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The Ultimate Conundrum

Last week, researchers at MIT made a startling announcement:  the impact of air pollution in China was estimated at $112 billion in 2005 alone!  These increased costs come from, as the USA Today put it, “both lost labor and...
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Interview with Carol Liu, filmmaker behind “Restoring the light”: documentary about how disabled families deal with China’s social and economic pressures

We caught up with Carol Liu, who gave us a great show back in December here in Beijing. She answered questions about her experience filming a documentary in China, and some of the stories behind the main characters in her film...
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Thinking About the Anhui Model

From today’s Asia Times, my column on how the Anhui pharma model is spreading throughout the country and whether it might impact China’s medical device and diagnostic sectors as well.  The article can be read by cl...
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Additional Information on Hong Kong’s Approach to Senior Care

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to tour Hong Kong Housing Society’s senior care facility, Cheerful Court, and meet with several of their management people.  Since that time, I have been doing additional research ...
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The “Aging Man in Asia”

A recent article in the International Journal of Urology caught my attention.  Titled “Managing the Aging Man in Asia:  a Review”, it emphasized the growing need for properly designed healthcare strategies reflecting the ...
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