Green Space
05.04.16

Vaccine Scandal Rocks China

David O’Connor

China was rocked last month by another public health scandal, after Chinese police announced the discovery of a criminal organization selling...

Media
03.20.15

China Has Its Own Anti-Vaxxers—Blame the Internet

Alexa Olesen

While health officials in the United States and parts of Europe wrestle with a growing anti-vaccination, or “anti-vaxxer” movement, China is dealing with a less organized but similarly serious fear of immunizations. Social media reveals traces of...

Photo Gallery
05.08.12

Epidemic Proportions

Aaron Deemer

Approximately 100-120 million Chinese live with chronic hepatitis B infection. Most acquired the disease at birth, through transmission from an infected mother, or during early childhood. Hepatitis B has touched the lives of virtually every...