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Health expert backs Hong Kong plan to adopt US model for third medical school
Professor Victor Dzau cites successful examples in Singapore, such as the Duke-NUS medical school which he helped establish.
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Breast cancer now second most common form of disease in Hong Kong
12 Nov 2024 - 8:09PM
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DSE a waste of time for Hong Kong youth not cut out for academics
12 Nov 2024 - 2:30PM
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Hong Kong’s working class deserve world-class medical care
Readers discuss proposed reforms to Hong Kong’s outpatient services, the city’s aspirations to be an education hub, Trump’s MAGA movement and North Korea’s continuing missile tests.
11 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM
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Healthcare reform is necessary but must offer protection for all
The bottom line for Hongkongers is simply this: no one should be denied medical services because of money.
11 Nov 2024 - 5:00AM
Celebrity weight-loss drug gets nod in Hong Kong but experts warn over use
Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro joins list of obesity and diabetes drugs made popular by celebrities who lost weight.
10 Nov 2024 - 7:27PM
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Be more aware of spinal conditions
Some 619 million people globally suffer from back pain. Yet spinal conditions are not given the prominence they deserve in public health.
10 Nov 2024 - 5:30AM
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Nuclear deterrence is mute on how to resolve root of conflict
Readers discuss Russia’s threat of nuclear strikes and North Korea’s role in the Ukraine war, Cheung Chau’s fading charms, and Hong Kong’s outstanding healthcare service.
9 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM
Hong Kong to look at procuring flu jabs for family doctors amid supply concerns
Undersecretary for Health Dr Libby Lee says authorities are aware of supply instability for private doctors in previous years.
8 Nov 2024 - 9:28PM
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Better IP protection will fire up Hong Kong’s creative industries
Readers discuss the government’s moves to recognise creative property rights and address livelihood and community concerns.
8 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM
Hongkongers to get faster, cheaper access to new medicines under improved system
Hospital Authority says doctors will no longer need to go through two-tier assessment and can apply directly to introduce new drugs from mid-November.
7 Nov 2024 - 6:50PM
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Hong Kong to offer free HPV vaccinations to young women in cervical cancer fight
Two-year scheme aims to provide catch-up jabs for 190,000 people born between 2004 and 2008 who were left out of main vaccination round.
6 Nov 2024 - 7:13PM
Hong Kong moves to restrict business use of medical terms such as ‘clinical’
Government seeks to better protect public from falling for misleading claims, but some professionals say proposal goes too far.
5 Nov 2024 - 9:24PM
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More than 55,000 estimated to battle depression yearly in Hong Kong: study
University of Hong Kong researchers also say average yearly cost of healthcare to treat these cases will amount to HK$2.5 billion.
4 Nov 2024 - 10:49PM
HKUST reveals group of experts to boost bid for Hong Kong’s third medical school
Line-up includes former Hospital Authority chairman Edward Leong and Nobel Prize winner Roger Kornberg of Stanford University.
4 Nov 2024 - 5:21PM
Hong Kong’s Tung Chung left without water supply after pipe bursts
Water supply expected to resume gradually on Monday morning, with at least 10 housing estates, public hospital and several hotels affected.
4 Nov 2024 - 12:07AM
Former jailed ringleader of Hong Kong’s Occupy movement reveals cancer battle
Cancer forced doctors to perform emergency surgery on Shiu Ka-chun and remove half of his stomach, with ex-lawmaker losing 15kg.
3 Nov 2024 - 7:24PM
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Hong Kong’s public outpatient clinics to focus on serving vulnerable: health chief
Lo Chung-mau says those with chronic illnesses or mild diseases should turn to family doctors instead of Hospital Authority.
3 Nov 2024 - 7:10PM
Hong Kong foundation says home peritoneal dialysis a boon to kidney patients
Treatment allows Ng Yuk Mui, 65, earlier diagnosed with diabetes, to enjoy daily activities that would otherwise be regularly disrupted.
3 Nov 2024 - 9:45PM
University of Hong Kong joins overseas experts to form first ADHD global task force
Task force announces plans for Lancet Psychiatry Series on ADHD to study prevalence, treatment hurdles and stigma linked to disorder.
2 Nov 2024 - 10:13PM
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Covid case sends jabs reminder to Hong Kong parents
Ordeal of 10-month-old Hong Kong girl, whose condition has improved, gives reason to get children vaccinated against coronavirus and flu.
2 Nov 2024 - 6:15AM
Hong Kong public hospital gave patient 10 times prescribed sedative dose
Tuen Mun Hospital says patient monitored after injection and showed no abnormal reaction.
1 Nov 2024 - 11:10PM
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Review of Hong Kong care homes system required after sexual abuse claims
Alleged assaults at Hong Kong facility highlight the need to ensure weak and vulnerable are not taken advantage of.
1 Nov 2024 - 6:15AM
Viagra kick? Coffee with erectile dysfunction drug triggers Hong Kong warning
Department of Health says tests show Firstwell Tongkat Ali Premix Coffee contains sildenafil, an undeclared controlled drug ingredient.
31 Oct 2024 - 8:45PM
Hong Kong’s third medical school could adopt curriculum that widens recruitment
Health minister Lo Chung-mau says institution would likely focus on attracting those aiming for second degree and start with 50 students.
31 Oct 2024 - 9:42PM
Shady practices at Hong Kong pain relief, ‘bone-manipulating’ centres spotlighted
Just three convictions due to grey areas in adverts for pain-management services, official says.
30 Oct 2024 - 10:55PM
What can diabetics do to lower risk of developing cancers common in Hong Kong?
University team finds keeping blood sugar levels below 7 per cent can cut certain cancer risks by 30 per cent.
30 Oct 2024 - 7:13PM
Why are healthy Hong Kong infants still at risk of severe Covid infections?
Health authorities earlier urged public to get vaccinated after infant girl sent to paediatric intensive care unit with Covid infection.
30 Oct 2024 - 4:48PM
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