Hong Kong university reveals complete genetic sets of nasopharyngeal cancer
Patients who have nasopharyngeal cancer, which starts behind the nose, could be given more effective treatment in the future after Chinese University researchers unveiled the complete genetic sets of a...
View ArticleBird flu puts Hongkonger, 76, in critical condition
A 76-year-old Hongkonger is fighting for his life after being infected with bird flu H7N9 in another imported case of the potentially deadly disease. The Centre for Health Protection’s investigation...
View ArticleHong Kong inventor develops LED bulb that’s cheaper, brighter and longer-lasting
“I thought it would be clumsier,” said Nick Holonyak Jr, the engineer behind the first visible light emitting diode (LED), in a 2012 corporate video 50 years after he invented it for General Electric....
View ArticleHong Kong’s Prince of Wales hospital plans to offer inpatient services for...
Mentally ill patients visiting the emergency service department of the Prince of Wales Hospital will in the future be able to stay in the institution if they require overnight care, as part of its...
View ArticleHong Kong faecal donor recruitment drive draws 10,000 applications to Asia...
Hong Kong has received a “record” number of applications to donate faeces for the treatment of intestinal diseases, but a researcher says more scientific work is required to determine the most suitable...
View ArticleHong Kong cataract patient gets eye removed days after surgery
A 92-year-old cataract patient in Hong Kong had his eye eviscerated on Tuesday just days after undergoing surgical procedure on it at Tseung Kwan O Hospital. The Hospital Authority said his eye...
View ArticleHong Kong needs more and better rehab bus services, Ombudsman report says
Disabled persons in Hong Kong are facing a severe shortage of rehabilitation buses, with only 156 such buses for over 320,000 people who cannot move freely, according to the latest Ombudsman report....
View ArticleAvoiding obesity doesn’t end risk of chronic liver disease, say researchers...
Avoiding obesity will not keep fatty liver disease at bay, it appears, after Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers showed that one in five non-obese people suffered from the non-alcoholic variant...
View Article‘The nurse just asked me not to give birth’: Hong Kong woman says she lost...
The case of a woman who lost her newborn daughter because the delivery wards were too “full” has highlighted the excessive burden of demand facing Hong Kong’s public hospitals. The 33-year-old woman,...
View ArticleHong Kong brain surgeon operates on wrong side of patient’s skull
A serious medical blunder at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in which a doctor operated on the wrong side of a patient’s skull, has led to an investigation by the facility. The doctor cut open the left...
View ArticleTrail etiquette, a new breed of Hong Kong hikers and useful trekking apps
The government is facing an uphill battle to encourage hikers to be more environmentally aware and reduce the amount of litter left in country parks, figures show. In September 2015, the Agriculture,...
View ArticleBrain scan mix-up may have led doctor to cut open wrong side of patient’s...
A Hong Kong brain surgeon who operated on the wrong side of a patient’s skull may have made a crucial error well before surgery even began, according to the city’s health minister. Secretary for the...
View ArticleHong Kong hospital probes alleged misdiagnosis of heart disease in case of...
Tuen Mun Hospital is investigating a case which a 72-year-old woman died in June last year after medics allegedly misdiagnosed her heart disease as stomach ache. The case is the second possible medical...
View ArticlePopular Hong Kong dishes still high in sodium content, consumer watchdog says
Sodium content levels in popular Hong Kong dishes have remained the same, according to the city’s consumer watchdog, after comparing them to findings from studies done over the past decade. The...
View ArticleOlympic gold medallist (and PhD) Hannah MacLeod warns Hong Kong kids not to...
It’s hard to imagine anywhere further removed from the tourist hot-spots of Hong Kong than a charity-aided school in Tuen Mun, but that’s where Dr Hannah MacLeod has decided to spend a few hours of her...
View ArticleHong Kong green group calls for teams to be sent into estates to explain...
A waste reduction team modelled on the Tobacco Control Office should be created and sent into residential estates to promote awareness of solid waste charging when it is officially in place. Advocacy...
View ArticleHong Kong marine research centre may build wall to keep out unruly visitors
A wall may have to be put around an ecologically sensitive research area in Hong Kong if visitors do not begin respecting it, the director of a marine biology research facility warns. Professor Gray...
View ArticleLet mothers pick hospital, says Hong Kong woman who lost baby at...
A woman whose baby died four days after being born at an overstretched public hospital has called for expectant mothers to have more choice over where they give birth. Current policy restricts...
View ArticleWaste disposal charge will cost a typical Hong Kong family HK$51 a month
Hong Kong’s households will have to shell out around HK$33 to HK$51 a month to dispose of their rubbish when a long-awaited quantity-based charging scheme designed to change behaviour and reduce waste...
View ArticleHong Kong restaurants will just pass on waste charges to diners, businessman...
Restaurateurs doubt that a waste charging scheme will reduce rubbish at source and warn it may result in bigger bills for diners while forcing small operators out of business. Under laws unveiled by...
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