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Indian doctors refuse patients, demand tougher laws after sex assault, murder of colleague
Physicians across India are declining to treat non-emergency patients while demanding safer workplaces in protest of the rape and murder of ...
Carl Samson
News
Prague hospital performs involuntary abortion on wrong mother in Asian patient mix-up
A hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, issued an apology after its staff performed an involuntary abortion on the wrong Asian patient. Key po...
Bryan Ke
Business
Japanese man kills himself after working 207 overtime hours in a month, no day off for 3 months
A bereaved family in Japan is considering suing the operator of a hospital that allegedly worked their son to death. What happened: Takashim...
Crime
NYC doctor faces more charges for allegedly drugging, sexually assaulting over a dozen women
A former physician at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Queens previously accused of drugging, raping and filming a 19-year-old patient ...
China
Video: Doctor in China discovers live spider nesting inside woman’s ear
A doctor in Sichuan, China, was surprised to find a live spider inside the ear of a female patient. The woman in her 40s initially went to H...
Iris Jung
Woman videoed angrily smashing robot in Chinese hospital garners sympathy online
In a video widely circulating on social media, a Chinese woman can be seen destroying a robot at a hospital. The footage, which was uploaded...
Michelle De Pacina
CCTV captures moment Chinese doctor collapses from exhaustion amid massive COVID resurgence
Before you read: COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy ...
Chandler Treon
Bay Area
Asians more likely to be hospitalized with COVID than other Bay Area racial groups, study finds
A study published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities on Tuesday found that Bay Area residents of Asian descent were mor...
Ryan General
Viral
Math Teacher Continues to Work Until the Day Before He Dies
A fallen teacher in Texas is being honored on social media for remaining committed to his work a day before passing away. Alejandro Navarro,...
Filipino American Gets $1.1 Million Hospital Bill for Surviving COVID-19
A COVID-19 survivor made headlines this week for his treatment bill that reached a whopping $1.1 million. Background: Michael Flor, 70, grew...
Pregnant Woman Arrested For Allegedly Defending Herself From Racist Nurse Who Assaulted Her
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from the Sheboygan Police Department. A Hmong American woman who sought ...
You’ll Never See Nurses the Same After Reading Raw Letters From the Front Line
DearWorld.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the stories of our time, has launched Dear Nurses, a portrait series celebrati...
Ernestine Siu
Veteran Filipina American Nurse Dies Fighting COVID-19 a Week Before Retirement
Nurse Celia Yap-Banago passed away on April 21, a week before she was supposed to retire after caring for a COVID-19 patient at the Research...
Kimberly Nguyen
Man in Wheelchair Gets Spit on, Called a ‘P*ssy’ INSIDE NYC Hospital
A video showing an Asian man in a wheelchair getting verbally harassed and spat on has sparked outrage on social media, with many calling to...
Filipino American Nurse in Long Island Passes Away While Battling Pandemic
A Filipino American nurse passed away after fighting on the front lines against the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Ali Dennis Guill...
Doctor Fighting on the Front Lines Reveals How a ‘Tiny Breathing Tube’ Separates Life and Death for Patients
Like many medical practitioners around the country, Dr. Jason Chiu is sacrificing his health by dedicating his time and energy towards fight...
Retired NYPD Sergeant Dies on Street Shortly After Being Diagnosed with COVID-19 at Hospital
A retired NYPD sergeant diagnosed with COVID-19 was found dead on the street only about an hour after he left the hospital on Monday. Yon C...
Husband Denied From Caring for Terminally Ill Wife Due to COVID-19 Hospital Restrictions
Corey Huh has been unable to see his wife, who was diagnosed with carcinosarcoma, late last week due to new hospital policies amid the COVID...
Washington ER Doctor Fired After Calling Out Hospital For Not Protecting Staff From COVID-19
A doctor in Bellingham, Washington was reportedly fired from his post after speaking against his hospital’s lack of safety measures in its C...
Man Wearing Face Mask Reportedly Passes Out on Street in NYC
Passersby near a sidewalk in Queens, New York were shocked to discover a man in a medical mask apparently passed out on the street. 纽约法拉盛今天一...
98-Year-Old Chinese Woman With Heart Failure Beats Coronavirus
A 98-year-old woman from China was discharged from a makeshift hospital after making a full recovery from 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)....
Chinese Doctor Who Postponed His Wedding Dies Fighting COVID-19
A 29-year-old doctor from Wuhan who postponed his own wedding to fight the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV or COVID-19), has died from the...
1,153 Coronavirus Patients Have Recovered and Left the Hospital, China Reports
A total of 1,153 patients infected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have reportedly been discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, Chin...
8-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Dropping Firecrackers in the Sewer
An 8-year-old boy was recently hospitalized after he threw a firecracker down a manhole in China. A parking lot surveillance camera captured...
Teen Shares Heartbreaking Instagram Post About the Dark Realities of Vaping
A young woman in Maryland is now fighting for her life after vaping and using Juul destroyed nearly all of her lung tissues, according to he...
Malaysian Doctor in the UK Invents First Ever Disposable Hijabs for Surgeons
A junior doctor from Royal Derby Hospital has introduced disposable sterile hijabs for Muslim doctors to use while working in operating room...
Chinese Family Files Lawsuit After Daughter Jumps to Her Death 2 Hours After Leaving NYC Hospital
A 23-year-old woman jumped to her death in August 2018 after a hospital reportedly failed to provide her with adequate care and prematurely ...
Jin Hyun
Man Marries Girlfriend Before She’s Taken Off Life Support to Donate 12 Organs
A man from Taipei, Taiwan married his girlfriend after she passed away in the hospital from a fatal road accident. The tragic accident happe...
Elderly Couple See Each Other for One Last Time in Hospital’s ICU
An elderly couple in Shenzhen, China is melting hearts online after photos and videos emerged showing their meeting probably for the last ti...
Chinese Teen’s Pee Turns Tea-Colored After Doing 1,000 Squat Challenge
A teenage girl from China suffered a near-fatal condition after she performed 1,000 squats with her friend which resulted in both of them en...
Man Fractures Arm, Dislocates Elbow Trying to ‘Princess Carry’ His Girlfriend
A man in central China fractured his arm after trying to please his girlfriend with a surprise “princess carry.” The incident in Wuhan, Hube...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Fan Hospitalized After Crying So Hard in the Theater
A woman in eastern China ended up in the emergency room after crying uncontrollably over “Avengers: Endgame.” The fan, a 21-year-old college...
Little Boy in India Accidentally Runs Over Neighbor’s Chicken, Begs Hospital to Help
A 6-year-old boy from Sairang, India has captured the hearts of netizens for attempting the save the life of a chick he accidentally ran ove...
Michelle Yeoh Gets 10 Stitches After a Bad Fall in Paris
Michelle Yeoh took to Instagram to share an unfortunate injury over her Valentine’s weekend in Paris. Apparently, the “Crazy Rich Asians” st...
Chinese Teen Dies After Rare Allergic Reaction to Anesthesia During Nose Job
A 19-year-old girl who wanted to undergo rhinoplasty, also known as a nose job, was pronounced dead from a severe allergic reaction to...
Elderly Woman in Critical Condition After Brutal Assault From Burglar in SF
An elderly woman is now in critical condition after being mercilessly beaten on Tuesday morning at Visitacion Valley Park in San Fran...
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