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These past few days I have been carrying out a technical overhaul of my website. Running for 11 years, the site has placed too heavy a load on the server, causing frequent system crashes, so I have had to take measures to improve its code.

Professor Yao Naili is a renowned TCM expert in China, a doctoral supervisor and postdoctoral co-supervisor at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and a former president of Guang’anmen Hospital, affiliated with the Academy. He specializes in treating liver diseases and has created several…

Blood vessels are widely distributed throughout every tissue of the body. The human body depends on vessels to deliver nutrients and oxygen and to expel waste, so as to maintain normal metabolism and life activities. Under physiological conditions, angiogenesis does not occur except in certain…

When I woke up this morning, I rode my bicycle to the small vegetable garden at the foot of Fragrant Hills and pulled weeds by hand. On top of the pile I pulled out the day before yesterday, today I removed nearly two more baskets…

On July 6, school let out for the summer. After returning home and resting for a week, my spirits and strength recovered to their best state. These past few days I have spent most of my time reading and writing at the National Library, and…

A new study from the UK Biobank shows that accumulating just a few minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous activity that leaves you slightly breathless may lower the risk of eight major diseases, including heart disease, dementia, and diabetes. The research was conducted by an international…

These past few days, many people have written articles about the passing of Mr. Gao Shanwen after treatment for lymphoma, and people have kept sending me messages asking me to comment on his treatment regimen. Gao Shanwen was a famous economist, a graduate of Peking…

I watched a movie online a while ago. Its Chinese title is "Shen Ji" (Divine Miracle), and its English title is "Something the Lord Made." It is a film based on a true historical story. The protagonist is a Black man named Vivien Thomas. He…

I. Overview of Gallbladder Carcinoma and Bile Duct Carcinoma Biliary tract cancers mainly include two types: gallbladder carcinoma and bile duct carcinoma. Primary gallbladder carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors of the biliary system, accounting for 1%–2% of biliary surgical patients. Among…

After the summer vacation began, I rested at home for a full five days, and rested more than enough. These five days were, for me, a rare spell of laziness; I did not even want to open a book. I went to the vegetable plot…