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Latest news and updates on healthcare and hospitals in Hong Kong, including medical issues, the impact of the city's ageing population, coronavirus pandemic and seasonal influenza outbreaks on the health system.
Registered traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong must follow a set of guidelines to prevent infection during acupuncture therapies. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Explainer | Is acupuncture safe in Hong Kong, and how to avoid ‘flesh-eating infection’?

The Post examines the case of a man who had to amputate his leg after traditional Chinese medicine treatment and seeks answers from experts.

Hong Kong

Exam time: Hong Kong medical school bids under microscope this week

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing appears in person for first time since ports deal

Coronavirus Hong Kong

Hong Kong health experts urge older residents to get Covid jab amid fatalities

City records 10 Covid-related deaths in a month, while fewer than 100,000 vaccine doses given to those aged 50 and above over past year.

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Health experts are calling for older residents to get vaccinated against Covid every year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

Hong Kong man suffers ‘flesh-eating infection’ after acupuncture, leg amputated

Patient, 47, sprained his back while lifting heavy objects before seeking traditional Chinese medicine treatment, investigations show.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong bars urge regulation rather than ban on flavoured shisha products

Industry representatives say customers only enjoy shisha because of flavours and already struggling bars will suffer if blanket ban goes ahead.

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Disease

Hong Kong team says discovery offers new hope for treating Huntington’s disease

Discovery of new underlying mechanism opens up possibilities for developing medication, researchers at Chinese University of Hong Kong say.

A research team at the Chinese University of Hong Kong hope their research could open up new possibilities for developing medication to treat Huntington’s Disease. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | After a year’s delay, Hong Kong is ready to roll out waste charging

Readers discuss the favourable conditions for implementing waste charging, the addictive nature of gaming, and making medical care more comfortable.

Hong Kong society

Why are Hong Kong’s elderly slow to accept subsidised mainland care home spaces?

City’s ageing population prompts government to introduce raft of measures to encourage more elderly residents to move across the border.

Smoking and vaping

Explainer | How the coming new anti-smoking measures in Hong Kong will affect you

Government reveals more details on eight of 10 tobacco control measures in amended bill, including coming ban on alternative smoking products.

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A woman smokes an e-cigarette in Mong Kok. Hong Kong is set to ban possession and smoking of e-cigarettes in public from April of next year. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong’s new tobacco control measures won’t affect tourists: official

Deputy Secretary for Health Eddie Lee says authorities have already taken tourists’ needs into account when drafting new measures.

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Hong Kong is clamping down on tobacco products in a bid to curb the city’s smoking rate. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong urged to tighten regulation of counsellors following misconduct case

Experts call on authorities to set up statutory registration system and grant legal exemptions to professional organisations to publicly address wrongdoings.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority brings in experts to help curb medical blunders

Head of city’s public hospitals vows to strengthen public communication over mistakes as part of measures introduced after performance review.

Smoking and vaping

Letters | Hong Kong is right to curb smoking despite tobacco lobby pushback

Readers discuss the Hong Kong government’s efforts to strengthen tobacco control, Maldives’ bold example, and US constitutional protections.

The Hong Kong government has been incrementally tightening public health laws for decades, with smoke-free areas, package warnings and restrictions on tobacco advertising. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Only fair for Hong Kong to have rules on birth ‘gatecrashers’

As the number of non-local pregnant women trying to deliver in Hong Kong rises again, a policy to ensure sufficient care for residents is essential.

Hong Kong’s “zero quota” policy is designed to ensure that non-residents do not use the city just to give birth. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

Hong Kong to standardise A&E walkout refunds at 88% amid healthcare reforms

From next year, patients who leave A&E before receiving treatment will be offered the new rate instead of a full refund.

PolyU

Hongkongers with spinal cord injuries may regain mobility with help of new lab

New laboratory at Polytechnic University to start clinical trials for advanced therapy products after facility is fully licensed.

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Hong Kong

Rise in life-threatening meningococcal infections in Hong Kong sparks jabs call

Expert says the disease is still rare in Hong Kong but travellers heading overseas should consider vaccination.

People travelling to countries where meningococcal diseases are endemic should consider getting jabs against the infections, a doctor says. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s rush into raising healthcare charges is a mistake

Readers discuss the three steps the government should take before raising fees, district councillors’ engagement in meetings, and the merits of a courtesy campaign.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Overseas dentists can help bridge shortage in Hong Kong

The public stands to benefit from a medical system that opens up to foreign professionals without compromising the standards of healthcare services.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong lawmakers urge clarity on fee waivers under new healthcare charges

Many elderly residents are unclear about their inclusion under the new policy’s safety net, Kitson Yang says.

Accident and emergency departments’ fee for people with less urgent needs will increase from the current HK$180 to HK$400, under the reform. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hospitals turn hi-tech after ‘full body check’

The measures to be implemented by the Hospital Authority will be a good step towards minimising human error in a stressed system.

(From Left) Dr Michael Wong, Dr Tony Ko and Dr Raymond Cheung with one of the smart oxygen tanks. Photo: Lo Hoi-ying

Number of non-local pregnant women refused Hong Kong entry surges by 5 times

City also records rise in number of non-local women giving birth last year, with 78 per cent of 2,396 cases involving mainlanders.

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Wellness

Told she had stage 4 cancer at 41, designer finds strength in art therapy

Ivy Ip says art therapy classes at the Hong Kong Cancer Fund have been a source of inspiration. Now she’s exhibiting her work in Wan Chai.

Hong Kong lawmakers query need to spend HK$200 million on border health checks

But Director of Health Dr Ronald Lam defends annual expenditure as necessary for early warning system and to ‘safeguard the southern gateway of China’.

Commuters at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in Chek Lap Kok. Last year, 4,214 travellers with a fever were identified by border health monitoring system. Photo: Eugene Lee
Legislative Council of Hong Kong

What’s behind the rising number of Hong Kong doctors, nurses being disciplined?

Health Bureau’s reply to lawmaker shows 33 instances of disciplinary action against doctors in 2023-24, up from 21 and 14 for two previous years.

Public hospitals are currently undergoing reforms to reduce the likelihood of errors and increase efficiency. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong society

Safer elderly living spaces ‘could save Hong Kong HK$5.67 billion a year by 2046’

Our Hong Kong Foundation think tank sets out recommendations for improving living spaces for elderly, cutting hospitalisation costs.

Hong Kong

Are community pharmacies the magic bullet for Hong Kong’s patients?

How will patients benefit and how much will proposed community pharmacies help Hong Kong’s chronically overstretched public healthcare system?

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