Google Doodle honors pioneering Chinese Australian surgeon Victor Chang

Chinese Australian Dr. Victor Chang, a cardiothoracic surgeon and a pioneer in the field of heart transplantation, was featured as a Google ...

Meet Flossie Wong-Staal, an Asian American trailblazer in AIDS research

Wong-Staal became the first scientist to clone HIV and understand its genetic functions, ultimately proving that HIV is the cause of AIDS ...

Chinese scientists develop ink that heals wounds via 3D-printing pen

A group of Chinese scientists have developed an ink that accelerates the healing of wounds. How it works: The ink can be “painted” onto a cu...

Vietnamese police discover 2,000 dead cats intended for use in traditional medicine

Vietnamese police have discovered the bodies of 2,000 dead cats that were intended for use in traditional medicine. The dead felines were un...

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 ...

Study: Common plant used in Samoan traditional medicine dismissed as superstition could rival ibuprofen

New research offers scientific evidence on the healing properties of a common plant used in Samoan traditional medicine. Beyond superstition...

Chinese Culture School Blames Student’s Death From Leukemia on His Family’s ‘Sins’

A private boarding school teaching traditional culture in northeastern China has blamed a student’s family’s karma for the disease that took...

SF Woman Allegedly Poses as a Walgreens Pharmacist For Over 10 Years, Handling 700,000 Prescriptions

A woman from the San Francisco Bay Area, California is being accused of posing as a pharmacist and handing out more than 700,000 prescriptio...

Patient Who Didn’t Want to See an ‘Asian D‌o‌c‌tor’ Gets S‌h‌ut D‌ow‌n By Receptionist

A re‌ceptionist at a su‌rger‌y cli‌n‌ic in Scotland is earning praise for the way she handled a r‌ac‌is‌t patient who did not want to see an...

Meet the Stanford Student Who Could Revolutionize How We Treat Epilepsy

When talking to Christine Liu, I often found myself forgetting that she’s still only a sophomore at Stanford. Looking back, it’s...

Thailand Wants to Legalize Medical M‌a‌r‌iju‌an‌a in 2018 as a ‘New Year Gift’ for Citizens

Thai officials are now planning to swiftly approve the legalization of ma‌r‌iju‌an‌a in the country, and they are aiming to make it availabl...

Chinese ‘Viagra’ Maker Claims 140 Million Chinese Men Are Impotent, Stocks Soar

A company in China that manufactures a viagra-like drug saw its stocks increase sharply after publishing a report that 140 million men in th...

Nurse in China ‘Twerks’ While Performing CPR, Internet Goes Into Cardiac Arrest

A nurse from China is now going viral on Chinese internet after she was caught on video “twerking” while performing cardiopulmonary resuscit...

Young Mom in China Disobeys Controlling Parents to Save Her Baby’s Life

A young mother from Yidu, Hubei province, China reportedly stole her own ID from her parents in order to donate part of her liver to save he...

Single Mom in China Sobs in Front of Hospital Because She Can’t Afford Her Child’s Treatment

A photoset of a sobbing single mother who had been discharged from a Chinese hospital after she could no longer afford care for her sick chi...

Little Girl Scrambles to Gain Weight to Save Her Father’s Life in China

A young Chinese girl is working hard to gain weight so she can donate bone marrow to her father, who suffers from acute myeloid leukemia. Lu...

Exterminators Find Bottles of Preserved Dead Babies Beneath Floorboards in Tokyo Home

Preserved bodies of dead babies were recently discovered inside an abandoned house in Japan. According to Express UK, the shocking discovery...

Car Accident Victim Uses Own Amputated Foot As Pillow When Hospital in India Doesn’t Treat Him

Shocking footage of a car accident victim from India using his own amputated left foot as a pillow has recently gone viral on social media. ...

Skin Whitening Treatment Causes Chronic Kidney Disease in Chinese Woman After 2 Months

A woman from Nanjing, capital of eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, was diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease after her failed pursuit of b...

Dr. Pimple Popper is Getting Her Own Reality Series on TLC

Dr. Sandra Lee, also known as Dr. Pimple Popper, is returning to TLC with all-new episodes of her pimple-popping prowess this summer. The po...

Why Asians Love Tiger Balm So Much

If you’re an Asian kid born after the ’90s, chances are you’ve seen a tiny red tin from your grandmother’s purse called Tiger Balm. Co...

Woman Dies in Freak Accident After Tripping on Her Luggage

A woman in central China met an untimely death after tripping over her luggage and getting her neck stuck in a fence. According to Chinese m...

Chinese Man Having a Heart Attack Saved By Throwing Cash for Attention

A Chinese man suffering from a heart attack ingeniously threw cash to catch the attention of commuters to help him, local media reported. Th...

Popular Smart Drug Causes Life-Threatening Skin Condition for Singaporean Woman

Singapore’s health agency has issued a warning against the use of a popular wakefulness-promoting drug after a local woman reportedly develo...

Brave Chinese Woman Gets Balloons Implanted in Face to Help Remove Dangerous Birthmark

Chinese netizens are applauding the courage of a young woman whose face is temporarily deformed by balloon implants in an effort to rid hers...

‘Vagina Whitening’ is Now a Thing in the Philippines

First, there was the penis whitening trend in Bangkok, Thailand; now, there’s vagina whitening, and it is being offered in one of Philippine...

The Mystery Behind the Asian ‘FOB Mark’

“What are you doing?” Wei* asked, amused. I looked up at my then-boyfriend’s face, his gaze suddenly on me. Like any given...

Chinese Patients Suffering From Serious Mental Illness Rising at Alarming Rate

More and more people in China are being diagnosed with serious mental health issues, recent government data has revealed. According to the ...

Acid in Traditional Chinese Medicine May Cause Liver Cancers, Study Finds

A compound present in some herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine is linked to liver cancers, a new study revealed. Scientists in Singap...

Chinese Medicine Most Asians Took as Kids Wants to Make a Comeback

A vintage drug known among the Chinese for its ability to cure illnesses, from common colds to menstrual cramps, is now being marketed to th...

Over 30,000 Foreign Cancer Patients Flock to One Hospital in China for Treatment

A hospital in southern China has been attracting thousands of foreign cancer patients with its treatment expertise, particularly for those i...

Veterinary Hospital in Michigan Now Uses Chinese Herbal Medicine to Treat Dogs With Cancer

A veterinary hospital in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is using traditional Chinese herbal medicine (TCHM) to treat dogs suffering from splenic...

Woman in China Nearly Dies During Sex After Rupturing Ovarian Cyst

A woman in China was rushed to a local medical facility after suffering from a ruptured ovarian cyst during a night of passionate love with ...

How Eastern Medicine Discourages Asians From Seeking Mental Healthcare

A couple months ago, my doctor diagnosed me with moderate anxiety. I suspected that this was the case for many years, so the diagnosis came ...

Chinese ‘Healer’ Arrested in Britain Over Death of Aussie Boy After ‘Slapping’ Therapy

A Chinese “healer” was recently arrested in London over the death of a six-year-old Australian boy in back in 2015. The child, who was then...

Bangladeshi ‘Tree Man’ Gets Hope After Multiple Operations

The ‘Tree man’ of Bangladesh may finally be cured of his mysterious condition after undergoing a massive operation involving a s...