Chinese scientist He Jiankui reveals another woman may be pregnant with...
The Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first gene-edited babies has apologised after his announcement sparked a global controversy – but added he was proud of his achievement. Dr...
View ArticleHong Kong health chief moves to allay safety fears after 175,000 French-made...
Hong Kong’s health chief on Wednesday moved to allay concerns about a possible medical scare involving substandard flu vaccines by saying there was no evidence to suggest the batch in question posed a...
View ArticleMan dies 15 hours after passing out while running on treadmill in Hong Kong
A 61-year-old man in Hong Kong died on Tuesday night, 15 hours after he passed out while running on a treadmill at a fitness centre. The man, surnamed Wong, died in Caritas Medical Centre in Sham Shui...
View ArticleAlmost all food imported into Hong Kong by air getting through without safety...
More than nine in 10 food products imported by air were given official permission to enter Hong Kong despite having no documents to prove they were safe, according to an Audit Commission report. The...
View ArticleWhat do we know about Chinese scientist He Jiankui’s claim to have created...
Chinese scientist Dr He Jiankui shocked the world when he claimed he had created the first genetically modified babies on Monday. The controversial experiment involved altering the DNA of twin girls,...
View ArticleWhat is gene editing? Who’s doing it? And is it right? Chinese scientist He...
The scientific community is largely aghast at the claim that a woman in China gave birth to the world’s first genetically edited babies earlier this month, born from embryos modified to make the twins...
View ArticleChinese scientist He Jiankui’s gene-edited babies could cause effects that...
Hong Kong scientists have warned of far-reaching effects on humans and consequences that will not be seen for several generations after a Chinese scientist claimed he had created the world’s first...
View ArticleChina suspends all projects of gene-edited baby scientist He Jiankui, and...
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology has ordered research institutes to suspend all the scientific projects of Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who claims to have created the world’s first...
View ArticleHong Kong shops get ready for enforcement of new law banning sale of alcohol...
Retailers in Hong Kong have been putting up notices and training staff ahead of a new sales ban to kick in at midnight on Friday which will prohibit youngsters from buying alcohol. The new regulation...
View ArticleRecord May temperatures just the beginning for Hong Kong as global warming...
Hong Kong broke 10 temperature records this year, all of which happened in May, and according to the Observatory global warming means the city can expect more of the same in the years to come. The city...
View ArticleHong Kong flu vaccine samples found clear of impurities after white particles...
Flu vaccine samples in Hong Kong were tested and cleared by local health authorities after white particles were found in doses from the same batch which had been supplied to Taiwan. The update from the...
View ArticleProvide free condoms in student unions, says Aids charity after survey finds...
Free condoms should be provided at student unions and dorms, a Hong Kong health concern group said on Friday, after a survey found more than half of locals had unprotected sex with a first-time partner...
View ArticleHong Kong alcohol office puts extra 30 inspectors on streets as new rule...
The Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office has put an extra 30 inspectors on Hong Kong’s streets to ensure retailers are enforcing the new law regulating the sale of booze to minors. Officers will conduct...
View ArticleHong Kong scheme for public sector patients to use private health care...
A Hong Kong voucher scheme that pays for public sector patients to use private health care services should be scaled up to help with disease prevention and to ease the burden on overloaded government...
View ArticleHow the emotional toll on HIV and Aids patients is largely overlooked in Hong...
The first time Dean met up with a friend after coming out as HIV-positive, he was greeted with a gloved hand. “I was like: ‘Why are you wearing gloves? It’s not like we’re eating fried chicken!’” says...
View ArticleBiggest source of air pollution in Hong Kong? It’s shipping, not cars, or...
There is more to Hong Kong’s air pollution than meets the eye – or throat. How often have you heard that the smog actually comes from across the border? Or that cars are responsible for the toxic...
View ArticleMeet the 63-year-old fitness guru thousands of Hongkongers swear by – and her...
Slim, bendy, and with a following of almost 120,000 on Facebook, Mona Chan Man-lai is what most people would consider a fitness guru. But you won’t see her showing off her curves in trendy workout...
View ArticleHong Kong could put health warnings on alcoholic drinks, health minister says...
Health warnings could be put on beer cans and other alcoholic drinks in Hong Kong as the government considers its next step in an effort to curb binge drinking. That comes after new rules took effect...
View ArticleHong Kong private hospital competition heats up over fixed price packages to...
Hong Kong’s newest private hospital will expand its all-inclusive fixed price packages to cover more medical conditions and complex surgeries to ease patients’ fears over forking out more for...
View ArticleDriver caught allegedly smuggling more than 600 hairy crabs worth HK$60,000...
A male driver was caught allegedly smuggling more than 600 hairy crabs into Hong Kong from mainland China at the end of the peak season for the delicacy. Officials said the seized crabs – packed in 10...
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