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A patient hid a blade inside a gratitude banner and stabbed a doctor who had never treated him, in a Guiyang hospital. As the suspect is detained and the wounded physician's clinic stays dark until late September, the case has reignited a national argument over why hospital security checks, on the books for years, are so unevenly enforced.

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A Holiday Road Trip, the Pill, and a Pulmonary Embolism: China's Viral Health Lesson

A 26-year-old woman who had taken oral contraceptives for months developed deep-vein thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism after a week of 5-to-12-hour car rides and minor surgery. Chinese doctors used the case to explain the 'three factors' of clotting — and why each risk alone is modest, but stacked they can be dangerous.

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Three Straight Chiefs of China's 'Largest Hospital in the Universe' Are Under Investigation

Zhengzhou University First Affiliated Hospital — 10,000 beds, 14,500 staff, nicknamed 'the largest hospital in the universe' — has now seen its third consecutive top leader placed under investigation for graft, in a drumbeat of announcements that is becoming China's clearest case study in how its mega-hospitals are run.