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Chinese medical experts have created an ultra-efficient stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s disease that has achieved remarkable results in clinical trials. Picture: Shutterstock Images
Science

Chinese scientists develop promising stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s

New biotech allows ‘seeds’ planted in the brain to differentiate into new nerve cells, reshaping its neural network.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong confirms 10th locally acquired case of chikungunya fever

Wellness

Explainer | On the verge of a breakdown, new mother discovers what stress really is

United States

US vaccine advisers say not all newborns need hepatitis B shot

Scrapping the recommendation for vaccination at birth will reverse decades of public health gains, disease experts say.

Protesters rally outside CDC headquarter during a meeting of the vaccine committee in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Science

United we stand: why mammals that band together may face lower cancer risks

In cooperative societies – like elephants or whales – natural selection seems to favour genetic mechanisms that suppress cancer, study says.

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Spain

Suspected swine fever cases rise as Spain struggles to limit damage to exports

Two cases and 12 possible infections reported as the European Union’s top pork producer scrambles to limit economic impact.

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Trending in China

China hotel guest dies after staff failed to deliver medicine, triggers liability debate

Front desk hold on to heart disease sufferer’s crucial medicine for hours after friend delivered it to them; dead man’s family blames hotel.

A Chinese hotel guest has died after staff failed to deliver life-saving medicine left at the front desk in time, sparking a debate about the hotel’s liability. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Spain

Spain stops pork exports to China after African swine flu cases

Pork farms within a 20km radius of where two boar died, in the nation that is the EU’s leading pork producer, will face restrictions.

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Wellness

Why this Aids charity’s Hong Kong art show smells of resilience

Aids Concern’s ‘Emanate’ exhibition features art and fragrances created by people affected by HIV and Aids that tell their stories.

Wellness

Explainer | What is MASLD? Most common chronic liver disease affects up to 40% of adults

Previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, MASLD is trending upwards as obesity levels rise, but it can affect lean people too.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a common liver disease driven by metabolic dysfunction. Photo: Shutterstock
Bird flu viruses

Bird flu could risk pandemic ‘worse than Covid’ if it mutates

French institute warns that a bird flu pandemic could be severe, and affect healthy people, including children.

A researcher wearing a protective suit at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, where scientists work to monitor and prevent the spread of avian influenza. Photo: Reuters
Indonesia

Jakarta bans dog and cat meat sales to curb rabies, in win for animal rights

Indonesia’s capital prohibits meat consumption of the animals, challenging a cultural delicacy and cheap protein source for some.

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Britain

Ex-UK PM Cameron urges prostate cancer screening after diagnosis

The former PM calls for targeted screening to save lives from prostate cancer, the UK’s most common male cancer with 55,000 annual cases.

Wellness

He can’t remember his son’s wedding. The cause? A rare autoimmune disease

Autoimmune encephalitis stole years of father Christy Morrill’s memories and can lead to psychosis. But it is being caught early more often.

Christy Morrill holds up a viewfinder with a slide film of himself as a young man. Autoimmune encephalitis left him unable to remember years of his life, and can leave sufferers in hospital, but treatments are in development. Photo: AP
Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

‘Too little, too late’: former UK government slammed for initial Covid response

Inquiry concludes the failure to implement restrictions a week earlier led to one of Europe’s deadliest outbreaks.

The National Covid Memorial Wall in London. Photo: EPA
Trending in China

Sick China teenager draws train to university as self-encouragement but dies

Throughout his ordeal, dad says son demonstrated remarkable strength, never shedding a tear, maintaining resilience to the very end.

Indonesia

In Indonesia, US and Canada, ‘online hoaxes’ fuel measles deaths

With over 3,400 confirmed cases and more than 20 child deaths, Indonesia’s outbreaks reflect immunisation gaps and growing vaccine hesitancy.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Chikungunya may be spreading silently in Hong Kong, expert says after fourth case

‘This latest case, I believe, highlights that we have some silent transmission chains in Hong Kong,’ expert says.

Hong Kong may have silent chains of chikungunya fever transmission in the community, a leading infectious disease expert has warned. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Why does this influencer celebrate her diabetes? To help inspire others

A woman with type 1 diabetes on living ‘a fabulous life’ with the disease, plus a look at wellness resorts catering to people with diabetes.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Fourth local Hong Kong chikungunya case ‘may be linked to new infection source’

Medical expert says case is likely to represent ‘new source of infection not linked to previous three local cases’.

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Wellness

She loved designer handbags. Fighting cancer taught her ‘health is wealth’

Surviving Hodgkin’s lymphoma led Katy Tong to find joy in experiences rather than things. Now she uses sailing to help others ‘move forward’.

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor Katy Tong at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, where she shares her love of sailing with others battling cancer. Photo: Karma Lo
Wellness

Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s CheckMate scheme wants men to ‘check them’ and talk

The initiative launched this Movember promotes pre-emptive checks for and dialogue about male-specific cancers affecting thousands each year.

Hong Kong actor and martial artist Andrew Pong is the face of Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s CheckMate campaign, which aims to make men’s cancers “openly discussed to the same level that breast cancer is among women”. Photo: Instagram/Andrew Pong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Editorial | Hong Kong is making the right moves to keep diabetes at bay

Chinese University projects and a government scheme for subsidised private sector screening are welcome steps to combat the increasingly prevalent disease.

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South Korea

South Korea grapples with medicine shortage as flu outbreak gets worse

Data suggests a potentially severe season ahead as officials urge high-risk groups, including seniors and children, to get vaccinated.

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Wellness

Free Hong Kong therapy sessions help long-distance carers ‘feel less alone’

Being a carer for an ageing relative in another country can be draining. Red Door Counselling’s weekly online sessions are here to help.

Red Door Counselling counsellor-in-training Angela Kaur Baura with her mother, who lives in Dubai. Kaur Baura says that Red Door’s online sessions, which she now helps host, help her cope with being a long-distance carer. Photo: Angela Kaur Baura
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s large-scale genome sequencing project recruits 52,000 in 4 years

Hong Kong Genome Project aims to bring in extra 60,000 to 70,000 people in next five years to help uncover, treat undiagnosed diseases.

The Hong Kong Genome Project launched in 2021. Photo: Edmond So
Wellness

A rare disease left him stumbling. Now yoga helps him stay balanced

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 affects 52-year-old David Lee’s coordination and speech, but Iyengar yoga has given him a new lease on life.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong confirms second locally acquired case of chikungunya fever

School worker, 55, found to have the same source of infection as the first case, an 82-year-old woman in Diamond Hill.

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