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Shanghai Arrests Quack Doctors for Bloodletting Therapy

2/24/2026

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Authorities in Shanghai arrested self-styled doctors for performing bloodletting therapy to remove "evil energy."
A video by Shanghai TV shows three people inserting a long needle into a man's arm, with blood pooling on the floor.
They claimed that only 100 ml would be drawn and that a healthy person's blood would not flow from the needle.

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Authorities in Shanghai arrested self-styled doctors for performing bloodletting therapy to remove "evil energy."
A video by Shanghai TV shows three people inserting a long needle into a man's arm, with blood pooling on the floor.
They claimed that only 100 ml would be drawn and that a healthy person's blood would not flow from the needle.