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23 September, 2024
The AI-powered tool is the first of its kind in the city. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong team seeks patients to test AI tool targeting potentially fatal disease

‘P-Cardiac’ uses Asia’s largest patient records database to check risk of developing cardiovascular disease, among top causes of death in city.

Wellness

A vaccine could become a ‘vital’ weapon against pancreatic cancer

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong patient critically ill after device malfunctions during brain surgery

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong taxi driver, passenger escape serious injury after hitting barriers

Vehicle drifts between lanes on Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin, coming to stop after colliding with lamp post that snaps and falls.

Dashcam footage captured the taxi when it lost control on a busy main road. Photo: Facebook/Bosco Chu
Crime in Hong Kong

Doctor cleared of Hong Kong assault held in India amid rape-murder probe

Dr Sandip Ghosh held over alleged corruption after probe into murder-rape of student in Kolkata hospital where he was principal.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

11 mainland Chinese tourists suffer suspected food poisoning in Hong Kong

Health authorities order restaurant in To Kwa Wan to suspend business and undergo cleaning.

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Accidents and personal safety

Deadly Hong Kong flat fire possibly broke out after television burst into flames

Television was provided to the 86-year-old woman who died in the fire by a welfare organisation years ago, Post learns.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by firefighters. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Manhunt on for Hongkonger who drove BMW packed with illegal cigarettes into wall

Driver jumped out of white BMW and fled on foot after collision, police say.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police arrest delivery van driver who hit woman in Mong Kok

Vehicle hits pedestrian near junction of Shantung Street and Nathan Road at around 10.11am, according to force.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police condemn driver who smashed into traffic cordon during 6km chase

Police also deny using civilian vehicles to create roadblock, saying operational focus was to discover suspect’s whereabouts.

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Hong Kong police open the driver’s car door after a dramatic stand-off in Ho Man Tin. Photo: Facebook / @ Sam Kwong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

False positive test, X-ray error landed Hong Kong tube-fed man in intensive care

Expert panel rules test suggested feeding tube was in stomach and chest X-ray check did not cover abdomen area so problem undetected.

Dr Tang Kam-shing, the chairman of a panel set up to investigate an incident where a patient ended up in intensive care after a feeding tube was incorrectly inserted. Photo: Jelly Tse
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong school bus driver in hospital after passing out at wheel, hitting Tesla

No students on board during accident on Waterloo Road in Kowloon Tong, but 73-year-old driver taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Crime in Hong Kong

Love triangle believed to be behind fatal attack on Hong Kong gambling den operator

Initial investigations reveal murder suspect struck back of victim’s head with weapon more than 10 times, police say.

Crime in Hong Kong

5 arrested in Hong Kong after man killed with hammer, body left near busy street

CCTV footage shows victim leaving building with woman and man, who later can be seen hitting him on head with what appears to be hammer.

Police stand guard near where a man was found dead in Bowring Street in Jordan in the early hours of Sunday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s longest flu season comes to an end after more than 6 months

Centre for Health Protection confirms that flu season, which started in mid-January, had reached its end, but warned Covid-19 infections had increased.

A young girl gets a nasal spray flu vaccine instead of a jab earlier this year. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Crime in Hong Kong

Alleged Hong Kong gangster ‘Shanghai Boy’ taken to hospital after arrest

‘Shanghai Boy’ Kwok Wing-hung among five men arrested on Saturday over alleged possession of offensive weapons.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | Will a third medical school solve Hong Kong’s healthcare manpower crunch?

The Post looks at how a third institution will address the city’s medical problems and boost innovation.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Medical programme ‘must meet city’s needs’ to gain recognition in Hong Kong

Undersecretary for health lays out conditions for third medical school, while saying existing hospitals can’t serve as teaching facilities.

Hong Kong is projected to be short of 1,440 doctors next year, with the figure rising to 1,570 by 2030. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkonger arrested over trying to snatch officer’s gun ‘in suicide attempt’

Source says investigation shows man had thoughts of self-harm after visiting seriously injured wife at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Exclusive | HKUST ‘in talks’ with UK university to set up third Hong Kong medical school

Detailed proposal for new medical school to be submitted to Hong Kong authorities by end of month, Post learns.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Probe launched after medical incident leaves Hong Kong man in critical condition

Feeding tube of patient, 61, mistakenly inserted into his airway and left undetected for more than a day, authorities say.

The man remains in a critical condition at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Photo: Edmond So
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong restaurant worker taken to hospital after hand gets stuck in grinder

Emergency personnel failed to free woman’s hand from machine she was using shortly before 9.30am at Hon Po Restaurant.

A woman’s right hand got caught in a meat grinder. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkonger arrested after man dies in suspected drink spiking

Victim, suspect were having sex party with another man at time of incident, insider reveals.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong taxi hangs over steep drop after crash; passer-by falls to road below

Chaotic scenes on Lower Albert Road in Central as taxi slams into a railing and woman falls to street below.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 3 over mishandling unconscious man later declared dead

Officers arrest three suspects for preventing the lawful burial of body after security footage shows trolley used to dump man outside Merit Industrial Centre in Kowloon.

The three suspects lived in a building close to where the unconscious man was dumped. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Van driver arrested after accident in Hong Kong leaves 8 people injured

Van crashes onto safety island between Salisbury Road and Nathan Road shortly before 7pm, with dark fumes emerging from vehicle.

It was understood the driver lost control of his vehicle while driving towards Salisbury Road, crashing into a traffic light and the safety island. Photo: Facebook / @ 馬路的事討論區
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to launch first breastmilk bank next year to aid 600 infants annually

Babies who are premature or suffering from severe illnesses such as congenital heart diseases will be eligible, Hospital Authority says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

40% of Hongkongers in pilot chronic disease scheme have diabetes or hypertension

Health chief Lo Chung-mau says rate may even grow higher if more men join scheme designed to detect chronic diseases at an early stage.

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