RESEARCH & PATIENT INSIGHTS
Understand the evidence.
Ask better questions.
Doctors, research and the patient journey in China, with sources you can check and practical comparisons across healthcare systems.
China’s healthcare in numbers: doctors, hospitals and patient access
Official doctor and hospital statistics, an OECD comparison with clearly labelled definitions, and questions overseas patients should ask before choosing care in China.
Read the article →Medical research · 5 October 2026China’s medical research: what the 2026 Nature Index shows
China’s position in the latest Nature Index health-sciences tables, the difference between publication output and patient outcomes, and how to assess a specialist’s relevant research.
Read the article →Patient experience · 5 October 2026Seeing a specialist in China, the US, Japan, England and Germany
A practical comparison of referral, appointment and payment checks for specialist care, with official sources and a distinction between resident healthcare and an overseas second opinion.
Read the article →Prepared by China Heal Plus, a specialist second-opinion coordination service. Sources, data periods and interpretation are identified in each article.