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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.
The Hong Kong government has diversified its vaccine procurement efforts and streamlined administrative measures. Photo: May Tse
Centre for Health Protection

Hong Kong students, at-risk residents can get flu jabs 1 week early this year

Centre for Health Protection says the government’s seasonal influenza vaccination programmes for 2026-27 will begin on September 17.

Wellness

Can Hongkongers trust smartwatches, or are they being misled?

Hong Kong

Hong Kong launches first regional mediation platform for medical disputes

Hong Kong society

Letters | Fix Hong Kong’s healthcare silos with link workers

Readers discuss bridging medical and social welfare, why Hong Kong must change, and an epic road trip.

Sham Shui Po District Health Centre in 2022. Photo: Jelly Tse
Macau

No lead poisoning cases found among children after infant formula scare

Officials say all 237 children are healthy after consuming Friso batch flagged by Macau authorities.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Chinese Medicine Hospital to start 24-hour inpatient services in December

City’s first dedicated traditional Chinese medicine hospital will also launch 10 additional special disease programmes within this year.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong to offer free dental check-ups to preschoolers from September

More than 70 per cent of kindergartens join scheme bringing screenings and fluoride treatment to campuses.

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Conducting examinations in a familiar school environment will help ease young children’s anxieties, a dental consultant has said. Photo: Getty Images
Mainland China

Full fee waivers rise 20-fold to 280,000 after healthcare reform, minister says

Health chief defends higher charges for less urgent services in Hong Kong as full fee waivers increase from 14,000 since new regime began on January 1.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong physiotherapists face job crunch amid oversupply and budget cuts

Professional group expects glut as growing number of local undergraduates and practitioners returning from overseas enter stagnant job market.

CUHK

CUHK researchers perform city’s first robot-assisted pelvic fracture surgery

Amid rising cases among Hong Kong’s ageing population, procedure promises to be safer, less intrusive method that reduces blood loss, researchers say.

The CUHK orthopaedic experts who developed the new, robot-assisted system: (from left) Clinical Associate Professor Ronald Wong, Professor Patrick Yung and Assistant Professor Chui Chun-sing. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong

Doctor to the stars cleared over failure to record reason for using labour drug

Dr Liang Shuk-tak was accused of failing to properly record fetal head position, pelvis shape, and the reason for administering a labour drug in 2017.

Dr Liang attends a Medical Council disciplinary hearing at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building in Aberdeen on Wednesday. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Hong Kong unveils its first dedicated psychiatric facility for under-18s

New site is part of wider redevelopment of city’s main psychiatric hospital to enhance service quality and foster recovery.

Hong Kong society

On This Day | Hong Kong scrambles to contain cholera outbreak in 1961 – SCMP archive

On this day 65 years ago, Hongkongers rushed to vaccination centres as authorities implemented strict measures against cholera.

Wellness

Which supplements are Hongkongers taking to keep ‘engine’ running?

From collagen and creatine to traditional Chinese remedies, supplements are becoming part of daily life, but experts say a healthier diet should come first.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Dementia

Editorial | Hong Kong researchers join the vital race against Alzheimer’s

Breakthrough screening methods and trials of a groundbreaking surgical procedure offer fresh hope for early intervention.

Elderly people take part in brain stimulation activities at the Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association on July 14. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong suspends contractors over Queen Mary Hospital lift defects

Authorities say 24 of 28 lifts in new block are affected, delaying the launch of clinical services until repairs are completed.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong is stepping up its contribution to global healthcare

The Global Health Summit highlighted the city’s potential to become an elite international hub for biomedicine and biotechnology.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong teen’s will to fight illness ‘incredibly low’ after near-death scares

17-year-old with incurable disease says bouts of influenza A and RSV triggered emotionally devastating breakdown and fears of dying young.

Chen Tsz-kin, who has been told people with his condition have an average life expectancy of 18, says he was recovering physically and had gained confidence after the latest health scare. Photo: Facebook
Mental health

Letters | 5-year plan must take mental health seriously for the economy’s sake

Readers discuss why mental health ought to be positioned as a strategic asset, and how the city is well-placed to build health resilience for the world’s most impoverished.

Hong Kong

Contractor ordered to fix faulty lifts causing Queen Mary Hospital block delay

Lawmaker says situation involving Anlev Elex Elevator ‘unacceptable’, warning it could further delay HK$13.5 billion redevelopment project.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong urges parents not to delay childhood vaccinations as US limits jabs

All public health policies and medical recommendations must be based on scientific evidence, authorities say.

Delaying vaccinations reduces protection against relevant infectious diseases, the Centre for Health Protection has warned. Photo: Getty Images
Flu in Hong Kong

Hong Kong rolls out online consent forms for children’s school flu jabs

Digital consent system will be introduced on the eHealth mobile application for the coming school year.

People are urged to get flu shots. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life

A 2025 study found Hongkongers lagged behind Singapore in death literacy, scoring 4.68 out of 10 on knowledge and preparedness for the end of life.

Hong Kong

Parents urged to vaccinate children amid flu, Covid-19 and RSV infection cases

Paediatrician warns Hong Kong’s summer flu season has yet to peak, with cases showing no sign of decline, following first child death this year.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Education and communication can ensure end-of-life law benefits all

Hong Kong is heading in the right direction with an end-of-life law that helps ensure greater comfort and dignity in a person’s final days.

The Hospital Authority has issued bright yellow pouches for storage of advance medical directives. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

More checks for embryo biopsies, overhaul reproductive tech law, DAB urges

Call for action comes nearly a month after regulatory body suspended most operations at fertility clinic over specimen mix-ups.

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A lawmaker from Hong Kong’s largest political party has said the current mandatory two-person verification process does not cover every stage of embryo biopsy handling. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong

Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in Hong Kong hospital

Devices dispensing cooled boiled water tested positive for Legionella bacteria at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, authorities say.

Hong Kong

Boy, 7, dies in Hong Kong’s first fatal paediatric flu case of 2026

Child was inoculated and had not travelled but household contact had earlier tested positive for influenza and recovered.

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