If you are interested in medicine, animal studies and ecology you can attend ‘Medicinal Animals’ in Crisis: A Three-Part Symposium online this week, hosted at NUS in Singapore. @mstanleybaker.bsky.social @jimflowers.bsky.social 9 October 2025 14:00 – 17:00 (SGT) ari.nus.edu.sg/events/20251...

Ministry of Ayush Inaugurates India’s First Integrative Oncology Research and Care Centre at AIIA Goa - This is, designed to bring together traditional and modern medical systems to offer patient-centric, evidence-informed oncology rehabilitation. www.pib.gov.in/PressRelease...

As President of IASTAM, Michael Stanley-Baker @mstanleybaker.bsky.social has released a remarkable cache of drug names linking 12 South Asian languages with Malay and Chinese. A major step forward for cross-regional research on medical traditions. www.facebook.com/reel/1079535...

Singapore is testing 18 proposals to bring TCM into public healthcare. Andrea Heng & Hairianto Diman chat with NTU’s Yang Mingxiao on what it’ll take to make this trial succeed. www.channelnewsasia.com/listen/cna93...

Panel 2 @ #MAE2025 (Vienna, Sept 18): Engaging Plurality, Negotiating Diversity 🌿 Bringing together scholars on Tibetan, Himalayan & Mongolian Sowa Rigpa traditions. Info: mae.univie.ac.at/.../Panel_02... Organized by Stephan Kloos & Barbara Gerke Online registration:

Yin, Yang, and Machine Learning: The Convergence of TCM and AI digest.headfoundation.org/2024/07/10/y...

Belated update: The 21st International Congress of Oriental Medicine (ICOM) took place in Taiwan on Aug 30–31, 2025. Theme: “Traditional Medicine: From Evidence-based to Integrative Medicine.” IASTAM VP James Flowers and members attended. www.2025icom.org.tw/icom.php?cat...

NIKOM and South Korea’s Health Ministry host the Intl. Symposium on Traditional Medicine, Sept 9–10, 2025. Theme: Korean Medicine + AI = The Future of Traditional Medicine. Watch live on YouTube! Visit the official website here: koreanmedicine.org/pages/sub.ht...

Modern pharmacology struggles to explain why people respond differently to the same drug. A new paper uses Ayurvedic principles and the Co.M.S. framework to shed light on drug behavior. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

High-quality clinical trials and cohort studies demonstrate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine treatments using acupuncture and Chinese Proprietary Medicines (CPMs) for chronic and non-chronic diseases in Singapore. annals.edu.sg/integrating-...

IASTAM’s member Sarah Rivkin @salliebklyn.bsky.social joins Qiological’s Michael Max to discuss translation as clinical practice where every word carries weight, diagnosis is translation, and the translator’s lens shapes both scholarship and clinical practice. www.qiological.com/language-as-...

Dr. Theresia Hofer will speak on “Deaf and Disability Activism in Tibet and the Himalayas”. 29 Aug 2025, 1–2:30pm NTU, School of Humanities, Meeting Room 2 (03-93) Drawing on two decades of fieldwork, she explores disability rights, sign language politics, and activism in Tibet, Bhutan & Nepal.

🇮🇳 This Independence Day, for the first time, 150 medicinal-plant farmers were honored as special guests in Delhi. The Ministry of Ayush hosted them, highlighting the growing role of herbal agriculture in India’s future. 🌿 indianexpress.com/article/citi...

An interesting new study compares the use of diets, medicinal materials, and preparations in the Four Medical Tantras of Tibetan Medicine and the Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya Saṃhitā of Ayurveda. The final article will be published soon but you can sign up to be notified here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pha...

Cosmetic acupuncture is becoming a popular alternative to Botox and other fillers for those looking for drug-free beauty treatments, as reported by The New York Times. See link to the full story in the comments👇 What do you think of this #notox trend? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/s...

@piercesalguero.bsky.social Therapy, contemplative practice, spirituality, energy work, life-coaching, intellectual learning.... it doesn't really matter where you start, just keep going.

At the 'AI for Good' Global Summit, WHO, ITU, and WIPO released a new technical brief, mapping the application AI traditional medicine - a roadmap harnessing this potential responsibly while safeguarding cultural heritage and data sovereignty. www.who.int/news/item/11...

New study out on the history of Chinese medicine in Singapore. Congratulations Dr Yang Yan (NUS Chinese Studies). fass.nus.edu.sg/srn/2025/06/...

New podcast on the potential harms of meditation. The ancient traditions and modern psychology agree - that there are risks in the practice, which should be undertaken attentively. blackberyl.substack.com/p/39-when-me...

2nd Vienna Academic Writing Workshop on 'Writing about Calamities in Cross-Cultural Contexts: Epidemics, End-of-Life Crises & Climate Disasters in Tibet and South Asia—Historical and Contemporary Perspectives'

A new study evaluated 7 large language models for TCM diagnostic and treatment performance using a real-world acupuncture case, comparing their outputs with three professional acupuncturists across five domains: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Open position in South East Asian History at Nanyang Technological University. ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/...

New AI-driven search tool provides automated summaries about traditional medicines in scientific literature. While not comprehensive, and still black-boxed, this could be useful to kick-start new research. consensus.app/search/mecon...

New Scholarship Alert! Apply now for the Joseph Needham Foundation Awards for research on science in Asia: - Research Grant: $3,000 - Essay Prize: $500 Open to grad students, early career scholars, independent. Deadline: Dec 1, 2025 Apply: [email protected]

An interesting paper from Siddha Medicine - Standardization of the traditional Pudam process in the manufacturing of Siddha medicine Anna Pavala Chendooram by using an innovative electrical device - www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S097... doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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

Don’t miss this capstone talk by Asian Medicine editor Prof Pierce Salguero @piercesalguero.bsky.social where he explores the rise of Buddhist medicine, offers advice on developing research across career stages, and shares insights on publishing in Asian Medicine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4kE...

IASTAM is expanding its presence – Follow us across platforms: Facebook – www.facebook.com/IASTAM/ Instagram – www.instagram.com/iastamhq?utm... LinkedIn – lnkd.in/gM6A7p_y Bluesky – bsky.app/profile/iast... X (formerly Twitter) – x.com/IASTAMHQ

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. www.thisamericanlife.org/863/champion...

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/ee5...

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 photo essay by Stephan Kloos and Bernard Coops for a look behind the scenes: brill.com/view/journal... Photo: © Bernard Coops 2012

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.

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.

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

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

[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

The WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034 received a powerful endorsement at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly (WHA), with China and India hosting two influential side events that galvanized international momentum - www.who.int/news/item/30...

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.

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

Last chance to enter our photo contest. Submit your image for a chance to be the new cover of Asian Medicine! Deadline: June 9, 9 AM ET Send photo, caption & copyright info to: [email protected] Let’s celebrate 20 years of Asian Medicine!

On Friday 6 June, 10am–5:30pm, scholars from around the world will gather at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science in Cambridge, to discuss sources and methodologies in global histories of science.

Great lineup of papers and speakers at this year's HOMSEA in Jakarta! homsea.net/program/

Job Vacancy Announcement: Project Manager cum Fundraising Coordinator at Sowa Rigpa International College in Kathmandu Deadline: June 13, 2025

Great podcast from Mind &Life: podcast.mindandlife.org/melissa-rose...

International students trek Taihang Mountains to explore traditional Chinese medicine: A truly healing experience. Find this article on Global Times www.globaltimes.cn/page/202505/...

New WHO Draft Policy on Traditional Medicine. Full link here: apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf...

A Lamp unto Yourself: A Beginner's Guide to Asian Spiritual Practices, from Advaita and Buddhism to Yoga and Zen is the new book by Professor Pierce Salguero @piercesalguero.bsky.social

New book out on the history of TCM in Singapore by Yang Yan 楊研 of NUSingapore. 【The Making of Modern Chinese Medicine in Singapore - The Role and Interaction of Government and Non-Governmental Organizations (1867-2013)】