The Health Insurance Fund Participates in Controlling the Epidemic: Insights from German Experience in Dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic.

To reveal the importance of the participation of the health insurance fund in the prevention and control of serious infectious diseases, this research retrospectively analyzed the case of the German statutory health insurance fund in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. Based on Germany's practical experience, this research offers a strategy idea for other countries with a social health insurance system, aiming to ensure that the health care system does not collapse rapidly due to medical resource shortage in the event of a pandemic. Firstly, this research conducted a documentary analysis to systematically collate the temporary and additional coverage measures provided by the health insurance fund from January to the end of July 2020, which sheds light on the pivotal role of these funds in epidemic prevention and control.

GPs in UK: From Health Gatekeepers in Primary Care to Health Agents in Primary Health Care.

After 75 years of reformed practice, general practitioners (GPs) in the UK have transformed from health gatekeepers who simply provide medical decision-making such as diagnostic and treatment services and referral services, to health agents who proactively provide more relevant health services such as immunizations, health monitoring and health management, etc. In order to discuss this transformation of the role of the general practitioner and the conditions for the evolution of the role, this study chose the documentary analysis method to provide a comprehensive overview of the legal and normative documents related to the general practitioner. Furthermore, this study uses a comparative analysis method to conclude the definition and role characteristics of GPs as health agents.

[Application of microfluidic-chip in biomedicine].

As a novel analytical technology, the research of Micro total analysis systems (micro-TAS) has been spreading rapidly. micro-TAS has been widely used to perform chemical and biochemical analysis. Microfluidic-based analytical system as micro-TAS's manily direction develops very fast in terms of it's reaction speed, reagent consumption, miniaturization, cost, and automation.