Ng wrote about the time she developed an unrelenting headache and started throwing up on her way to catch a flight. She had to abort it and went home where her condition got so bad she couldn’t stand. As Western medicine offered no help she went to see several Chinese practitioners. For the headache and vomiting, a doctor from Guangzhou who practiced both Western and Chinese medicine cured her with acupuncture and tui na. Her ordeal revealed the horrid reality of the American health system that serves only the insured.

Source: The Standard March 10, 2020 03:22 UTC