Well, happy new year! The California Acupuncture Board has posted the updated “Laws and Regulations Relating to the Practice of Acupuncture” booklet (January 2026 version), reflecting new and amended laws…
Listen To Audio Version Following recent national headlines about potential changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, Los Angeles County health officials have issued a clear clarification: there are no changes to…
Listen To Audio Version One of the most practical and clinically sound principles in acupuncture is the preferential use of points located below the elbows and below the knees. This…
When we talk about the Liver, it’s important to recognize that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and biomedicine describe the same organ in completely different ways. Both systems work with the…
Quick LinksWhat Is IBS? A Simple BackgroundOverview of the Acupuncture IB StudyHow Many Patients Were Studied?Who Qualified for the Study?How the Treatments Were GivenTrue Acupuncture GroupSham Acupuncture GroupWhat Were the…
Los Angeles County, CA — November 5, 2025: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed 61 rabid bats so far this year, marking the second-highest number…
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is currently reviewing two proposals for new specialty recognition — one of which is veterinary acupuncture. The American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) organizing…
Understanding The Role of Acupuncture in Type 2 DiabetesWhat Researchers Looked AtWhat the Study FoundKey ResultsWhat These Results MeanThe Bigger PictureFinal Thoughts Understanding The Role of Acupuncture in Type 2…
A recent JAMA Network Open publication, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has provided some of the most robust evidence to date supporting acupuncture as an effective and…