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Dr Sit Sou-chi was found guilty of professional misconduct and struck off the General Register for nine months over his handling of a newborn who suffered a seizure in 2009 and was later left with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Lawmaker slams ‘unsatisfactory’ past bid to scrap 16-year probe against doctor

David Lam says guilty verdict in misconduct case that left boy disabled for life shows medical watchdog’s bid to end probe on fairness grounds was unfounded.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Commercial fish farm encroaches on government land, deemed ecological threat

Disease

Can you get cancer? Hong Kong doctors say it takes more than 1 mistake

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Nearly 60% of Hong Kong parents mistake deadly disease for a cold, survey finds

Doctors urge greater public awareness of deadly meningococcal disease as survey exposes low knowledge and vaccine uptake.

Experts have urged parents to consider vaccination as a survey reveals gaps in knowledge of meningococcal disease. Photo: Sam Tsang
Experts have urged parents to consider vaccination as a survey reveals gaps in knowledge of meningococcal disease. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Doctor given 9‑month ban for misconduct in case that left boy disabled for life

Paediatrician Sit Sou-chi removed from General Register over a mishandled 2009 seizure case that left newborn with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia.

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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong lifts amber rainstorm warning, but wet weather to remain

Strong winds, swells and heavy showers expected until middle of next week, Observatory says.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

‘I’m so scared’: parents of dying Hong Kong girl, 13, pray for organ ‘miracle’

Parents of Ching Ching, who needs new heart and lungs, ask families who recently lost loved ones to help her fulfil wish of returning home.

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The parents of Ching Ching, 13, have appealed to the public for organ donations. Photo: Handout
The parents of Ching Ching, 13, have appealed to the public for organ donations. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong moves antenatal care to public hospitals in reform push

Public hospitals to offer one-stop antenatal services after integration from maternal health centres as part of two-phase plan starting on Monday.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong enters summer flu season as Covid infections also climb

Most of 23 adults with severe flu infections recorded last week had not received protective flu jabs under latest vaccination programme.

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Hong Kong weather

T1 to stay in force until Friday noon as tropical depression approaches Hong Kong

Observatory to assess need for issuing No 3 typhoon signal later, ‘depending on changes in intensity of tropical cyclone’.

Cloudy skies over Victoria Harbour on Thursday morning. Photo: Robert Ng
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong to issue No 1 typhoon signal on Thursday as tropical depression nears

Storm is expected to remain about 400km from the city, weather forecaster says.

Hong Kong will issue the No 1 typhoon signal on Thursday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong will issue the No 1 typhoon signal on Thursday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong weather

Record heat expected in Hong Kong this year as ‘super’ El Nino threatens

Pacific sea surface temperatures expected to rise further, developing into ‘super strong’ El Nino that could also lead to more intense tropical typhoons.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

‘I see hope’: how mindset shifts help cancer patients cope with diagnosis

From art therapy to counselling, psychological support and palliative care improve quality of life and treatment outcomes, experts say.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong moves to curb flow of high liquid content waste in landfills

Conservationists praise proposal, saying it will protect local waters and coastlines from the risk of toxic leakage.

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Landfills accepted around 1,500 tonnes of high liquid content waste last year. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to raise share of Medical Council lay members to 31%, set inquiry time

Proposal aims to foster more diverse participation, while time frame for complaints to be made public will also be set, health minister says.

Hong Kong’s health chief has provided details on proposed changes to the Medical Registration Ordinance. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong’s health chief has provided details on proposed changes to the Medical Registration Ordinance. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Exclusive | Why having more foreign-trained doctors in Hong Kong won’t threaten local ones

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says city lacks doctors trained in certain branches but hospitals will always prioritise local hires.

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Hong Kong weather

3 rainstorm signals in 90 minutes as Hong Kong hiker struck by lightning

Man suffers leg injury after lightning strike on Lantau Peak as fluctuating rainstorm warnings force afternoon class suspensions across the city.

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Hong Kong politics

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s own drug regulator pushes ahead with hiring, seeks WHO recognition

Health chief says the city is aiming to approve drugs independently by 2030 as it builds capacity and courts global pharmaceutical companies.

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Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau. Photo: May Tse
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau. Photo: May Tse
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Calls for harsher crackdown on wildlife trafficking after 64 animals found in flat

Woman arrested after authorities alerted to crocodile on balcony and find endangered iguanas, tortoises, savannah monitors and snakes inside.

Hong Kong politics

Exclusive | Hong Kong to reform Medical Council to improve handling of complaints

Proportion of lay members to be increased and time frames for cases made public under amendments headed to Legco in about two weeks, SCMP learns.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong pioneers world’s first robotic living-donor liver transplant

Surgeons complete 48 robot-assisted procedures successfully under University of Hong Kong’s pioneering microsurgery programme.

The robotic microsurgical platform has been used for 48 procedures. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

On This Day | Hong Kong declared Sars-free in 2003 – SCMP archive

On this day 23 years ago, the World Health Organization declared the end of Sars in Hong Kong after the epidemic left 299 dead in the city.

Large-scale cleaning at Telford Gardens in Kowloon Bay on April 11, 2003. Photo: Martin Chan
Large-scale cleaning at Telford Gardens in Kowloon Bay on April 11, 2003. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong cockatoos could help save Indonesia’s endangered species, study shows

Study, published in Evolutionary Applications journal in May, underscores importance of conserving city’s cockatoo population.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Doctor boyfriend of sacked Hong Kong medical intern also fired for misconduct

Resident doctor at Tuen Mun Hospital involved in unauthorised examination at Ruttonjee Hospital, health authorities say.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

No more painful biopsies? How a new blood test will transform cancer detection

New liquid biopsies aim to deliver simpler, more accurate cancer detection by analysing DNA fragment size in blood samples.

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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