A mother in China was so worried about her daughter-in-law after she had painful childbirth surgery that she took unconventional steps to prevent further discomfort, in the form of some heavy industrial lifting gear.

The father of a teenage boy in China, who was given cash to donate blood plasma so many times it cost him his life, is demanding accountability from the company that paid him.

A woman patient in China who had successful cancer surgery thought she could stop the illness returning by eating very little and almost died because she lost too much weight.

A considerate chairman of a chain of retail stores in central China has told employees to take paid time off work if they are feeling sad and need to rest.

A team of scientists successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig’s organ into a brain-dead patient just weeks after a similar procedure with a liver.

National Health Commission demands every county has at least one public childbirth service amid declining birth rate.

Tiny implants containing neural stem cells can repair and regenerate tissue and bone with the help of nerves, scientists say.

The widower of a woman in China is taking legal action against a cosmetic beauty clinic that operated on her, claiming they failed to act to save her life, disregarding a monitor’s repeated warnings.

A man in China has been told by doctors that 15-year-old parasites discovered in his spinal cord resulted from him following traditional folk remedies based on snake parts.

Protein called PAPPA found to be ‘common driver’ of ageing in many types of human cells, but it’s triggered by sirtuins, which are important for regulating metabolism, team says.

A group of surgeons in China have staged a professional online circumcision championship in a bid to correct an array of misconceptions that surround the penile procedure.

It was thought around half the people in China were infected but new study cites a much lower figure.

A fashion shoot involving a famous Chinese actress went viral as people tried to copy a pose she struck which experts warn could be risky for those who are not physically fit or strong enough.

Fosun Pharma will team up with Shenzhen’s government to raise a 5-billion yuan (US$700 million) healthcare fund to invest in start-ups and innovations in cellular biology, genetics and other fields related to biomedicine.

The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics expects its CARES Copilot 1.0 system to help neurosurgeons provide ‘more efficient clinical diagnosis’.

The son of a man in China who rushed to save the lives of two people and was ploughed into by a car, leaving him with severe injuries, says he is baffled by authorities who say his father does not meet the criteria for a Good Samaritan award.

A well-known romance novelist in China, Xia Shu, has lost her three-year-long battle with the rare and debilitating neurological disorder, syringomyelia.

The desperate husband of a woman whose life was at risk after she gave birth and who urgently needed blood, put out an appeal on social media and was astounded by the response.

A Shanghai woman who emulated the career path of China’s famous so-called “Harvard Girl”, Liu Yiting, has turned her back on a life of academic and financial achievements for a leisurely life in Europe.

A couple in China were so grateful to finally conceive after almost a decade of trying that they knelt down and wept in front of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctor who helped them.

A 70-year-old man in China has impressed many on mainland social media with an exercise regime that puts many young men to shame.

Doctors complain of a drug shortage amid a spike in respiratory diseases caused by multiple pathogens.

A popular new beauty treatment in China, which involves the extraction and cleaning of blood before reinjection, has been met with concern and criticism by experts and online observers.

Team finds ‘important plasma biomarkers for future dementia prediction’ with their data-driven strategy, according to paper in Nature Ageing journal.