Chronic disease – the kind of illnesses that are widely associated with western lifestyles – now constitute the latest challenge for China’s healthcare reforms. Diabetes, heart disease, cancer – these long-term illnesses and their attendant costs are threatening to overwhelm China’s healthcare budget, according to government officials. Despite a three-year $125 billion investment in China's healthcare system., some measurements show that China’s populace is now sicker than ever. More details.... Share this with colleagues: var switchTo5x=true; stLight.options({publisher:'d7871f5b-67bc-4d30-b66f-1465d0b97213'});