Traditional healers in Uganda are set to undergo a nationwide registration and identification exercise aimed at distinguishing genuine practitioners from those accused of using the practice to commit crimes, the country's traditional healers' president Nalongo Nansamba Mutongole has said.

China aims to build a more robust traditional Chinese medicine service system covering the entire population throughout its full life cycle by 2030, according to a national plan for TCM development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30).

A recent in-flight medical emergency highlighted how traditional Chinese medicine techniques can complement emergency care in unexpected settings.

Traditional medicine usually offers cures passed down through belief rather than proof. Occasionally, however, modern research finds evidence that a long-used remedy may hold genuine therapeutic value.

Trend includes controversial methods like ‘crying therapy,’ promoted as an emotional ‘fire extinguisher’ to clear dampness linked to ‘heart fire’

Four faculty members from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine recently handled a mid-air medical emergency on an overnight Air China flight from Paris to Beijing by applying their TCM expertise.

Traditional medicine is recognized as a pillar of Vietnamese medicine, but many experts believe that this field has not yet fully realized its potential due to a lack of a comprehensive legal framework and effective enforcement mechanisms.

TCM treatments gaining popularity among younger generations