On September 18, a woman in Guizhou posted a video on social media claiming that due to financial hardship and depression, she had given her daughter away for adoption. In the video, the woman expressed resentment toward raising children and confirmed in the comment section that the child had been sent away, while also revealing that she had previously had thoughts of harming the child due to stress.
The medical journal The Lancet published a research report indicating that between 1990 and 2023, the disease burden of mental disorders in China increased significantly. In 2023, the estimated number of patients was about 191 million, an increase of 45.6% compared to 1990. Depression and anxiety disorders accounted for over 60%, and the prevalence of eating disorders grew the fastest. The report suggests that socioeconomic transition, competitive pressure, and demographic changes are the main inducing factors.
On September 14, official media reported that the National Health Commission is revising the Blood Donation Law, proposing to raise the upper age limit for blood donation from 55 to 65 years and shorten the donation interval from 6 months to 3 months, sparking widespread online discussion and jokes.
On September 10, 2026, a Douyin user waiting at a hospital saw a man slap a woman sitting in a wheelchair with his palm, the sound extremely loud. The woman had a needle in her hand, picking up a shoe from the floor while retorting, “You keep hitting, hit me to death.” The man then snarled, “It cost me several thousand yuan to bring you to the hospital; believe it or not, I’ll kill you when we go back.” The netizen said the woman seemed accustomed to being beaten. No follow‑up handling of the incident was seen.
On September 9, 2026, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in conjunction with the National Health Commission, released the "Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for AIDS (2026 Edition)", aiming to leverage the unique advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine and improve the clinical efficacy of AIDS diagnosis and treatment.
Some communities in Huizhou, Guangdong, have set up nucleic acid monitoring points due to confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever, requiring full nucleic acid testing, which has caused panic among netizens.
The video reflects a phenomenon in some Chinese schools where students are forced to order milk and cafeteria meals. If they do not order, students may be forced to stand as punishment or be banned from eating in the classroom, even if they bring their own food, which must then be eaten off-campus. This move is pointed out as a way for schools to covertly increase the financial burden on parents.
The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence publicly stated that coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology was funded by the United States, and this research is now widely regarded as the source of the accidental laboratory leak and the global COVID-19 pandemic.