Blog Tag - Medicine
What’s one thing we all forget we have until we don’t have it anymore? Our health. It’s difficult – not to mention unpleasant – to think about...
Today, we profile Dr. Shelley Ochs, a Beijing-based physician specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Dr. Ochs is a long-term American...
It's a scary time to catch a cold, and a cough or sniffly nose should ideally have you self quarantining and perhaps getting tested, you've still got...
Many moons ago, I decided to treat myself to a relaxing massage after my first week in Beijing.
About halfway through, after flipping myself over,...
![Beijing Supermarket Staff Photographed "Tampering With Pill Bottles"](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/345221/bhg-europlaza-featured.jpg "Beijing Supermarket Staff Photographed "Tampering With Pill Bottles"")
[UPDATE: Dec 28, 11.30am] Yesterday, BHG reached out to us to explain what was going on in the photo that our witness supplied, and it seems like a...
If you have ever been admonished by locals for forgetting to wear qiuku (long underwear) or drinking anything other than hot water, you have...
Our nose has several very special tasks. It warms up, moistens, and cleans the air we breathe before it reaches our lungs. When there is nasal...
Urgent action is needed to change the way both doctors and consumers use antibiotics, to avoid a post-antibiotics era where these drugs no longer...
If you’re new to Beijing or are planning a trip here, there are some things you can’t take for granted when it comes to your health. You might know...
Weekends are meant for great food and indulgence. We all enjoy eating and drinking; we just don’t like the following unpleasant effects. If...