China says 80% of its population has been infected with COVID-19 since December

Before you read: COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy COVID is being omitted from Chinese death certificate...

COVID is being omitted from Chinese death certificates, relatives of patients say

Before you read: Videos show bodies in China being burned on the streets as crematoriums fill up due to COVID surge CCTV captures moment Chi...

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,...

US announces negative COVID test requirement for travelers from China

Before you read:  COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy CCTV captures moment Chinese doctor collapses from ex...

South Korea reports thousands are dying ‘lonely deaths’

The phenomenon of lonely deaths, or “godoksa” in Korean, are cases in which people living alone pass away and their deaths go undiscovered ...

Thai princess’ health crisis sparks national discussion on future of country’s monarchy

The health crisis of Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol has sparked national discussion on the future of Thailand’s monarchy.  Princ...

COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy

After China’s zero-COVID policy garnered heavy criticism, Chinese authorities announced an easing of restrictions on Dec. 7. Within days, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Video of 3-year-old boy using a stool to care for his dad, who is in a vegetative state, goes viral

A video of a son helping his father went viral on Chinese social media after the 3-year-old boy’s mother, Liu Na, posted it on Douyin on Ma...

Shanghai woman in lockdown has to have her double eyelid surgery sutures removed at her complex’s gate

A Shanghai woman waiting to have the sutures removed from a recent eyelid surgery found her residential complex unexpectedly under COVID-19...

New COVID-19 test provides accurate results within 4 minutes, according to Chinese scientists

Scientists from Fudan University in Shanghai have developed a portable test that utilizes an “electromechanical biosensor” to detect corona...

New York Health Department releases its first-ever AAPI health report

The New York Health Department released its first-ever Asian American and Pacific Islander health report on Dec. 10. New report: The NY Heal...

Report: Low-income Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders among those most negatively impacted by the pandemic

Low-income American Indian or Native Alaskan, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander households were among those who suffered the most negative econo...

South Asians carry a gene that doubles their risk of death from COVID-19, study finds

Most South Asians have a gene that doubles the risk of death due to respiratory failure from COVID-19, a new study from Oxford University sh...

April Koh, 29, becomes youngest woman to run a multi-billion-dollar startup

April Koh, CEO of Spring Health, has become the youngest woman to lead a multibillion-dollar company after the startup raised a $190 million...

Your Body Changed During the Pandemic and That’s Okay

As the world relaxes its COVID restrictions, hot vax summer draws nigh but not everyone is excited. There are those of us who are anxious, h...

$300 Smart Ring May Detect Coronavirus 3 Days Before Symptoms Show

A smart ring that monitors the wearer’s overall health and reportedly detects early symptoms of COVID-19 is available for $300.   ...

5 Asian American Fitness Accounts to Follow and Avoid that ‘Quarantine 15’

With the COVID-19 pandemic, closed gyms and at-home quarantines, it is more important than ever to take care of your health and fitness. For...

‘Healthy’ 44-Year-Old Marathon Runner in NYC in Critical Condition With COVID-19

The 44-year-old founder of legal blog Above the Law and a widely recognized legal recruiter is reportedly in critical condition and under se...

A Western Diet Can Impair Brain Function While Causing Obesity, Study Finds

As it turned out, the typical western diet consisting of sugary foods and fast food can do even more harm to the body, new research has reve...

Some People Think Kimchi Can Fight the 2019 Coronavirus

Kimchi may be able to fight certain types of coronaviruses, but not severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathog...

Putting Vicks on Your Nose When You’re Sick Can Cause Respiratory Problems, Doctor Warns

A doctor from St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky claims inhaling too much Vicks in the longterm can lead to respiratory complication...

China Suffers From Mystery Virus Outbreak After 59 People Fall Ill

Chinese health officials have officially ruled out Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), bird flu, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ...

Two People Just Got the PLAGUE in China

Two individuals were diagnosed with pneumonic plague in Beijing, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The disease, caused by the bacteriu...

8 Reasons Why Asians Love Bitter Melon

If an Asian parent tells a child to eat his or her vegetables, expect them to get eaten, appreciated and grown accustomed to. Yes, even if i...

Chinese Man’s Eyeball Pops Out After Getting Too Drunk and Tripping

A man from eastern China suffered what seems to be a rather bizarre accident resulting in one of his eyeballs popping out of his eye socket ...

Why Korean Americans Smoke Socially More Than Other Asians

Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by the California Department of Public Health. Smoking cigarettes is huge in Asia. ...

Why Asian Culture May Be Promoting Social Smoking

Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by TobaccoFreeCA. Smoking is becoming a big problem for Asian Americans. All the leading causes of dea...

15 Things Asian American Kids Could Never Get Away With

Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by TobaccoFreeCA. For Asian American kids, perhaps nothing is more relatable than the things you got i...

86% of Filipino Americans Who Vape Started Because of Friends

Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by the California Department of Public Health. California is home to two growing trends: Asian A...

Gwyneth Paltrow Claims Inserting Jade Egg Into Your Vagina is an ‘Ancient Chinese Practice’

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder, Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow has apparently launched two products on her lifesty...

Seoul Now Provides Free Sanitary Products to Women to Tackle ‘Period Poverty’

To tackle the problem that officials called “period poverty,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government recently launched a program that will give o...