The Chinese Medical Journal (CMJ) reports the latest advances in medical sciences and technology. Hear the researchers who have published with CMJ talk about their most recent breakthroughs, and catch up on the latest updates in the field of medicine on the Medspeak by CMJ podcast.
Targeted Induction Therapy in Locally Advanced Lung Cancer—The Potential of ALK Inhibitors to Improve Surgical Outcomes, with Dr. Wen-zhao Zhong
Targeted anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors offer significant advantages in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with ALK-fusion mutations. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Wenzhao Zhong, Vice President and Second-Level Professor at the Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, who presents new evidence from his study exploring the benefits of ALK-targeted induction therapy in stage III NSCLC. The study by Dr. Zhong and colleagues, published in the Chine...
4 Mar 2026
The Longevity Code in Four Letters: What Naked Mole-Rats Teach Us About Aging, with Professor Zhiyong Mao
How can long-lived naked mole-rats help us develop novel anti-aging therapies? In this episode, we speak with Professor Zhiyong Mao from the School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, who explains how comparative biology helps to reveal the molecular secrets behind longevity in long-lived animals. We explore how naked mole-rats maintain genomic stability and delay cellular senescence through unusually efficient DNA repair mechanisms, allowing them to preserve health well into ...
28 Nov 2025
An Improved Treatment Approach for H. pylori Infection: Exploring the Critical Role of Gastric Acid Suppression, with Dr. Zhiqiang Song
Can better approaches for suppressing gastric acid improve outcomes in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection? In this episode, Dr. Zhiqiang Song from the Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, China, explains how potassium-competitive acid blockers (P-CABs)—therapeutics capable of more sustained gastric acid suppression compared to proton pump inhibitors (PPI)—may represent the future of standard care for H. pylori infection. A nationwide Phase III trial compa...
4 Nov 2025
Clinical Course and Outcomes of Severe Ischemic Stroke: Insights from a Multicenter Cohort Study
What makes some stroke cases more severe than others, and what can be done to improve outcomes? In this episode of Medspeak by the Chinese Medical Journal, Dr. Wu Simiao and Dr. Craig S. Anderson discuss their recent study on severe acute ischemic stroke. Drawing on data from over 4,000 patients in China, they explore why some people with stroke decline quickly, which treatments show the most promise, and how hospitals can better support recovery in patients at high-risk. This podcast, ...
20 Aug 2025
Redefining Atopic Dermatitis Care: Monoclonal Antibody CM310 Offers Hope, with Dr. Jianzhong Zhang
Will the humanized monoclonal antibody CM310 transform treatment outcomes for patients with atopic dermatitis? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Jianzhong Zhang, Professor at Peking University People’s Hospital, who introduces a breakthrough drug for atopic dermatitis called CM310 and discusses its potential to improve the quality of life for patients living with this chronic skin condition. In 2024, Dr. Zhang and his collaborators published the results of a pivotal clinical tri...
16 Jul 2025
Non-Communicable Diseases and Life’s Essential 8 — Cardiovascular Health Metrics for Disease Prevention, with Tao Xiong
Can cardiovascular health (CVH) assessment based on Life’s Essential 8 framework help prevent non-communicable diseases? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Ningjian Wang, Professor at the School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, who explains the American Heart Association’s cardiovascular health framework called ‘Life’s Essential 8’ and its association with the risk of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs). The potential role of Life’s Essential 8 in preventing NCDs and p...
9 Dec 2021
Episode 2: Mass Drug Administration Against Trachoma—What the Evidence Tells Us, with Tao Xiong
Is mass drug administration effective against trachoma—a devastating infectious disease that causes blindness—in endemic countries? We speak with Dr. Tao Xiong, Professor in the Department of Pediatrics from West China Second University Hospital at Sichuan University, who attempts to address this question in a recent systematic review of the current evidence, and discusses how mass drug administration may need to be modified according to the endemicity of trachoma in a particular...
17 Sept 2021
Episode 1: Congenital Hypothyroidism in China—Linking Genetics with Geography, with Yongna Yao
How do environmental factors influence the onset or incidence of diseases that have a strong genetic component? We speak with Yongna Yao, Research Intern at the National Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, West China Second University Hospital, as she gives us some interesting insights into how the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in China varies with geography and other factors. The discussion is based on her brand-new study published on September 2...
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