Medical, Health and China

We look at China’s technological progress in awe. The medical field is no different and in reality, stunning. Here are a few clips from Godfree Roberts’ Here Comes China newsletter that highlights a trend of solving the most intractable problems. Enjoy!

After two hours’s surgery a completely paralyzed patient stood up and walked. A brain chip captures its motor signals, bypasses damaged spinal areas, and directly activates his lower limbs. https://chinaacademy.substack.com/p/chinas-science-advances-are-changing

Lab-engineered ‘bacterial assassins’ cut colorectal, melanoma, bladder cancer volume 80% with a 100% survival rate. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3301941/will-chinese-engineered-bacterial-assassin-transform-cancer-treatment

90% of patients with advanced, treatment-resistant cancers halted tumour growth, with one cervical cancer patient clinically cured. Scientists turned the same immune response that rejects organ transplants to their advantage – to target cancer. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3302422/chinese-scientists-turn-tumours-pork-radical-cancer-treatment

To conclude, a quick look at those rare earths and their prices in the age of Trump.02 and Tariffs. https://orcasia.substack.com/p/daily-conversations-in-chinese-media-140