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Heroic 90-Second Evacuation: Saving 379 Lives on JAL Flight 516

Japan Airlines Flight 516 landed at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport around 5:47 p.m. on January 2, 2024. Shortly after landing on Runway C, Flight 516 collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane, causing both aircraft to catch fire. The Coast Guard aircraft carried six people; five of the six crew died, and the captain was seriously ...

Mikel Davis

JAL flight 516 burning on the runway.

An Ancient Life-Saving Method

It is well known that CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is a life-saving method for cardiac emergencies, but you may not know that there is also a life-saving first-aid procedure in traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Dong Yang-ling, an 84-year-old Chinese physician, has saved many lives using this method. Here, he describes how he uses it to save ...

Armin Auctor