China to investigate hospital dying student found on search engine


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 04 May 2016

Investigation imminent: China's health ministry will investigate a hospital that a university student turned to for cancer treatment after seeking information on the Baidu Inc search engine. — Reuters

SHANGHAI: China's health ministry will investigate a hospital that a university student turned to for cancer treatment after seeking information on the Baidu Inc search engine, a state health commission said on May 3.

The student, Wei Zexi, 21, died last month of a rare form of cancer and China's Internet regulator said on May 2 it would investigate Baidu over the case.

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