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Hepatitis B is endemic in Hong Kong, affecting 5 per cent of the population. However, 40 per cent of those who have it are unaware they are infected. Illustration: Mario Cameira
Wellness

1 in 20 Hongkongers has hepatitis B, many unaware. What are the risks?

Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. A vaccine exists, but many don’t know they are infected.

Hong Kong stock market

China’s Akeso says cancer drug beat AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi in phase 3 trial

Wuxi Biologics

WuXi Biologics posts 4.3% rise in first-half profit, defying biotech headwinds

Health in China

Overseas licensing has helped fuel China’s biotech profits. Will it last?

Out-licensing deals have overtaken IPOs as the primary lifeline for cash-starved Chinese drug makers, analysts say.

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Asset id: 2156561481 Cross-border out-licensing deals are proving profitable for Chinese drugmakers. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Hong Kong economy

Chinese tech, pharma firms eye Hong Kong as springboard for global expansion

Industry leaders highlight city’s international reach and expertise as state-owned drug maker considers Northern Metropolis project investment.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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.

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Science

Chinese stem cell therapy restores heart function in 90% of trial patients

Study finds patients injected with iPSC-derived heart muscle cells outperform control group on cardiac function tests after bypass surgery.

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Patients with severe heart failure may experience shortness of breath after walking just a few steps, the inability to lie flat and sleep at night, and frequent hospital visits. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Video | Chinese scientists develop ‘smart’ diabetes probiotic

The lab-engineered probiotic, named Gift, can sense high blood sugar and automatically release the glucose-lowering hormone GLP-1.

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.

Science

Chinese ‘yeast factory’ boosts cancer drug production by 1,000 times

Turning point comes from cross-disciplinary collaboration, including across plant biochemistry, synthetic biology and protein engineering.

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Researchers have engineered brewer’s yeast to produce catharanthine – the direct precursor to the cancer treatment vinblastine. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
China technology

The next tech race? China launches push to leapfrog US in ‘brain chip’ devices

China is throwing the power of the state behind efforts to overtake Elon Musk in a vital frontier technology: brain-computer interfaces.

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China is pushing to commercialise brain-computer interface technology. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

Doctors ignored ‘warning signs’ before Maradona’s death, court hears

7 healthcare professionals have been on trial since April for potential negligence leading up to the Argentine footballer’s death in 2020.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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
Malaysia

How a new UK law left overseas medical students ‘completely stranded’

The rule change has upended expectations that a NUMed degree could offer graduates a pathway to practising medicine in Britain.

Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps
Donald Trump

Trump signs order to revamp childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

The order advocates separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different single-disease shots.

China’s private sector

China’s drug firms set to compete on the world stage, analysts say

Amid systemic efficiency and a wave of innovation, the country’s biotech sector is expanding at a pace that has caught the market off guard.

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China technology

China races to develop brain-computer interfaces that can be inserted in minutes

The technology – which allows patients to control digital devices using their thoughts – can be implanted like a stent in just a few minutes.

Chinese start-ups are developing brain-computer interfaces that can be implanted via a vein in just 10 minutes. Photo: Shutterstock
Education in Hong Kong

Exclusive | CUHK chief Dennis Lo ‘calm’ about talk of Nobel Prize for groundbreaking test

Scientist who pioneered non-invasive prenatal testing credits success to his team and is focused on challenges as CUHK president.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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.

China’s private sector

Sugar for the pill: US$8b fund boosts Hong Kong’s biotech hub ambitions

Hong Kong Investment Corporation is stepping up its efforts to position itself amid Beijing’s challenge to US pharmaceutical dominance.

Clara Chan Ka-chai, CEO of Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) Photo: Enoch Yiu
United States

Woman says she had hysterectomy after she got someone else’s cancer diagnosis

Cassandra Barksdale is suing an Atlanta medical centre, saying that she underwent an unnecessary operation because of a tissue sample mix-up.

Cassandra Barksdale is seen at her lawyer’s office in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday. Photo: AP
Education in Hong Kong

Saved as a baby, HKU medical newbie aims to pass on ‘hope, courage’ to society

HKU’s medical faculty admits 184 DSE students, equivalent to about 61 per cent of its 300 first-year places.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Shenzhen warns clinics over illegal dental services, misleading ads in Hong Kong

Shenzhen health authorities issue warning after Hong Kong officials flag case of illegal dental practice at North Point shop.

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Artificial intelligence

AI | Will AI healthcare be China’s new global growth engine?

Artificial intelligence models and apps that help doctors in China diagnose disease and patients understand their health could be an export gold mine.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Can this surgery help Alzheimer’s patients?

Researchers conducting clinical trial for operation that drains abnormal build-up of two protein types in brain.

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Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 70 per cent of all dementia cases worldwide. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Playing instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks better: study

HKU study of 203 final-year medical students shows those with musical experience completed surgical tasks 10 per cent faster and more skilfully.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

How can retirees beat rising healthcare costs in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong has long relied on both public and private hospitals and clinics, but medical inflation is pricing out elderly patients.

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