By David Li, bostonese.com Boston, Feb. 25, 2014, — A change.org petition to World Health Organization (WHO) titled Please investigate doctor and nurse beating/killing incidents in China was started earlier today. It calls WHO to help Chinese government identify root causes and find solutions to the violent confrontation between patients and doctors at many hospitals… Continue reading Petition Calls WHO to Investigate Doctor Killing Incidents in China
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“Latest Cancer Updates from John Hopkins” – WeChat Post Based on Email Hoax
By David Li, bostonese.com I read the Chinese version of the “CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS” Email when a couple of my friends shared an article on WeChat, a popular social media mobile app. The article had 16 cancer prevention suggestions in both English and Chinese. It was published on Feb. 10, 2014 on WeChat… Continue reading “Latest Cancer Updates from John Hopkins” – WeChat Post Based on Email Hoax
Deaths from Car Accidents Hit Five Year High in N.H.
By David Li, bostonese.com Nashua, N.H., Jan. 23, 2014, — An early morning crash on Jan. 18 claimed lives of two year people. Colin Ross, 23, of Hampton Falls and Stacy Walsh, 22, of West Newbury, Mass. passed away Ross lost control of the 2002 Honda Accord, and hit a utility pole. Policed cited alcohol… Continue reading Deaths from Car Accidents Hit Five Year High in N.H.
ACMA to Host Boston Asian Health and Community Service at Lunar New Year Gala
Dear Friends, Happy Lunar New Year – Year of Horse! It’s a special time to celebrate, to connect in, and to serve, this community of ours, for the harvest from the past, and the success and glory yet to come! As our proud tradition, the American Chinese Medical Association (ACMA) will present our 4th annual… Continue reading ACMA to Host Boston Asian Health and Community Service at Lunar New Year Gala
University of Utah Biologists Reveal Ultrafast Recycling of Neurotransmitter-Filled Bubbles
Salt Lake City, Dec. 4, 2013 –- University of Utah and German biologists discovered how nerve cells recycle tiny bubbles or “vesicles” that send chemical nerve signals from one cell to the next. The process is much faster and different than two previously proposed mechanisms for recycling the bubbles. Prof. Jorgensen (left) and Dr. Watanabe,… Continue reading University of Utah Biologists Reveal Ultrafast Recycling of Neurotransmitter-Filled Bubbles
History of the Association of Chinese Geneticists in America
By Andrew TL. Chen, PhD, FACMG; Huanming Yang, PhD The Association of Chinese Geneticists in America (ACGA) is a non-profit (501C) organization formed by a group of American geneticists of Chinese ethnicity but its membership is open to individuals of all races and ethnicity. Incorporated in the State of Georgia in 1987, ACGA is supported… Continue reading History of the Association of Chinese Geneticists in America
Dr. Hangming Yang Receives Distinguished Career in Science Award at 2013 Bridge Medical Summit
By David Li and Dongyu Chen, bostonese.com Nov. 8, 2013, — Started two years ago by doctors and researchers at American Chinese Medical Association (ACMA), Bridge Medical Summit (BMS) has become a new Fall tradition in Boston’s medical district. This year’s BMS has been successfully held at Boston Children’s Hospital on Oct. 26. With focuses… Continue reading Dr. Hangming Yang Receives Distinguished Career in Science Award at 2013 Bridge Medical Summit
Lihong Wang Wins NIH Highly Competitive Transformative Research Award
Cancer researchers have been limited by current imaging technology in their ability to detect not only structure and function of tumors, but also tumor cell circulation. A technology proposed by Lihong Wang, PhD, at Washington University in St. Louis, may hold the key to reaching this goal.
Tufts Medical Center To Host Free Cancer Screenings for Uninsured and Underserved Women on Oct. 26
Boston, October 22, 2013, –- For the fourth straight year, Tufts Medical Center will host See, Test & Treat®, a free cervical and breast cancer screening program, funded through grants from the CAP Foundation. The program features same day tests results, diagnoses and follow-up care for uninsured and underserved women ages 21 and older. In… Continue reading Tufts Medical Center To Host Free Cancer Screenings for Uninsured and Underserved Women on Oct. 26
Beautiful October, CelebrAsians: Cancer Walk on the Runway!
By David Li, bostonese.com Boston, October 11, 2013, –Established less than a year ago, Asian Women For Health(AWFH) hosted CelebrAsians: Cancer Walk on the Runway! fashion show in the evening of October 4 at Dance Union in Somerville. Eighteen cancer survivors, including one man, showed off their beautiful dresses by four designers and confident smiles… Continue reading Beautiful October, CelebrAsians: Cancer Walk on the Runway!