going out of business in the middle of a pandemic
Thousands of private hospitals have gone bankrupt during the pandemic, and public hospitals are feeling the pain, too. But COVID is not the only disease they’re suffering from.
December 6, 2022 Source: The China Project
Why are China’s innovative drug companies finding it so difficult to raise money?
Chinese pharma companies have high hopes of dominating the future of new drug development. But developing innovative treatments is costly and time-consuming, and investors don’t seem to have the necessary patience.
October 13, 2022 Source: The China Project
COVID’s monkey business: The booming market for laboratory test animals
Testing on monkeys has been fundamental to the development of COVID vaccines, and the market for research monkeys for all kinds of clinical trials is going through the roof.
June 13, 2022 Source: The China Project
After Shanghai lockdowns, U.S. hospitals don’t have enough of a dye used for cancer and stroke scans
China’s COVID-choked supply chains are hitting U.S. hospitals. The latest product that can’t be shipped is a dye used daily in scans for cancer, strokes, and heart conditions.
May 18, 2022 Source: The China Project
China’s pharma companies are spending big on R&D, but global success remains elusive
Ambitious Chinese healthcare companies are using artificial intelligence and genetic science to develop new drugs. But there is no shortcut to the market when it comes to innovative medicines.
May 9, 2022 Source: The China Project
FDA rejects Chinese cancer drugs
Two cancer drugs developed in China were denied access to U.S. markets, but China’s booming biotech industry shows no signs of slowing down.
May 3, 2022 Source: The China Project
Mental health in China, explained by Shanghai-based clinical psychologist George Hu
Mental health care is a growing area of focus in China’s stressed-out society, especially since the disruptions of COVID-19. George Hu, the president of the Shanghai International Mental Health Association, appeared on the Sinica Podcast to discuss China’s changing mental health conversation.
November 11, 2021 Source: The China Project
Editor’s note for Thursday, September 30, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The 2021 Global Organized Crime Index is out, and its China section covers issues including human trafficking, wildlife trafficking, and drug use. The report comes a month after China introduced its first draft anti-organized crime law.
September 30, 2021 Source: The China Project
Valium and other meds for sale illegally as online pharmacies boom in China
More and more Chinese people are getting their prescription medicine from online pharmacies, but the young industry has plenty of growing pains.
March 16, 2021 Source: The China Project
China bids on biotech to cure cancer and move beyond reliance on foreign drugs
Drugs made in China might provide the world’s next cancer treatment breakthroughs, powered by returnee scientists, government incentives, and floods of venture capital.
January 20, 2021 Source: The China Project
Chinese drug startup Hinova raises 1 billion yuan to target prostate cancer and gout
Barely seven years old, Hinova has promising new drugs in the pipeline and plans for an IPO.
October 7, 2020 Source: The China Project
Massive cuts to medicine prices announced by China’s national drugs procurement program
China has published its latest list of price-controlled drugs that will be available cheaply at public hospitals. Pharma companies that make drugs on the list will make guaranteed profits, even if the cheaper prices mean margins are low.
August 24, 2020 Source: The China Project
Case of Ethiopian engineer detained in China is raised by PM Abiy Ahmed in meeting with Xi
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed raised attention to an individual case of a 27-year-old Ethiopian civil engineering graduate’s pre-trial detention in China, who is held…
May 3, 2019 Source: The China Project
Chinese singer, pop star Chen Yufan busted for drugs in Beijing
Chinese singer, pop star Chen Yufan busted for drugs in Beijing
December 6, 2018 Source: The China Project
Hit movie prompts government response to drug-pricing problems
Hit movie prompts government response to drug-pricing problems
July 18, 2018 Source: The China Project
China gives ‘sewage surveillance’ a shot as part of its own war on drugs
A recent Scientific American article details China’s use of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) — the process of chemically analyzing sewage water for specific substances — in its…
July 17, 2018 Source: The China Project
Are China’s drug price controls failing?
Last year, regulators in China began an ambitious program to reduce the cost of drugs in the country: A policy to eliminate the 15-20 percent…
April 3, 2018 Source: The China Project
A red thumbprint: A brewer discovers what happens when airport officials confuse hops with weed
Carl Setzer, owner of Great Leap Brewing in Beijing, was stopped at Taipei’s international airport on the suspicion of carrying 24 pounds of marijuana. At least they were polite about it.
October 31, 2017 Source: The China Project