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Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS)

Research institute in Beijing, China.

Founded in 1956, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) is the only state-level academic center for medical sciences in China and multidiscipline medical research institution.

Founded in 1917, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) is the first key medical school to offer eight-year curriculum on clinical medicine and undergraduate courses on nursing in China.

CAMS and PUMC have been leaders in modern medicine in China for over a century.

Today, CAMS and PUMC produce world-class medical research and educations, shoulder the responsibility of advising the Chinese government on pivotal health care and medical education reforms.

Visit website: http://english.cams.cn/about.html

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Details last updated 26-Dec-2019

People at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS)

Chen Wang

President of CAMS and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC).

Robert Chunhua Zhao

Professor of Medicine at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) News

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Healthy ageing: addressing the global challenge of quality life years

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Live Forever Club - 24-Oct-2023

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Oxford Population Health - 22-Jul-2023

Immediate action needed to avoid health and economic burden of premature deaths and disease morbidity

No safe alcohol consumption for stroke risk

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BBC - 05-Apr-2019

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Spice up your meals, live longer

Guardian - 29-Dec-2016

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Regular chilli pepper consumption increases life expectancy

Regular chilli pepper consumption increases life expectancy

NetDoctor - 05-Aug-2015

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