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China, HK, Macau
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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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Great. Breathing Air in Beijing Bad for Your Heart Also?

As a quick follow-up to last week’s blog post about how breathing the air in Beijing might be bad for your health, I wanted to point readers to the Bloomberg story this week that the air quality in Beijing might also be creat...
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China, HK, Macau
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Warning: Breathing the Air in Beijing May be Hazardous to Your Health

This week saw the blogosphere explode over how bad the air in Beijing has become.  Now, in fairness, the air in Beijing specifically (and China generally) has been awful for a long time.  If you grew up somewhere with high hu...
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Controlling cancer in central China: 200,000 cervical cancer screenings in 180 days

In the past few months, I’ve been working with a medical device company in Hubei on a cervical cancer screening project in the province’s rural regions. This project is part of the central government’s efforts to...
by Lan Wang
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Healthspace.Asia: Social Network and Jobs Listing for Asia Health Professionals

HealthSpace.Asia is a social networking site for health professionals working in Asia: This is a collaborative research and policy development platform for inclusive health development in Asia. We work to foster collaborative a...
by Damjan Denoble
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