Hong Kong pharmacists urge health department to conduct proactive checks to...
Two pharmacists’ groups have urged Hong Kong’s Department of Health to proactively check the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines on the market, after customs officials seized 76 boxes of suspected...
View ArticleHongkongers devour enough French toast to cover Earth’s circumference,...
Hongkongers consume the equivalent length of the Earth’s circumference in French toast annually, a survey has found, prompting a nutritionist to warn of health risks caused by the city’s snacking...
View ArticleHong Kong woman, 75, with chronic illnesses stopped breathing less than two...
A 75-year-old woman in Hong Kong with a history of chronic illnesses stopped breathing less than two minutes after a private house call by a doctor to treat her complaints of constipation, stomachache...
View ArticlePublic health warning for Hong Kong as Air Quality Health Index reaches...
Air pollution reached its highest alert level in parts of Hong Kong on Wednesday after the government warned of a “serious” risk to public health and advised people to avoid outdoor activity.The...
View ArticleHong Kong health authorities to test scheme to provide free nasal spray flu...
Pupils at some kindergartens and primary schools will be able to receive a free nasal spray vaccine against influenza viruses, rather than the more painful injection, from October, Hong Kong health...
View ArticleFlu study to reduce spread of virus and boost immunity to it gets HK$50...
A study into ways to boost immunity to influenza and reduce its transmission has received HK$50 million funding from the Hong Kong government, the largest sum allocated to university research projects...
View ArticleHong Kong air pollution is ‘serious’ health risk for second day in a row, as...
Hong Kong was hit by severe air pollution for the second day in a row on Thursday, when the highest alert level was reached in Tung Chung and temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius were recorded in...
View ArticleGreenpeace launches Hong Kong pollution campaign as volunteers talk about the...
Mrs Ho had always considered herself fit and healthy, but she had a nasty shock two years ago when she suffered an incessant coughing fit.“I coughed uncontrollably, drawing odd stares and dirty looks...
View ArticleToddler suffering from rare genetic disease undergoes successful heart...
A 20-month-old toddler suffering from a rare genetic disease that claimed the life of his elder brother, has successfully undergone a “miracle” heart transplant, making him the youngest patient ever to...
View ArticleChinese University medical faculty hires top Hong Kong doctor who left...
A top liver surgeon who was embroiled in a controversy two years ago for leaving a patient halfway through an operation to perform another scheduled procedure at a private hospital has been hired by...
View ArticleHong Kong injects HK$113 million into housing projects to ‘bring some warmth’...
More than HK$110 million has been injected into transitional housing projects that will benefit about 600 people to “bring some warmth to the current social atmosphere”, the city’s No 2 official said...
View ArticleTrust and transparency key to success in governance, says outgoing boss of...
The outgoing boss of the managing body of Hong Kong’s public hospitals has admitted staff shortages and long working hours are problems that remained unsolved, but said progress had been made.Dr Leung...
View ArticleHong Kong girl, 9, is first child in city to undergo liver surgery procedure...
A nine-year-old girl has become the first child in Hong Kong to receive liver surgery through a procedure that limits incisions on the skin, allowing a speedier recovery and less scarring.The...
View ArticleLab tests confirm HPV vaccines seized from two private medical centres in...
Laboratory tests have confirmed that vaccines for the human papillomavirus (HPV) earlier seized from two private medical centres in Hong Kong are indeed fake but with no hazardous substances.The...
View ArticleHong Kong Cancer Strategy launched by health officials, the first...
Health officials have unveiled Hong Kong’s first comprehensive policy for fighting cancer with the city’s No 1 killer expected to strike even harder in the coming decade.The Hong Kong Cancer Strategy,...
View ArticleFrom security guards to doctors, Hong Kong’s overworking culture is a symptom...
Sixteen years into his career, the early memories of a horrible experience in which he worked for 60 hours on end are still fresh in the mind of Hong Kong doctor James Fung Tak-kwan.Fung, 40, a general...
View ArticleAmerican Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong urges ‘clear leadership’,...
An influential Hong Kong business group has urged the city’s leader to immediately deal with the root causes of recent violence and political deadlock, which its members say have taken a toll on...
View ArticleIndonesia returns seven containers of waste to France and Hong Kong
Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said on Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back...
View ArticleFirst No 3 typhoon signal of the year issued in Hong Kong as tropical...
The Hong Kong Observatory’s first No 3 typhoon signal of the year remained in force on Wednesday morning, as an approaching storm intensified, bringing rain and strong winds to the city.The tropical...
View ArticleHong Kong psychiatrists volunteer to help city heal after stress of...
A group of Hong Kong psychiatrists have volunteered to provide free or low cost mental health services for people affected by the recent social unrest in the city.Describing the mental pressure faced...
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