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The author comments on a study which found that although the number of nanotechnology papers published by Chinese researchers is increasing rapidly, the U.S. and Europe continue to lead in terms of quality. The author believes that the study just confirm the need for China to focus on quality rather than quantity.

The article focuses on the state of health care in the U.S. It states that in the Netherlands, about 40% of all babies are born at home, attended by midwives, yet their infant mortality rate is half than that of the U.S. In China, the breast cancer rate among women is minuscule compared to alarming and growing breast cancer epidemic in the U.S. Canada delivers high-quality health care at a per capita cost that is 40% lower than the U.S. In spite of these reports, over half a century, most medical professionals in the U.S. have ignored or dismissed what other countries have achieved in matters of medical care. But today both professionals and consumers are beginning to realize that the U.S. does not hold a patent on quality health care.