Insights and Updates

Recently, the National Medical Products Administration issued an announcement (No. 120 of 2025) on revising the package inserts for montelukast preparations, requiring that warning language be added to the inserts of all montelukast formulations, alerting that montelukast carries a risk of inducing depression, self-harm, and…

When the number of chromosomes in a somatic cell is one or more greater than the normal diploid number, this is called hyperdiploidy in medical biology. If only one extra chromosome is added, giving 47 chromosomes, it is called trisomy. This is a chromosomal aberration;…

Recently I have been studying the nervous system and have developed a number of thoughts. The answers to these cannot be found in textbooks, and consulting teachers may not yield answers either. I am jotting them down so I do not forget them over time,…

The brain can hardly form a firm memory of something it does not understand, and at the same time it can hardly form a thorough understanding of something it knows nothing about. Learning is therefore a gradual process; in the early stage of acquiring new…

Yesterday I introduced Professor Shen Yannan's empirical formula for cervical lymphoma. Today, taking a case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with lymphatic metastasis treated by Professor Shen himself, we will further study his experience. Huang, male, 50 years old, worker. First visit March 8, 1984. The patient…

Professor Shen Yannan (1920-1992) was formerly a professor at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. During his lifetime he treated many cancer patients and accumulated rich experience in treating cervical lymphoma. He combined Xiaoluo Wan (Scrofula-Dissolving Pill) from Cheng Zhongling's Yixue Xinwu (Medical Mind Awakening) of…

Cerebral infarction and stroke sequelae are common diseases in Tibetan regions. Because Tibetan people mostly live on the plateau, where oxygen is scarcer than on the plains, the incidence of cerebrovascular disease in China's Tibetan areas is higher than in the lowlands; accordingly, Tibetan people…

This past week I have been utterly absorbed in studying the nervous system, as if possessed. I have always had a very strong interest in the nervous system, but the number of class hours at school is limited, and teachers can hardly go into it…

Chronic myeloid leukemia, medically also called chronic myelogenous leukemia and abbreviated as "CML," is a malignant tumor of the blood system. In more than 90% of CML patients, the erythroid, granulocytic, and megakaryocytic lineages all carry the Ph1 aberrant chromosome; medicine therefore infers that these…

Before I knew it, my first semester back on campus is almost over. Recently I have been busy reviewing for the final exams. Over the next twenty-plus days, final exams will be my priority, and I hope friends will not take up my time unless…