I’ve simplified my supplements this year and now only take vitamin D and fish oil. Both of these made the news again last week, and both stories reinforced my belief that they both are uniquely powerful supplements for almost anyone, at any age.

The hottest topic on my blog, apart from air pollution, is always food safety in China. The newspapers are filled almost daily with the latest scandal, or a repeat of old scandals, and it’s a legitimate question to wonder just what is safe to eat. I’d like to share my tips both as a doctor …

Here’s a little dark humor on a “blue sky” day…

We’ve just survived yet another winter night with the US Embassy’s air pollution AQI maxed out “beyond index” over 500, so it’s again a good time to review one of Beijing life’s unfortunate necessities: indoor air purifiers. In our expat world’s never-ending discussion of the best air purifiers, many of you have read my article …

There really is no point to deny someone a job based on their HIV status, certainly not in a typical civil service job.

A big study shows a 12% rate of “mild” reactions to acupuncture in kids. But is that too high, given the benefits? Listen to find out.

One essential take-home message for CPR is thatchest compressions, and not the mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths, are essential.

Suddenly, winter has arrived, and my half-hour bike commute to BJU clinic is a lot less fun. So I’m dry cleaning last year’s new toy: a ginormous below-the-knee down coat I had made at Jingkelung for only 500 RMB. I also tricked out my bike with those fluffy handle mitts, plus a pair of pleather …

I have two careers in my life: my left-brain career as a family medicine doctor, and my right-brain career in photography. So everyone is invited to visit my solo exhibition in one of my favorite Beijing hangouts, the Art Room at the Schoolhouse at Mutianyu. I am showing 18 of my favorite pieces until December …

The air is starting to get a hazy shade of winter, and recently I wrote about air pollution masks and where to buy. But people always ask which ones to buy, if any. Last year I wrote about the Totobobo masks, which had a pretty good research study showing a real-world usage efficiency of over …

No longer am I alone shouting into the wind about PM2.5. There’s been an amazingly impressive and encouraging discussion in China these last couple weeks regarding air pollution.

The most evidence-based official air pollution action plan for schools states that no outdoor activity should be held when the PM2.5 AQI is above 200, with severe restrictions from 150-200.