Talk next week in Singapore by Pierce Salguero Pierce Salguero, editor of Asian Medicine, the society journal. Registration available for online participation via zoom.

Medical anthropologists in East Asia are gathering! 2025 Joint Annual Meeting of East Asia Medical Anthropology Network (EAMAN) and Taiwan Society for Medical Anthropology (TSMA) is taking place at Taipei Medical University, Taiwan on June 14-15, 2025.

[New Book] Zhou Dengwei: A Study on the Formation of Classical Formula Medicine in the Qin and Han Dynasties — Tracing the World of Classical Formulas

Could this help traditional medicine researchers the next time someone asks, “Is traditional medicine scientific?” otto-SR, an autonomous AI agent, reproduced 12 Cochrane systematic reviews from April 2024 in just 2 days—saving over 8,000 hours per review. ottosr.com

What is Buddhism Medicine? Listen to Pierce Salguero Pierce Salguero share the Global Historical Perspective on Buddhism and Health youtube.com/watch?v=ybVo6d… thank you Poh Ming Tse Temple Institute of Chinese Buddhism

IASTAM expresses its support for this week’s HOMSEA conference. South East Asia is key to the global history of medicine. Don’t miss Asian Medicine editor Pierce Salguero’s workshop on How to Get Published. We welcome submissions on South East Asian medicine.

The Korean Society of Medical History (韓國醫史學會) held its 40th spring conference on June 21, exploring “Perspectives on Yangsaeng Culture (養生文化) in Korean Medicine.” An English translation of the full program was provided.

Limited spaces! We're delighted to be supported by BSHP on this 3 day Art in Medicine & Pharmacy course. Subsidised student places - the programme offers fantastic insights into six venues.

Where do Tibetan medicines come from, and how are they actually made? What is going on behind the gates of Tibetan pharmaceutical factories? Check out this new photo essay by Stephan Kloos and Bernard Coops: brill.com/view/journals/… Photo: © Bernard Coops 2012

NEW RELEASE📢 The latest issue of the Journal of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (#JRAS), a double-blind, peer-reviewed bimonthly publication of #CCRAS, is out now! Check out the March-April 2025 Edition, Vol 9, No 2 today! 🔗journals.lww.com/jras/pages/def… #Ayush #Ayurveda #Journal

"Lawn" is a new and easily readable critical plant studies book by author and educator Giovanni Aloi. "...beneath the lawn lies a stratification of intricate ideological and ecological issues that over time have come to define our conception of nature." bloomsbury.com/us/lawn-979876…

Situating Religion and Medicine is now available in paperback, for only £25 from @machesterup. Good things come to those who wait! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191120/

Ever wondered how to create a whole academic field from one question? Check out Pierce Salguero's talk about his career and the development of Buddhist medicine as a field of research in this capstone talk at NTU History. youtube.com/watch?v=k4kE0W…

ICYMI: Ancient steel acupuncture needles—China’s earliest known—were found in the Marquis of Haihun’s tomb. Dating back more than 2,000 years to the Han Dynasty, they were made using advanced steelmaking techniques but are now heavily corroded. english.news.cn/20250625/ee56a…

Postpartum confinement (坐月子)—a month of rest for new moms and babies—is a fading tradition in China and other parts of Asia. Often seen as outdated, it turns out to be a powerful chance for healing, as one mom learns in this This American Life story.thisamericanlife.org/863/championsh…

Innovations from Siddha Medicine! - Standardization of the traditional Pudam process in the manufacturing ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Exciting news from Singapore MOH: 18 evidence‑based TCM proposals are under review to be integrated into public healthcare: straitstimes.com/singapore/heal…