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International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine
https://iastam.org
"From a health-systems perspective, integration is not a single decision or event." — Holger Cramer, JICM Editorial
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When Global Consensus Meets Health Systems Reality: Implementing Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine - Holger Cramer, 2026
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/27683605261416762?fbclid=IwY2xjawQHSXlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeVcpjcvJk_um3SzrKjZmryJCh_U77zYdKJbgHsCd4Hr-DzZOgj4gwzE-Krn0_aem_6LHjzp8ojugylV9i1vnJ1Q#bibr12-27683605261416762
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A visual summary of the latest issue of Asian Medicine! Click below to read it online.
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Nine months after the sudden passing of the talented historian of Chinese medicine, Hao Chen 陳昊 (1983–2025), his posthumous work: The Return of Longing: Knowledge, Emotion, and the “Yuan-Bai Moment” in Chinese Medical History, was published by Shanghai Guji Publishing House.
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Forthcoming in-person lecture
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For decades, Singapore’s Chinese community has turned to acupuncture treatments, barley water and herbal remedies not only to boost healing and wellness, but also to cope with the hot weather.
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
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TCM can be part of a country’s toolkit against rising heat: NUS study
TCM methods can be used to help people build long-term resilience against rising temperatures. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/tcm-can-be-part-of-a-countrys-toolkit-against-rising-heat-nus-study?fbclid=IwY2xjawPfyvBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEzQmhWdE1acEdTQWpWbUREc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsk94u69wS6oRXKh6uTSs5m_vTwazN5Gik9H-O43gTghGlA6B5NLoGTPIMKL_aem_sw1eRqJ0sJhnr8xEXuWfJA
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China launches new wave of research into TCM herbal injections. The research initiative looks to transform the practice away from compounds to simpler formulas:
www-nature-com.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg/articles/s41...
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https://www-nature-com.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg/articles/s41591-025-04122-7?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=77a409e17d-nature-briefing-translational-research-20260114&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-928f7c52f0-50150240&fbclid=IwY2xjawPazZxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe3aGdR2ZdPOC8VC8LbqKfhWWmce7SB7D8dCdEojft87RtFNwFCMSxnjhtQx4_aem_VOG6aa5b8Eg_3gq4tQhxkw
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Chinese, Ghanaian experts promote traditional medicine in women's healthcare Empowering Women, Sharing Health:
english.news.cn/20260109/7cb...
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Chinese, Ghanaian experts promote traditional medicine in women's healthcare
https://english.news.cn/20260109/7cb9031372664787ae349c5fd6912548/c.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawPaw6NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe_-uyIOG83moDqB5FGZicwdKbaqtqyOi2kq05hs4kwrxkBCBkWHu8bhM3TkE_aem_CmUFEhoAdoCP5OomIMrsfQ
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Ritualized meshworks in landscape and pharmacy: Harvest and production alongside amchi from Spiti and Kinnaur – recently published article by Mridul Surbhi and Jan van der Valk
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Ritualized meshworks in landscape and pharmacy: Harvest and production alongside amchi from Spiti and Kinnaur | Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing
Keywords Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan medicine), taskscape, more-than-human landscape, Tim Ingold, medicinal plant collection, Western Himalaya
https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/catalog/book/1522/chapter/23979
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An exchange program brings together Italian and Chinese physicians to explore TCM and deepen international cooperation. This aims at building stronger global connections and enriching medical knowledge and practices across borders.
youtu.be/UmTZWkuDUmA?...
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Exchange program teams up Italian doctors with traditional Chinese medicines
YouTube video by CGTN Europe
https://youtu.be/UmTZWkuDUmA?si=pYRo7IbOvLvAa_KQ
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This series highlights the potential of traditional medicine to address treatment gaps and unmet needs in global healthcare, showcasing innovative research with a focus on family medicine and primary care.
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The Increasing Relevance of Traditional Medicine Systems for the Primary Health Care Sector and General Practice: Global Research Perspectives
Traditional medical (TM) systems continue to have relevance in healthcare worldwide, particularly in family medicine and primary care. The WHO explicitly promotes traditional medicine by issuing recom...
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/59926/the-increasing-relevance-of-traditional-medicine-systems-for-the-primary-health-care-sector-and-general-practice-global-research-perspectives/magazine?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rt_magazine_share&utm_content=rt59926
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Traditional Malay Medicine (TMM) holds generations of nature-based healing knowledge, yet remains not widely known. Founded in 2022, Persatuan Perubatan Warisan Melayu – Singapura (PPWM) is building a formal platform to shape its future. Learn more here:
www.facebook.com/rawatanwarisan
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LinkedIn
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WHO Global Summit charts a bold future for traditional medicine
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organized with the Government of India, opens today, bringing together government Ministers, scientists, Ind...
https://www.who.int/news/item/22-12-2025-who-global-summit-charts-a-bold-future-for-traditional-medicine?fbclid=IwY2xjawO7bGdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETA0MFZCSnZIa1M4eml4cmhzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHt6jxByLZynJNGiKrpJvI4i41z9Q5Td1G3rYSIFl8Vc-HtySIMIAy09wP1eA_aem_aZbPFwKfS_MK49GcZC1oyQ
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Traditional medicine use is now a global reality: WHO
The vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per cent of their populations now use traditional medicine.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166563
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WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine is live now. This links to the programme as well as the live feed.
tm-summit.org
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Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
The World Health Organization’s Global Summit on Traditional Medicine explores ‘Restoring balance: The science and practice of health and well-being’.
https://tm-summit.org
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IASTAM President Dr. Michael Stanley-Baker
@mstanleybaker.bsky.social
will speak at the WHO Summit on Traditional Medicine in Delhi. He will present a historical exhibit and join the panel "Standards, data and responsible AI – from ancestral knowledge to action".
tm-summit.org/speakers/
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"Among Tibetan Materialities: Materials and Material Cultures of Tibet and the Himalayas" - book launch: December 16, 2025.
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Among Tibetan Materialities: Materials and Material Cultures of Tibet and the Himalayas | Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing
Dieses Werk steht unter der Lizenz Creative Commons Namensnennung - Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International.
https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/catalog/book/1522
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Michael Stanley-Baker 徐源
3 months ago
Great new issue out on Religion, Medicine and Women's Health in Asia, four very cool articles, shedding important theoretical light on little-studied aspects of Asian medicine. Congratulations to all the authors and editors!
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Potential expansion of Korean Medicine in rural Korea. Read the full article here:
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11...
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Gov't eyes addressing regional doctor shortage by expanding traditional medicine services
The government is reviewing ways to expand the role of Korean traditional medicine doctors to help address a shortage of physicians in regional public health care. Traditional medicine doctors are als...
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11-24/national/socialAffairs/Govt-eyes-addressing-regional-doctor-shortage-by-expanding-traditional-medicine-services/2461245
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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Taiwan’s Experiences & Global Practice workshop🌏 -15 Jan 2026 -Leiden, IIAS - In presence -Free, (but registration required) Info & registration:
www.iias.asia/events/persp...
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Perspectives on Traditional Chinese Medicine: From Taiwan’s Experiences to Global Practice | IIAS
https://www.iias.asia/events/perspectives-traditional-chinese-medicine-taiwans-experiences-global-practice
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Inauguration of Sorig Research Centre at the Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan. Read more on their page Faculty of Traditional Medicine:
www.facebook.com/NangpaiSorig...
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Ahead of the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine (17–29 Dec, New Delhi & online), WHO’s Bulletin has released its first special issue on Traditional Medicine since 1977, featuring new research, reviews, and policy papers.
www.who.int/news/item/07...
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WHO Bulletin special issue on traditional medicine
In the run up to the 2nd WHO Global Summit in Traditional Medicine, 17-29 December in New Delhi and online, the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO) has released a special issue dedicated t...
https://www.who.int/news/item/07-11-2025-who-bulletin-special-issue-on-traditional-medicine
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New Special Issue in Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry on the Tibetan Tukdam post-death meditative state (Ed. Tawni Tidwell). Exploring how life, death, and consciousness meet in this rare state.
link.springer.com/journal/1101...
centerhealthyminds.org/science/stud...
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https://link.springer.com/journal/11013/volumes-and-issues/49-2
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Between Land and Body 🌿 Join Mridul Surbhi (PhD, IIT Delhi) this Thursday, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM IST on Zoom for a talk on Amchi medicine in Kinnaur & Spiti — where healing meets land, lineage & life. 🔗 Zoom:
zoom.us/j/92358826919
Hosted by the Research Scholars Colloquium, Ashoka University.
4 months ago
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#ABN2025
Prof Michael Stanley-Baker
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(Nanyang Technological University Singapore) who shared lessons from building Polyglot Asian Medicine. Rigour gives direction; humility builds bridges. That’s how we co-create between traditional and biomedical worlds.
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#ABN2025
: join IASTAM President
@mstanleybaker.bsky.social
for Situating Practice: How to Build Congenial Epistemic Spaces for Productive Transdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange on Traditional Medicine.
abnconf2025.bioethics-singapore.gov.sg/programme/ma...
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Main Conference
Keynote addresses, plenary sessions, panel discussions, and parallel tracks held across two full days.
https://abnconf2025.bioethics-singapore.gov.sg/programme/main-conference/
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Discover Singapore’s Healing Heritage! Explore how Traditional Chinese Medicine evolved from humble medical halls to innovative treatments at “Healing Heritage: A Journey Through the Evolution of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Singapore.”
singaporeccc.org.sg/media_room/h...
4 months ago
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December 6–7 Yo San University presents Language as Medicine: Translation & Transmission in Chinese Medicine. A two-day virtual conference exploring how Classical Chinese medical wisdom lives on through translation and practice.
www.eventbrite.com/e/language-a...
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Language as Medicine: Translation & Transmission in Chinese Medicine
A Yo San University Symposium
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/language-as-medicine-translation-transmission-in-chinese-medicine-tickets-1527551019219
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Some fascinating seminars coming up (in-person only).
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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...
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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...
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https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2172153
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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...
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18 reactions · 14 shares | Polyglot Asian Medicine 2.0 releases 72,000 new drug names in 12 South Asian Languages. Kudos to Chris Khoo and 黃嘉宏, power developers, and also to Varuna Subramanya at TDU...
Polyglot Asian Medicine 2.0 releases 72,000 new drug names in 12 South Asian Languages. Kudos to Chris Khoo and 黃嘉宏, power developers, and also to Varuna Subramanya at TDU Bengaluru for providing...
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1079535694392147
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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...
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CNA938 Rewind - Traditional Chinese Medicine no longer just an alternative
Singapore is evaluating 18 proposals under a sandbox initiative to incorporate certain traditional Chinese medicine treatments into public healthcare. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman chat with Yang Mi...
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/listen/cna938-rewind/traditional-chinese-medicine-no-longer-just-alternative-5225771?page=6
6 months ago
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Panel 2 @
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(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:
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Registration
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https://mae.univie.ac.at/registration/
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Yin, Yang, and Machine Learning: The Convergence of TCM and AI
digest.headfoundation.org/2024/07/10/y...
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Yin, Yang, and Machine Learning: The Convergence of TCM and AI - Digest by The HEAD Foundation
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a form of complementary medicine that was first developed over two thousand years ago. The TCM concepts, such as ‘Yin’(阴) and ‘Yang’(阳), that are used to describe...
https://digest.headfoundation.org/2024/07/10/yin-yang-and-machine-learning-the-convergence-of-tcm-and-ai/
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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...
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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...
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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...
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2025.101203
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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-...
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Integrating traditional Chinese medicine into disease management in Singapore - Annals Singapore
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was introduced to the Singapore population by early Chinese immigrants from China.1 During Singapore’s colonial era,
https://annals.edu.sg/integrating-traditional-chinese-medicine-into-disease-management-in-singapore/
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IASTAM’s member Sarah Rivkin
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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-...
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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.
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🇮🇳 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. 🌿
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First Independence Day, first medicinal farmer show
79th Independence Day today will be the first I-Day in Delhi for medicinal farmers coming as special guests from all corners of India.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/first-independence-day-first-medicinal-farmer-show-10190163/
7 months ago
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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...
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Frontiers | A Quantitative Comparative Analysis of the Four Medical Tantras of Tibetan Medicine and the Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya Saṃhitā of Ayurveda: A Focus on Diet, Medicinal Materials, and Preparations
Aim of the study: This study aims to reveal and compare the use of diets, medicinal materials, and preparations as therapeutic means in the Four Medical Tant...
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2025.1595646/abstract
7 months ago
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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...
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That’s a Lot of Needles in Your Face
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/style/cosmetic-acupuncture-botox-notox-skin-care.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ck8.aVam.upz9TDMg_urL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Therapy, contemplative practice, spirituality, energy work, life-coaching, intellectual learning.... it doesn't really matter where you start, just keep going.
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