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Tencent will adapt WebMD content focusing on illnesses more common in China

Chinese consumers will soon be able to access WebMD’s health content after it signed a content-licensing deal with Tencent -- meaning close to one billion people will be able to search what their aches and pain might mean.

The deal will cover articles, videos and slideshows and will focus on illnesses that are more relevant to Chinese people, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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