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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.
Ching Ching is being kept alive at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital with the support of an artificial heart-lung machine. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong children

‘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.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong moves antenatal care to public hospitals in reform push

Flu in Hong Kong

Hong Kong enters summer flu season as Covid infections also climb

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Shenzhen

Letters | Hong Kong health service ad rules should apply to all providers

Readers discuss service promotion ads by mainland dental clinics, Bangladesh’s enduring love for football, and the independence bid by a Canadian province.

Passengers cross the border via the Shenzhen Bay control point on June 17. Hongkongers cross the border not just to shop and dine, but also to seek medical and dental services. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Opinion | How employers can support high-risk carers who fall through safety net

With the right awareness and tools, employers can serve as effective first responders for those beyond the government’s safety net.

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Lo Chung-mau

Editorial | More younger non-local doctors will be to Hong Kong’s benefit

It is good that the government seeks to further relax rules to attract more doctors. High standards of practice also ought to be maintained.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | More transparency and accountability good for Hong Kong’s Medical Council

Having more lay members in the watchdog and public disclosures of time frames in handling complaints are welcome reforms.

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau seen at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 26. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Cancer

‘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 society

Widen mental health support for city’s youth beyond high-risk cases, adviser urges

Exco’s Dr Lam Ching-choi warns high-risk tags don’t always identify children in need, while tycoon Adrian Cheng says young philanthropists eager to help.

Hong Kong

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
SCMP Exclusives

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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“The existing restriction hindered our talent recruitment," Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau says. Photo: May Tse
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

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.

Japan

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
Hospital Authority

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.

The case has been linked to the firing and arrest of a 24-year-old intern doctor originally working at Caritas Medical Centre. Photo: Dickson Lee
Banking & finance

Hongkongers aim for self-sufficient old age, but survey finds ‘readiness gap’

90 per cent say financial independence a priority, but only 52 per cent investing to fund retirement and care needs.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong parents in welfare custody case say 2-month-old baby sick in hospital

Baby Danny was at one point recommended for meningitis testing.

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Hong Kong

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.

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Wellness

Men face many health crises in midlife. How can they avoid them and age well?

Ahead of Father’s Day, experts explain how men can lower the risk of heart attacks, diabetes, strokes and more for a long, healthy life.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong surgeon misidentified organs in fatal blunder, hospital probe finds

Report links 85-year-old woman’s death to surgical error, diagnostic bias, poor monitoring and delayed intervention, prompting calls for surgeon’s dismissal.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Social media tempts but patient confidentiality must be upheld

The arrest of an intern doctor, who is also an online influencer, and the suspension of a resident doctor show more ethics training may be needed.

The 24-year-old intern doctor, who was arrested on suspicion of accessing a computer with dishonest intent, is released on bail from Cheung Sha Wan Police Station, Hong Kong, on June 13. Photo: Dickson Lee
Bird flu viruses

Hong Kong poultry stall suspended for disinfection after bird flu trace detected

Shoppers say they are ‘not worried’ despite confirmation that two-year-old boy contracted H9N2 after visiting Wo Che Market in Sha Tin.

Staff members scrub live chicken cages. Photo: Sam Tsang
Flu in Hong Kong

Hong Kong official urges vaccinations as early summer flu season and peak likely

Controller of Centre for Health Protection says lack of winter flu season this year could lead to earlier summer spike, with flu activity rising since May.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong market sample tests positive for H9 bird flu after boy infected

Boy contracts mild strain of virus and Centre for Health Protection says risk of serious outbreak is low.

Cancer

Why are breast cancer cases surging among younger Hong Kong women?

Breast cancer is the driving force behind women’s cancer cases surpassing men’s in the city since 2020, with lifestyle changes a possible key factor.

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Coronavirus Hong Kong

2 infants in Hong Kong confirmed severely infected with Covid just days apart

One-year-old boy remains in critical condition, while 19-month-old boy was admitted to intensive care unit, with both unvaccinated.

The Centre for Health Protection has urged high-risk groups to get vaccinated, warning that the overall Covid-19 activity could increase in the coming one or two months. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hospital Authority

Intern doctor arrested for allegedly accessing patient data without authorisation

Woman, 24, was also fired by Hospital Authority after investigation found she violated medical ethics and infringed upon patient privacy.

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Hong Kong

Trainee doctor reported to police for allegedly accessing patient data illicitly

Hospital Authority says it also warned woman over earlier misconduct while interning at Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai.

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