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Chinese historical drama '1921' dominates China's box office

Domestic historical drama 1921 led the Chinese box office chart on Friday, pocketing 44.12 million yuan (around 6.8 million U.S. dollars) on its second day of screening, China Movie Data Information N

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U.S. nods Abbott's rapid COVID-19 test for at-home screenings

Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has greenlighted its rapid COVID-19 antigen test, which produces results in around 15 minutes, making it more readily

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Beijing film festival to open in August

The 10th Beijing International Film Festival, which was originally scheduled for April but postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, is set to run from Aug. 22 to 29, according to organizers.The announc

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Jilin reports 4 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

China's Jilin Province reported four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday. The cases were found as Jilin carried o

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China to strengthen epidemic control at major cities, ports

The epidemic prevention and control measures will be strengthened at major Chinese cities and key ports in response to the rise of imported COVID-19 cases, a health official said Wednesday. Heal

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See how a Chinese hospital screens for coronavirus

02:28 Many see the surge in the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases as a result of effective and efficient screening for the virus. CGTN brings you inside a level-two protectio

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'Black Panther' breaks Saudi's cinema ban, minus some kissing

SaudiArabiabrokea35-yearbanonmovietheatersWednesdaynightwithaspecialshowingoftheDisneyblockbuster"BlackPanther"intheSaudicapitalthatallowedmenandwomentosittoget

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Selfies banned on red carpet at Cannes film festival

TheheadoftheCannesfilmfestivalsaidFridayhewasbanningselfiesontheredcarpet,claimingtheycaused"unwanteddisorder"beforepremieres.ThierryFremauxtriedoncebeforetoban

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Control your own mammograms with new GE tech

GEintroducedanewmammographysystemthatgivespatientsaremotetocontrolthecompressionpartofthescreeningthemselves.Givingthemautonomyovertheunpleasant,painfulportiono

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New CT scan helps in early detection of lung cancer

TheAmericanLungAssociationhasinitiatedanationalcampaignthismonthtoeducateAmericansaboutearlydetectionoflungcancerthroughnewscreeningtestforhighriskgroups.Alow-d

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Blood tests could help detect cancer

Scientistshavethefirstmajorevidencethatbloodtests,calledliquidbiopsies,holdpromiseforscreeningpeopleforcancer.DoctorsfromHongKongtrieditforatypeofheadandneckcan

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Researchers trial chest scans to detect lung cancer in earliest stages

ThousandsofAustraliansmokerswillbesubjectedtoregularchestscansinanattempttouncovercancerattheearliestpossiblestage,itwasannouncedonTuesday.Resultsofthetrial,bei

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Japan's young minds innocent pawns in gov't's politicization of textbooks

The Japanese government upping the ante on its revisionist agenda by intervening in the screening and authorization of the content of humanities textbooks to be used in high schools has scholars and experts up in arms over more potentially distorted views being passed on to youngsters.

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Breast cancer screening cuts death risk by 40 percent in older women: IARC

​Mammography screening can reduce the risk of death from breast cancer by 40 percent in women aged 50 to 69, a major international review suggested Wednesday.

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Bowel cancer cases halve after screening

The incidence of bowel cancer is dramatically lower after screening, the Australian National University (ANU) quoted a new report as saying on Monday.

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Britain to conduct Ebola screening among travelers

​Britain will conduct "enhanced screening" for Ebola among people traveling from countries affected by the disease, Downing Street announced Thursday.