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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.
About 70 per cent of young people’s first puff of nicotine comes from flavoured tobacco, according to health minister Lo Chung-mau. Photo: dpa
Smoking and vaping

Hong Kong to target flavoured tobacco in next phase of controls: health chief

Health minister says ‘poisoned chalice’ of flavoured e-cigarettes use sugar-coated toxins to mask bitter taste and hook younger people.

Hong Kong

Taxpayers ‘won’t lose out’ if CUHK medical centre pays off public loan early

Wellness

He lost his wife to a rare brain cancer. Here’s how he keeps going

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Hong Kong

Mainland patient first to be moved north under cross-border ambulance scheme

Mainland Chinese woman injured while in Hong Kong transferred to Zhuhai People’s Hospital with no vehicle change needed.

The ambulance crossed the border without the patient needing to transfer vehicles. Photo: Handover
Smoking and vaping

Can AI help Hongkongers quit smoking? Health authorities are giving it a go

Office unveils its ‘Chat to Quit’ chatbot pilot initiative as part of annual campaign in June.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Law on advance medical directives will help ensure dignity at end of life

Efforts must be made to promote awareness of the new law and its implementation should be carefully monitored.

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Hong Kong society

How can Hong Kong help mothers of infants reverse falling breastfeeding rate?

Doctors and advocates say city needs to address sparse facilities, misinformation, and lack of statutory and employer support.

Illustration: Henry Wong
Hong Kong

Coroner’s Court, watchdog to probe delayed blood transfusion to girl with cancer

Father of Chau Tin-yu to appear as witness at October inquiry looking at alleged blunder that led to four-year-old’s vegetative state and later death.

Ebola virus

Hong Kong issues red travel alert for DR Congo as Ebola outbreak spreads

139 suspected deaths and 600 suspected cases have been recorded in DR Congo and Uganda, with numbers expected to rise.

Medicine

Letters | In medical incident probes, stats and facts are as vital as transparency

Readers discuss the nuanced difference between a medical blunder and a medical complication, AI and mental health, and the IMF’s advice to Hong Kong.

Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
Mainland China

Li Ka-shing charity to subsidise liver cancer surgery for 200 patients

‘Love Can Help’ scheme through billionaire’s foundation will subsidise histotripsy treatment, cutting costs from about HK$260,000 to HK$50,000.

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Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, pictured in a rare recent photo, will subsidise liver cancer surgery for 200 patients through his foundation’s Love Can Help scheme. Photo: Li Ka Shing Foundation
Ebola virus

Hong Kong steps up Ebola precautions, prepares Lantau Island quarantine facility

Centre for Health Protection prepares Penny’s Bay site and response plan, including tracing, as central Africa outbreak declared global emergency.

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Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong shares its public health bona fides with global investors

For a city with a strong reputation for reinvention, focusing on medical technology is a logical step for economic growth and patient care.

Hong Kong

Hospital body to use 18285 and 18286 phone numbers to help people identify calls

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority will begin rolling out prefixes next week, reducing the risk of people not answering calls due to scam fears.

The Hospital Authority will progressively roll out the new caller ID numbers over the coming month. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong urged to trigger travel alert to DR Congo, Uganda amid Ebola outbreak

Infectious disease expert says more preventive measures necessary, noting frequent exchanges between mainland Chinese and central African cities.

A general hospital in Goma, a major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the first case of Ebola in the current outbreak was reported. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong ramps up health checks for travellers from Africa after Ebola outbreak

Move follows WHO declaring outbreak of deadly disease on continent a ‘public health emergency of international concern’.

Hong Kong society

Estate residents step up cleaning after city’s first rat hepatitis case this year

Janitors were seen deep-cleaning public areas at Laguna Verde, where patient reportedly lived, on Sunday.

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Hong Kong

Man infected with rat hepatitis E, Hong Kong’s first case this year

Patient, 42, says he did not encounter rodents at home or at work before positive test on May 5, while three household contacts remain asymptomatic.

The patient was referred to Queen Mary Hospital’s accident and emergency department following a medical appointment at a private hospital. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong

Health authorities order halt to use of medical devices tied to patient’s death

Preliminary inspection found abnormality in screw-on connector at end of catheter used during heart operation on elderly man at Tuen Mun Hospital.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong inquest finds rare gastroscopy complication caused man’s death

Coroner rules death caused by brain swelling after procedure at Queen Mary Hospital in 2024, with rapid deterioration limiting treatment options.

Hong Kong

Medical blunder probe opened over death linked to improperly sealed catheter

Hospital Authority says patient, who had history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high cholesterol, died following heart procedure.

A report into the alleged blunder at Tuen Mun Hospital is expected within eight weeks. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong science and tech

Why Hong Kong scientists think GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can help stroke patients

Chinese University of Hong Kong scientists call GLP-1 ‘superstar pathway in biological, medical and pharmaceutical fields’.

The research is the world’s first phase two clinical trial on the use of GLP-1 for stroke treatment. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Extended visiting hours reflect enlightened approach to patient care

Patients show greater improvement and emotional security as well as less anxiety when visiting hours are extended.

Disease

Editorial | Hong Kong is treating hantavirus outbreak with reasonable caution

The city and other communities should resist the urge to overreact and instead focus on hygiene and other proven best practices.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong urged to expand role in national medical research, breakthroughs

National Health Commission’s Li Wei pledges support for Hong Kong researchers taking part in country’s major science and technology projects.

Hospital Authority chairman Henry Fan Hung-ling (left) and acting chief secretary Cheuk Wing-hing greet each other at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Hong Kong leverages ‘unrivalled’ medical hub status amid global hantavirus alarm

Leader John Lee and health chief Lo Chung-mau highlight city’s unique role in boosting global pandemic readiness at summit.

Chief Executive John Lee attends the Asia Summit on Global Health at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Photo: Sam Tsang
Wealth: Healthcare

Unlocking your genetic code: the potential health benefits of DNA sequencing

Genome sequencing analysis helps identify potential risks and facilitate ‘precision living’ to minimise those risks.

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Wealth: Healthcare

Future-proofing: how longevity medicine is reshaping health prospects

With people living longer and fewer children being born to support older generations, can preventive longevity medicine help provide a more secure and healthy future?

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Standard Chartered
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