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A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand
practicing chinese xi gong

Homepage image: Qi Gong comprises slow, deep breaths and smooth movements aimed at focusing the mind and maximizing the body’s energy flow.

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A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand

During a nine-day winter break trip, students in Jianghong Liu’s Penn Global seminar experienced and learned about practices like tea therapy, cupping, Qi Gong, and more.

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Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine
Jasmine Brown.

Penn Medicine student and author Jasmine Brown.

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Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine

Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked.

From Penn Medicine News

Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care
Jamil Rivers.

Jamil Rivers, founder of The Chrysalis Initiative. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

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Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care

During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance.

From Penn Medicine News