Harrowing but credible allegations indicate crimes against humanity in forced organ harvesting at scale from prisoners of conscience, writes Adnan Sharif. Medical journals should avoid potential complicity until China shows […]
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Dilemmas for China’s hospital pharmacists
The misuse of medication is a serious problem in China. In 2018, The National Health Commission issued a notice to improve the regulation and verification of prescriptions in medical institutions. […]
Covid-19 has left Chinese medical students in an uncertain position
Like all students, medical students in China were sent home by universities because of the covid-19 outbreak, but there has been intense debate over whether they should join healthcare staff […]
China experience: infection prevention and control in the FangCang hospitals of Wuhan
Liuyi Li and colleagues take a closer look at the challenges and countermeasures taken to develop stringent infection prevention and control procedures for the dedicated covid-19 hospitals in repurposed buildings […]
Containing covid-19: crucial role of nurses
Xinjuan Wu, Na Guo, Na Zhou, and Shuyang Zhang tell the story of Chinese nurses in the area most affected by covid-19 Healthcare workers around the world are on the […]
Mental health support in Wuhan in response to covid-19 pandemic
The first cases of covid-19 were reported in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in December 2019 and the city was quarantined on 23 January 2020. After almost three […]
Wuhan lockdown after covid-19 outbreak: a doctor’s perspective
Dehao Fu, Yu He, and Yuanyuan Guo report back from Wuhan, China, on how the city is dealing with covid-19 and how best to navigate a lockdown. […]
Is there a role for Fangcang hospitals in the UK?
As the outbreak of covid-19 developed in Wuhan and the number of people infected grew, health authorities realised that failure of home isolation was fuelling the epidemic: over half of […]
Peng Ji: “Be hopeful”—an intensive care doctor’s message from Wuhan
Peng Ji shares her initial experiences of dealing with covid-19 in Wuhan and her optimism that we can overcome it […]
Protecting wildlife—a lesson from the covid-2019 outbreak that should not be overlooked
Discussion around the covid-2019 outbreak has focused on city lockdowns and how best to control the virus.1-3 But we should not ignore the protection of wild animals and their part […]