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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.
Hospital staff wheel a patient into Kwong Wah Hospital’s accident and emergency department on January 1. Photo: Sun Yeung
Insurance

Editorial | Medical insurance review a timely move for a sector under pressure

Hopefully, the review will open doors to a transparent, digitally accessible and internationally focused insurance market.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Medical Council reform must prioritise the public interest

Hong Kong

94% of Hong Kong students are couch potatoes, 17.5% overweight, study shows

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong seeks to replace, not punish, underperforming Medical Council members

Health chief Lo Chung-mau also rules out rigid deadlines for each stage of complaint handling by council.

The Medical Council has been criticised for its excessively long complaint processes, with several cases in limbo for more than a decade. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong’s war on obesity will result in a healthier society

The government’s weight management plan can help Hong Kong shift gear and accelerate its battle against obesity.

Hong Kong

Funding cuts trigger calls for help on jobs from Hong Kong’s physiotherapists

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association alarmed by hiring freezes and job losses at NGOs despite rising demand for services.

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Hong Kong society

Group warns plain packs hinder Hongkongers’ efforts to detect smuggled cigarettes

Survey finds 88 per cent of smokers cannot tell smuggled from taxed cigarettes under proposed plain pack design as advocates call for better QR code system.

Advocates have called for clearer labelling and QR code checks on cigarette boxes ahead of the proposed introduction of plain packaging in Hong Kong. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Hong Kong to expand scheme cutting stroke patient transfer time by 80 minutes

Before pilot scheme, ambulances would take patients to nearest public hospital regardless of whether it could handle stroke cases.

Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | Medical school’s biotech focus will boost Hong Kong’s innovation push

The new school’s emphasis on biotechnology and research will foster partnerships and collaboration with the rest of the Greater Bay Area.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must make mental health an immediate economic priority

The budget rightly focuses on tech and finance for the city’s economic growth but human capital resilience is just as vital.

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People cross a road in Central district in 2025. As society embraces AI, we need to ensure its development and adoption in business do not come at the expense of Hong Kong’s mental wellness. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong police

Health authorities probe possible food poisoning cluster at police college

Source confirms ‘institute’ mentioned by health authorities is Hong Kong Police College.

A source confirmed the Hong Kong Police College was the training institute mentioned by health authorities. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong cancer patient dies 3 weeks after incorrect opening in abdomen

Tseung Kwan O Hospital investigating death of 85-year-old patient with transverse colon cancer, who received stoma surgery on February 7.

Hong Kong society

Warning over screen time and chatbots as number of depressed hits record high

About 30 per cent of survey respondents report moderate to severe symptoms of depression, up from about 11 per cent when study began.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong launches 3-year action plan to help residents fight the flab

Proportion of Hongkongers who are obese or overweight has been rising in recent decades.

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There are many forms of exercise to help with weight loss, experts say. Photo: Eugene Lee
Education in Hong Kong

HKUST may reserve 20% of first medical school intake for non-locals

School to welcome first batch of 50 students in 2028-29, with most non-locals expected to be from mainland China.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology campus in Clearwater Bay. Photo: Nora Tam
Wellness

All about TCM’s ‘miracle pill’ Angong Niuhuang Wan, and when not to take it

The prized Angong Niuhuang Wan is thought to help stroke victims if taken at the right time. But when is that, and can it harm you?

Wellness

Parents of Hong Kong’s ‘Girl Behind the Face’ finally share their story

Mui Thomas’s story of living with a rare skin disease has moved many. Now, her adoptive parents share why they ignored advice to ‘walk away’.

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Hospital Authority

Hong Kong public hospitals report decline in emergency visits over Lunar New Year

Hospital Authority links 15 per cent year-on-year decline in A&E cases during the first three days of the holiday to fee reforms taking effect.

Hong Kong’s public hospitals recorded a decline of up to 15 per cent year on year in the number of emergency cases during the first three days of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Editorial | Food poisoning cases in Hong Kong must prompt swift mitigation efforts

Amid the latest spate of illnesses, the city needs to adopt proactive and transparent strategies to ensure that customers can dine safely.

Ageing society

Opinion | Hong Kong should see the ‘silver economy’ as a golden opportunity

The city could reframe its ageing trend by working to become a global capital for ‘longevity finance’ and supporting East-West healthcare innovations.

Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Spanish firm joins list of oyster suppliers linked to food poisoning cases

Centre for Food Safety reveals latest results of investigation into dozens of recent food poisoning cases.

Oysters can concentrate viruses in their bodies. Photo: Getty Images
Mainland China

Letters | Why cardiovascular health is an economic imperative for Asia

Readers discuss a quiet threat to regional economies, conflicts over port facilities in Panama and Australia, and Malaysia-Indonesia border demarcation.

A man works out along the East Coast Boardwalk in North Point on January 22. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong’s Medical Council must heed diagnosis of ills in complaints process

While the 21 recommendations put forward by the ombudsman may not offer an instant cure, reform is the need of the hour.

Hong Kong

Does eating raw oysters put Hongkongers at risk of norovirus?

Following a wave of poisoning cases linked to raw oysters, the SCMP looks into the risks of consuming the bivalve shellfish and how to avoid illness.

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Centre for Food Safety (HK)

21 food poisoning cases linked to 3 firms, Hong Kong probe finds

Health officials are also investigating suspected norovirus food poisoning among diners at the five-star Mandarin Oriental.

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A preliminary investigation found that the diners had all eaten similar dishes including raw oysters, salmon sashimi, crab legs and brown crab. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong

Repurposed kidney drug may offer hope to infertile women, Hong Kong study finds

Researchers say finerenone may provide affordable treatment with few side effects for women affected by premature ovarian insufficiency.

Premature ovarian insufficiency, or POI, affects about 1 to 3 per cent of women of childbearing age. Photo: Sun Yeung
Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Letters | Meaningful direct access to physiotherapy is still elusive

Readers discuss the bottlenecks delaying musculoskeletal pain management in Hong Kong, and tougher tobacco controls.

Centre for Food Safety (HK)

2 more food poisoning clusters tied to consuming raw oysters in Hong Kong

Five people fall ill after eating the seafood at Chef’s Cuts in Wong Chuk Hang, according to health authorities.

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