Filipino American nurses join massive strike against NYC hospitals

Filipino American nurses who participated in the Monday walkout of over 7,000 nurses in New York City have earned the support of the city...

Video: Wash your hands — and smartphone — at McDonald’s in Japan

A video of a phone cleaning station at a McDonald’s in Japan has gone viral. Uploaded to Twitter by Sho Sawada (@shao1555) on Oct. 26, 2022,...

Language barriers prevent many AANHPI from accessing quality health care, study finds

An analysis conducted by the Urban Institute revealed that language barriers are preventing many Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific ...

How to enjoy a happy and healthy new year during COVID

With winter here, older adults and people with certain medical conditions are encouraged to take steps to protect themselves against COVID. ...

China’s lack of transparency on COVID outbreak sparks international concern

Before you read: China eases restrictions on inbound travelers after more than 2 years COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of ze...

New study finds Buddhism can lower the risk of depression

Researchers at Chiang Mai University in Thailand have linked the observation of Buddhist precepts to a lower risk of developing depression....

TikTok pushes self-harm, ‘thinspiration’ content on children at alarming rate, study says

TikTok recommends suicide content to underage users as young as 13, with the fastest suggestion appearing 2.6 minutes after sign-up, accord...

Kia to donate $8 for every car sold to children’s hospital

Kia America has pledged to donate a minimum of $1,000,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through its Accelerate the Good charitab...

12 Asian countries ranked in top 25 deadliest popular travel destinations

In a list by insurance comparison website The Swiftest of the 50 most visited countries ranked for their safety, 12 of the 25 deadliest des...

Durian Milk Tea protein powder turns the fruit’s pungent power into gains

Adventurous fitness enthusiasts and boba fans alike can now add Durian Milk Tea flavor protein powder to their post-workout routine. Far E...

Bruce Lee may have died from drinking too much water, new study says

Bruce Lee was known for saying, “Be water, my friend,” but the martial arts legend may have died from drinking a copious amount of it, acco...

CDC links enoki mushrooms to listeria outbreak

The CDC has linked the Listeria outbreak to enoki mushrooms. Those who are pregnant, over the age of 65 or have a weakened immune system p...

Updated vaccines launch to help protect against COVID this winter

With the weather getting cooler and holiday season approaching, it’s important we use all the tools available to help protect ourselves and ...

Chinese woman’s quest for successful childbirth despite 26 miscarriages sparks criticism

A Chinese mother who gave birth after 26 miscarriages faced online criticism after the hospital released her story. Her 26th miscarriage o...

China eases restrictions on inbound travelers after more than 2 years

On Friday, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China announced its first step toward easing its strict zero-COV...

Rise of growth hormone use on children in China alarms health experts

Chinese health experts are raising concerns about the growing interest among parents to use synthetic human growth hormones on their own ch...

Indonesia bans cough syrups after nearly 200 child deaths

The Indonesian government has banned several brands of cough syrup after the number of children who have died from acute kidney injury (AKI...

FDA reviews evidence pulse oximeters less accurate on people with darker skin

A panel from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently met to review the reported inaccuracy of pulse oximetry in patients with ...

‘Like drinking a cup of milk tea’: China debuts world’s first inhalable COVID-19 vaccine

China began administering the world’s first inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in Shanghai. The vaccine is a mist that is inhaled through the mout...

86-year-old bodybuilder breaks own record as oldest Japan bodybuilding championships competitor

Japanese bodybuilder Toshisuke Kanazawa has broken his own record as the oldest male competitor in the Japan bodybuilding championships at ...

Filipino, Japanese Americans most likely amongst Asian American groups to experience obesity: study

Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed the data o...

China health chief warns against ‘skin-to-skin contact with foreigners’ amid first case of monkeypox

Wu Zunyou, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s chief epidemiologist, announced on Weibo on Saturday that China now has ...

Indian American student wins Inventor Award for 2nd year in a row for ‘Lungsaver’ system

Indian American middle school student Om Guin won the 2022 Lemelson Early Inventor Award for building Lungsaver, a system that measures ind...

Asian and Black patients in England wait longer for cancer diagnoses than white patients, study finds

Based on an analysis of 126,000 cancer cases in England between 2006 and 2016, Asian and Black people are forced to wait longer for cancer ...

Study finds that Japanese children walk differently from those in other countries

A research study found that Japanese children develop a different manner of walking compared to those in other countries. The study’s co-a...

Virus discovered in China carried by shrews unlikely to become the next COVID, scientists suggest

A new virus discovered in eastern China has infected at least 35 people between 2018 and 2021. The pathogen, identified as the Langya heni...

Organ donation in Vietnam becoming more accepted despite cultural taboo

The Vietnam National Coordinating Center for Human Organ Transplantation revealed that nearly 50,000 people have registered for organ donat...

Women who eat preserved foods have increased breast cancer risk, Hong Kong study finds

A study published in Cancer Prevention Research by Hong Kong researchers on Aug. 1 posits that women who consume preserved foods have an in...

‘Mind After Midnight’: Human brains are not meant to be awake late at night, says new study

An article published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Network Psychology in March suggests that when humans are awake after midnight,...

China’s birth rates plummet as more women choose to not have babies due to COVID-related factors

Demographers attribute China’s rapidly declining birth rate to the country’s strict COVID-19 restrictions, with some cities reporting doubl...

South Korean researchers develop nanotech tattoos that monitor your health

Researchers in South Korea have reportedly developed an electronic tattoo that automatically alerts individuals about potential health issu...

Passenger traveling from Bali to Australia fined $1,800 over hidden McMuffins

A passenger flying from Bali to Australia was fined AU$2,664 (approximately US$1,870) after a security dog detected McMuffins and other food...

Chinese woman facing nonstop pressure from her parents to get married develops severe anxiety disorder

A 27-year-old woman in China purportedly developed severe anxiety due to incessant pressure from her parents to get married. The woman rep...

10-year-old girl becomes first in Taiwan to fully recover from leukemia via CAR T-cell therapy

Ting-ting, a 10-year-old girl suffering from leukemia became the first in Taiwan to have been successfully treated with CD19 chimeric antig...

Chinese man shocked to learn he has ovaries and has been menstruating for 20 years

A 33-year-old Chinese man, identified only by his pseudonym Chen Li to protect his identity, found that he had active ovaries and had been ...

Traditional Chinese medicine more effective for children’s respiratory infections than standard drugs: new study

Researchers from China conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 351 children with recurrent respiratory tract infections (RRTIs) di...