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Latest news and updates on healthcare and hospitals in Hong Kong, including medical issues, the impact of the city's ageing population, coronavirus pandemic and seasonal influenza outbreaks on the health system.
Family of eight-year-old Hong Kong girl left in vegetative state for years after operation deserves empathy from community. Public hospitals treat most people in city and there have been relatively few serious medical blunders despite pandemic and staff shortages
A comprehensive publicity drive is needed to ensure greater community awareness by the time the new legislation comes into effect.
A project at the University of Hong Kong aims to do away with an injection for the influenza A vaccine by developing a nasal spray administered every three years.
The strain of the health system has promoted a review of the flat, low fee to visit a public hospital accident and emergency centre.
Hospital Authority says blunder occurred due to mixing of biopsy samples from woman and another patient diagnosed with cancer
There are now 26 hospitals offering a fusion of traditional Chinese and Western medicine to treat a range of conditions, up from 8 last year.
Researchers from CUHK faculty of medicine discover a certain type of bacteria is pathogen of gastric cancer, as it can kickstart tumour growth.
Rights group says slashing maximum course of medications from 16 to four weeks could force very ill patients to make extra trips to hospital, and pay more for drugs.
President Alexander Wai says university will move campus to academic town in Northern Metropolis after governing body agrees ‘in principle’ to plan.
The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics expects its CARES Copilot 1.0 system to help neurosurgeons provide ‘more efficient clinical diagnosis’.
Private hospital records annual loss of about 30 per cent more than HK$564 million initially forecast under loan renegotiation.
Secrets of metastasis are key for researchers looking to create new early detection tools and therapies, says HKU cell biologist Alice Wong Sze-tsai.
Eddie Chau, father of the eight-year-old girl, confirmed his daughter died on Sunday at around 3.40pm.
Chan Tin-yu’s family had revealed on Thursday that she had not been able to digest food for two days.
Study from CUHK finds no smoking, good sleep and regular high-intensity exercise are among lifestyle choices that can prevent irritable bowel syndrome.
Deduction on assisted reproductive services expected to cover services obtained from both public and private clinics, while ones undergone outside city not eligible.
Hospital Authority promises new Central Clinical Research and Innovation Office will open its doors in second quarter of year.
City’s 100-plus Aids cases last year compare with 62 in 2022, 90 in 2021 and 112 in 2020.
Suspension of non-urgent services during pandemic contributed to fall in number of women getting screened.
PolyU chief says 2.5 million population of Northern Metropolis will need a hospital, highlights university’s strengths in healthcare and artificial intelligence.
United Christian Hospital says it found male patient only had blood pressure, heartbeat and blood oxygen level checked once after being admitted.
Three city measles cases logged in January and February, the same number recorded in each of the previous two years.
Readers discuss how to help patients in long-term cancer management, concerns about Article 23 legislation, and why Hongkongers should cultivate a sense of gratitude.
Temporary measure introduced over Lunar New Year holiday helped ease the load on emergency departments.
Growing number of elderly Hongkongers opting to live across the border, but concern groups say fundamental differences between local and mainland’s healthcare system still a deterrent.
Hospital Authority says alleged victim lodged complaint with North Lantau Hospital on February 15, which filed a report to police.
Club’s Lester Garson Huang says teenagers and elderly among those struggling with emotional, mental health issues as city recovers from Covid-19 pandemic.
University of Hong Kong and charity Orbis publish data showing 8 per cent of those tested in joint study have irreversible degenerative eye disease.
Hongkongers eligible for subsidies will by the third quarter be able to spend them at seven additional hospitals and dental clinics in southern China. Fostering a stronger culture of preventive medicine will help ease the burden on local hospitals and clinics
HKUST president Nancy Ip confirms plans to set up the city’s third medical school to media for first time after lawmakers unveiled proposal last year.