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Ongoing Pneumonia Outbreak Continues to Overwhelm Hospitals in Chinese Cities; More Sudden Deaths Reported in Rural Areas

A Chinese doctor says the symptoms of the outbreak are worse than that of COVID-19. A village of 300 has seen 15 deaths related to the outbreak this winter.

January 28, 2024BY Alex Wu

CCP Health Authorities Admit Respiratory Diseases on the Rise Amid Worsening Pneumonia Outbreak

Meanwhile, major Chinese pharma Sinovac has halted its production of the first-generation COVID-19 vaccines.

January 15, 2024BY Alex Wu

Higher BMI Linked to Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19, Respiratory Infections: Study

A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risks for hospitalization and death due to severe ...

May 8, 2023BY Bill Pan

The Silent Gatekeepers of Your Immunity

Our tonsils are soft, oval-shaped nodes that stand like bodyguards at the place where the outside enters our ...

April 5, 2023BY Yuhong Dong and Makai Elías Calles

Hong Kong Scientists Develop Technology to Detect COVID-19 and Other Viruses But Denied Funding

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announced on Feb. 11 that it has developed a fully automated, rapid, ...

February 14, 2020BY Cindy Li

Asia’s Smoking Epidemic Linked to 2 Million Deaths

Tobacco smoking has been linked to approximately 2 million deaths among adult men and women in Asia in ...

June 13, 2014BY Dagny Stuart