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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.
The Centre for Health Protection has warned the public active periods of Covid-19 came in cycles of every six to nine months. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Hongkongers urged to get Covid vaccine as next infection wave approaches

Centre for Health Protection asks public to get shots in ‘timely manner’ as more than five months have passed since last surge of activity.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Why ‘Hong Kong model’ combining Chinese and Western medicine could go global

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Video | Hong Kong opens its first TCM hospital

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Explainer | What you need to know about services at Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital

Flagship facility is city’s first hospital offering Chinese medicine services and also serves as training and research hub.

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Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital opened to patients on Thursday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Hong Kong’s first Chinese medicine hospital opens to popular demand

Facility, which hopes to bring Chinese medicine development in Hong Kong to the world, adds extra quota slots to meet demand.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Editorial | Mental health support essential for all of society after Tai Po fire tragedy

With time, meaningful comfort and social connections will help frontline survivors and the city as a whole recover and find a path forward.

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Chikungunya fever

Hong Kong shuts Tsing Yi hiking trails amid links to 5 local chikungunya cases

Centre for Health Protection to undertake large-scale mosquito control on the trails after hikers test positive for the disease.

Authorities have closed the Tsing Yi Nature Trails for large-scale mosquito control. Photo: Jelly Tse
Banking & finance

Ageing Hong Kong opens new frontiers for insurers, pensions and cross-border care

As Hong Kong rapidly ages, more are buying insurance and pension products, while others are heading to the mainland for medical treatment.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong hospital fee rises a necessary step towards sustainability

Readers discuss the healthcare reform aimed at directing care to those most in need, recovering from a traumatic disaster, and AI’s impact on society.

Chikungunya fever

Hong Kong confirms 10th locally acquired case of chikungunya fever

A 67-year-old woman confirmed as the latest case after hiking in Tsing Yi, the Centre for Health Protection says.

A 67-year-old woman has been confirmed as the 10th locally acquired case of chikungunya fever. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

140 private doctors offering free basic healthcare to Hong Kong fire victims

Scheme grants survivors of Tai Po fire three consultations, plus medication, free of charge between now and February 28 next year.

Last week’s blaze left at least 159 dead and 79 injured. Photo: Sam Tsang
Wellness

Editorial | Hospital fee reform must balance social fairness with budgetary needs

While standard X-ray services at public hospitals will remain free, the pricing overhaul must be watched closely to avoid unintended harm.

Hong Kong

Dementia patient still missing in Hong Kong as doctor urges trackers for elders

Search for 87-year-old in Por Lo Shan, a countryside area in Tuen Mun, yields no results as drones and dogs assist operation.

Hong Kong

Standard X-rays to stay free despite fee overhaul at Hong Kong public hospitals

Government will still cover 90 per cent of cost of radiological examinations after fee reform next year, according to Hospital Authority.

At present, the government fully subsidises all radiology services at public hospitals. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong mum who gave birth at 58 marks 100-day milestone with happy family

Lilian Chan and her husband Brian Wong celebrate occasion with more than 400 guests and reveal challenges and joys of journey so far.

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Brian Wong and his wife Lilian Chan with daughters Gia (left) and Miracle. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Chikungunya strikes 2 Hong Kong travellers as infection count rises to 70

Man, 69, and woman, 49, had travelled to mainland China, and Centre for Health Protection has classified the cases as imported.

Flu in Hong Kong

Broader virus protection urged as 86% of Hong Kong toddlers yet to get flu jabs

Experts urge public to get vaccinated against both influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, citing higher risk of co-infection among high-risk groups this winter.

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Tech focus for doctors trained at new Hong Kong medical school, HKUST head says

Professor Nancy Ip says university will use its strength in research, especially in AI, to train future doctors to treat patients.

HKUST will build a medical complex on its Clear Water Bay campus. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Council overturns decision to end inquiry into alleged blunder

Panel ended inquiry last month into Dr Sit Sou-chi, who was accused of delaying treatment that left child with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia.

Hong Kong society

Urgent plea for heart donation as Hong Kong teacher, 44, fights for life

Heart transplant only hope to save husband’s life, says wife, adding their daughters are still young and need their father as they grow up.

Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | HKUST medical school can make a difference as the population ages

A third medical school that promotes medical innovation and scientific research will also enhance the city’s global competitiveness.

The HKUST campus in Clear Water Bay on November 19. Photo: Nora Tam
Chikungunya fever

Hong Kong’s fourth local chikungunya case unrelated to past 3: health officials

Centre for Health Protection says source of fourth city-based case’s infection genetically distinct from past imported, locally acquired cases.

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Authorities conduct anti-mosquito operations in Tsing Yi. Photo: Karma Lo
HKUST

HKUST pledges to invest more than HK$7 billion into third medical school project

Plans include a HK$2 billion complex at the university’s Clear Water Bay campus ahead of a long-term site in the Northern Metropolis by 2034.

Universities in Hong Kong

What must Hong Kong’s new medical school focus on to succeed?

Experts weigh in after government’s announcement that HKUST, with strong strategic and financial position, will operate city’s third medical school.

Flu in Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong must redouble vaccination efforts amid threat of longer flu season

The recent deaths of two children, virus mutations and the risk of seasonal overlap highlight the urgency of getting inoculated.

People wear masks in Jordan. The prospect of cooler weather has put doctors on heightened alert. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Chikungunya may be spreading silently in Hong Kong, expert says after fourth case

‘This latest case, I believe, highlights that we have some silent transmission chains in Hong Kong,’ expert says.

Hong Kong may have silent chains of chikungunya fever transmission in the community, a leading infectious disease expert has warned. Photo: Shutterstock
Flu in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s flu season could extend into winter due to mutation: expert

Expert David Hui says extended flu season compounded by cold snap, adding city should study if it could become perennial, as in Singapore.

Chikungunya fever

Fourth local Hong Kong chikungunya case ‘may be linked to new infection source’

Medical expert says case is likely to represent ‘new source of infection not linked to previous three local cases’.

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