Rectal rupture: woman, 86, injured during imaging procedure at Hong Kong...
An elderly woman has suffered a rupture to her rectum during a medical imaging procedure at a Hong Kong public hospital. The 86-year-old was undergoing a computerised tomography virtual colonoscopy at...
View ArticleHong Kong to consider asking mainland China authorities to help in event of...
Hong Kong’s security chief has said the city may consider requesting help from mainland China in the event of future natural disasters like Typhoon Mangkhut. John Lee Ka-chiu, the Secretary for...
View ArticleAlmost half of the Hongkongers who consume alcohol go binge drinking, survey...
Almost half of the Hongkongers who drank alcohol between August and November went binge drinking at least once, according to a survey by a cancer awareness group. The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society...
View ArticleFish kept at Hong Kong university could hold key to finding cure for...
More than 30,000 transparent tropical fish kept in the water tanks of a university could be the key to Hong Kong scientists finding a cure for dementia. Professor Wen Zilong, of Hong Kong University of...
View ArticleLinks between owners of wetland sites and big Hong Kong developers spark...
Hong Kong’s four biggest developers were found to have links with owners of more than half of privately held farmland located in ecologically sensitive wetland areas, sparking conservation concerns...
View ArticleTemperatures in Hong Kong dip to as low as 7.9 degrees Celsius as Observatory...
Hong Kong woke to a cold Monday morning with some areas seeing temperatures as low as 7.9 degrees Celsius, as the city’s official weather forecaster predicted even colder days ahead. At 8.30am, the...
View ArticleTo reduce plastic use, Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong to produce more cans and...
In a shift away from plastic containers, Coca-Cola’s Hong Kong distributor will produce more drinks in cans and glass bottles, and roll out hundreds of water dispensers across the city as part of its...
View ArticleHow just tiny drop in ingredients can allow manufacturers of Chinese medicine...
A tiny drop of a non-Chinese medicine is enough to allow Hong Kong manufacturers to evade registering their product as Chinese medicine – and thus greater scrutiny – thanks to a legal loophole. Under...
View ArticleCafe de Coral, Fairwood and Maxim’s use 180 million pieces of disposable...
Three Hong Kong fast-food giants between them used 180 million items of disposable plastic for both eat-in and takeaway meals last year, according to a green group. Cafe de Coral, Fairwood and Maxim’s...
View ArticleHong Kong lacking in leadership to deal with climate change, report warns,...
Hong Kong lacks a dedicated climate change authority to spearhead and keep the subject high on the policy agenda, leading to a “dilution of leadership” despite the formation of a high-level steering...
View ArticleBreakthrough by Hong Kong students could provide a cheap and easy way for...
A small, portable self-testing tool that can detect flu viruses in just 30 minutes has been developed by a dozen Hong Kong university students, potentially providing the public with a cheap and easy...
View ArticleDelayed but still a world first: new breed of nuclear reactor powers up in...
The world’s first of a new breed of nuclear reactors has gone online in southern China after years of safety and design delays. The third-generation European pressurised reactor went into operation at...
View ArticleLack of government contract leaves hearing-impaired Hong Kong children...
Yan Lam, 36, is feeling helpless about her nine-month-old daughter who cannot get a hearing aid for her hearing impairments, which are moderately severe in one ear and severe in another. The mother...
View ArticleLegionnaires’ disease in Hong Kong: what is it, who is at risk, and how do we...
Since late November, three people with links to a Tseung Kwan O housing estate have been diagnosed with a severe form of pneumonia called legionnaires’ disease. The health scare has put residents in...
View ArticleInexperience and poor communication led to oxygen blunder at Hong Kong’s...
Inexperience and a lack of communication between nurses at a Hong Kong public hospital led to a patient ending up with a ventilation bag not hooked up to an oxygen cylinder, an investigation has...
View ArticleInvestment in medical infrastructure has helped medical research in China...
When top neuroscientist Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-yu planned to launch a study to identify genetic risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease among Chinese people around four years ago, she knew that she would...
View ArticleThe only way to kick the world into action is for politicians to see how...
Last week, Japan’s Kanji Proficiency Society revealed its “Word of the Year”, based on a nationwide annual poll organised since 1995. The word was “sa i”, which means “disaster” – chosen for the second...
View ArticleDoes the bacteria in your baby’s intestine tell you anything about her future...
A study of about 100,000 Hong Kong and mainland Chinese newborns will explore how microorganisms in the intestine might affect health development, including the growth of organs, intellectual...
View ArticleThe best Christmas present for loved ones with mental illnesses: your time...
At this time of the year, when festive music and holiday cheer fill the air, understandably most people tend to fixate on their Christmas shopping and finding the perfect place to enjoy a feast with...
View ArticleWhy hotter Earth poses greater health risks to Hong Kong than other cities...
Hong Kong should expect a greater burden on health care services as days and nights of extreme heat become more intense, frequent and prolonged against the backdrop of a changing climate and...
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