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Hong Kong’s ADHD awareness lags, says Amanda Fok, who founded Let’s Talk ADHD after her own diagnosis in 2008. She launched Hong Kong’s first ADHD Awareness Week in 2020. Photo: Let’s Talk ADHD
Mental health

Diagnosed with ADHD at 35, she now fights for awareness in Hong Kong

Amanda Fok is the founder of Let’s Talk ADHD and ADHD Awareness Week, at which adults can get free ADHD assessments on October 25 and 26.

Beauty

4 setting sprays to keep your make-up intact, from Nars and Fenty to Sephora

Food and Drinks

The dairy product that’s become an unlikely luxury item: super-premium butter

What to do in Hong Kong

‘It’s like human chess’: Brazilian jiu-jitsu and its rise in Hong Kong

BJJ gym co-owners and a star student describe the physical and mental benefits of the martial art and why it’s never too late to start.

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Nosherwan Khanzada (in blue), co-founder of Espada Studio, and student Anthony Hollis (in black) demonstrate an arm bar at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu gym in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Mental health

He barely left his room for 5 years. Now he helps others re-enter society

You Jin-kyu, who spent nearly five years barely leaving his room in his 20s, helps socially isolated young Koreans reconnect with the world.

Dementia

What is the Green Mediterranean diet and is it your brain’s best ally?

The plant-focused Green Mediterranean diet delivers even more brain benefits than the regular Mediterranean diet, experts say.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong should blame policymakers, not seniors, for ageing pressures

Hong Kong’s discourse on ageing must centre on the needs of the elderly, not frame them as a political obstacle or drain on public resources.

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An elderly woman is assisted in To Kwa Wan on July 14. Photo: Sam Tsang
Greater Bay Area

Unmet healthcare demand in Asia presents Chinese hospitals with opportunities

Fosun Health is targeting medical tourists from South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, CEO Frank Hu Hang says.

Beauty

Deodorant became its own beauty category – here’s how to navigate the chaos

From AKT’s balm-to-powder formula to Aesop’s botanical sticks and Fussy’s refillable applicators, here’s how to choose what works best.

Mental health

Could a grandparent’s trauma affect your health? Ancestral healing explained

Experts say inherited trauma – passed down through generations – can be helped through ancestral healing practices to improve well-being now.

Could the traumas experienced by your great-great-grandparents be affecting your health today? Practices like ancestral healing at Sun Kyeong (pictured) aim to heal generational wounds. Photo: Instagram/sunkyeonglondon
How to age well

Walk this way: how backwards walking benefits and challenges your legs

Also known as retro or reverse walking, backwards walking can increase hamstring flexibility, strengthen underused muscles and more.

A brisk walk can have impressive mental and physical benefits. Backwards walking could add variety and value to an exercise routine. Photo: Shutterstock
How to age well

79-year-old influencer lost 30kg and has bone density of a 20-year-old. How?

Resistance training helped Joan MacDonald drop her weight and massively reduce her risk of osteoporosis and breaking bones.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Editorial | Hong Kong’s licensing regime for clinics is just what the doctor ordered

The city’s licensing rules for clinics and certain beauty parlours will strengthen trust in private healthcare and hopefully improve patient safety.

South Korea

Outrage over celebrities partying at South Korean breast cancer event

High fashion magazine W Korea’s breast cancer fundraiser has drawn online ire for being ‘nothing more than an idol networking event’.

Celebrities drink and dine at W Korea’s “Love Your W 2025” breast cancer awareness campaign at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul on Wednesday. Photo: wkorea
Food and Drinks

Booster of sexual prowess (they say), yummy in chicken soup: all about ginseng

The human-shaped root that grows in the mountains is most potent when dried and is a key ingredient in the cooling Korean soup samgyetang.

The best ginseng is naturally formed in the shape of a human body, with a head, body and limbs. Its alleged medicinal properties include curing cancer, increasing longevity, and boosting energy and sexual prowess. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | Hong Kong’s first TCM hospital: services, prices and what else to expect

Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong is expected to serve 400,000 outpatients annually, while operating as research and teaching hub.

What to do in Hong Kong

Hong Kong lifestyle medicine summit to champion holistic vision for health

At the Lifestyle Medicine Summit Asia, speakers will discuss longevity, TCM, genetic science, embracing Asian perspectives and more.

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Medicine

‘Outer space science’ brain surgery ends tremors without any incisions

At a medical centre in the US, a procedure using ultrasound waves to disrupt misbehaving circuits in the brain has helped hundreds of people.

Neurosurgeon Dr Charles Munyon talks to patient Catherine Klie ahead of her incisionless brain surgery to stop her tremors at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center in North Carolina, in the US. Klie’s was the 709th procedure of its kind at the centre. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong must take a sensitive approach to boost its organ donation rate

The city needs to raise awareness about the social benefits of voluntary organ donation while respecting cultural sensitivities around death.

Mental health

Sports helped this trans man gain confidence. What else can exercise do?

Sports were crucial for Emery Fung when he struggled with body dysmorphia. A sports psychologist explains just how far their benefits can go.

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Mental health

How Hong Kong charity Mindset promotes mental health one step at a time

From raising money to helping offer free support with the iACT programme, Mindset is helping Hongkongers with their mental health struggles.

People take part in Walk Up Jardine House 2025. The annual race is organised by Hong Kong charity Mindset to raise money and awareness for mental health in the city. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Beauty

Is your mobile secretly sabotaging your skincare?

Got all the products but your skin’s still a mess? Chances are, the culprits are things you come into contact with every day, from the indoor air at home to your choice of detergent.

Silk pillowcases like those from Molodo are said to be good for keeping skin smooth, but make sure all your bed linen is regularly laundered in gentle detergents to prevent germ build-up or even allergies. Photo: Handout
What to do in Hong Kong

Hear from stigmatised groups and ‘unjudge’ at Hong Kong human library event

A human library in Hong Kong aims to raise awareness of mental issues through ‘human books’ – speakers who represent marginalised groups.

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Cancer

‘I did not worry’: breast cancer survivor shares her story of love and faith

Aarti Pathak was diagnosed with breast cancer weeks after losing her mum. She shares her survival story, which she wrote about in a memoir.

Asia travel

Kim K-favoured The Demis Clinic’s Dr Joe on Thai medical wellness

The Demis Clinic – which attracts celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Bella Ranee Campen – has built up a loyal fan base, and with good reason.

Dr Dissapong Panithaporn, also known as Dr Joe, with Kim Kardashian. Photo: @kimkardashian/Instagram
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, October 10-12

Enjoy wontons with fine wines, watch Jared Leto in Tron: Ares, attend an art jam/breast cancer event and more this weekend.

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Jared Leto in a still from Tron: Ares, which is out in Hong Kong cinemas this week. Photo: Leah Gallo
Mental health

‘What’s she got to be depressed about?’ How mental health views have changed

On World Mental Health Day, Anthea Rowan considers the ways treatments and attitudes have changed in the last half a century.

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Cancer

Breast cancer at 30, Hong Kong artist then met husband, became mum

May Yeung froze her eggs before undergoing radiotherapy, met her husband during successful treatment, and later gave birth to their son.

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