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Shock as China building workers hung on gate by harnesses as safety training

21 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM

Three construction workers in China were hung from a gate by their harnesses as part of their safety training, sparking public shock. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

Military

Chinese satellites seen ‘dogfighting’, US Space Force official says

20 Mar 2025 - 1:38AMvideocam

A Shiyan-24C experimental satellite is launched from a sea platform in 2024. The satellite is among those seen “dogfighting in space”, according to the USSF. Photo: Handout

Military

China’s 6th-gen fighter sighted again as Trump ‘set to announce’ jet contract

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China’s sixth-generation stealth fighter has been spotted on another test run. Photo: Weibo/第一军情

Science

Chinese breakthrough challenges Elon Musk’s verdict on paralysed patients

19 Mar 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Four patients with spinal cord injuries were able to move their limbs hours after groundbreaking surgery as part of a clinical trial led by Shanghai’s Fudan University. Photo: Fudan University

Science

Former US defence researcher Zhan Hanyu joins China’s elite aerospace university

20 Mar 2025 - 3:25PMvideocam

In December, Zhan Hanyu became a full-time professor at the college of automation engineering at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics after studying and working in the US for more than 15 years. Photo: The Paper

A proposal has been made to allow Hongkongers to store their eggs, sperm or embryos for later use for as long as they want. Photo: Getty Images

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | Could indefinite embryo storage lead to a baby boom in Hong Kong?

Proposal would not only offer more flexibility for working women but could also tap into economic potential of the industry.

14 Mar 2025 - 10:18PM

Could a ‘yes, no, maybe’ list reinvigorate your sex life?

14 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM

China-led team uses 3D-printed male sex organ for ED treatment in world first

14 Mar 2025 - 5:38PMvideocam

‘The lower the semen quality, the lower the life expectancy’: study

Men with the highest counts of swimming sperm can expect to live 2 to 3 years longer than those with poor semen quality, research shows.

9 Mar 2025 - 5:15PM

Men with a higher count of healthy sperm could live an extra two or three years compared o those with lower counts, according to a recent study. Illustration: Shutterstock

Polish activists open abortion centre in front of parliament

The majority Catholic Poland has one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws despite election promises from Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

8 Mar 2025 - 11:20PM

Two Sessions 2025

China, it’s time for ‘the talk’: sex education urged for children

Years after Beijing called for ‘age-appropriate sex education for minors’, a national curriculum remains absent as China’s demographic crisis worsens.

7 Mar 2025 - 9:30PMvideocam

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Shorter work week ‘necessary’ for South Korea to boost low birth rate

Researchers say current legal limit of 52 hours of work per week does not provide enough work-life balance to encourage family planning.

21 Feb 2025 - 9:30AM

A new report, released on Tuesday by the Gyeonggi Research Institute, has blamed the country’s alarmingly low birth rate on a corporate culture that demands long work hours for career progression. Photo: Shutterstock

Why do women feel the cold more than men? They’re less muscular

Sex, age and muscle mass influence the way people’s bodies respond to heat and cold, and evolutionary history is involved.

20 Feb 2025 - 7:15PM

White woman sues US fertility clinic after giving birth to black baby

Krystena Murray wanted to raise the boy despite him being from another patient’s embryo, but his biological parents demanded custody.

19 Feb 2025 - 6:12AMvideocam

Babies like to eat what mums ate while pregnant, study shows

Babies ‘react more favourably’ to foods mothers ate late in pregnancy, so if she eats bitter, healthy greens, so might baby, research shows.

16 Feb 2025 - 11:15AM

Analysis of babies’ facial expressions suggests they appear to react more favourably towards the smell of foods such as bitter greens like kale if their mothers ate them during the last months of pregnancy. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Fitness

US firm brings prostate cancer therapy to Hong Kong, cutting surgery risks

Treatment uses electric pulses to kill prostate cancer cells while minimising risks of incontinence and sexual dysfunction.

11 Feb 2025 - 8:30AM

Jake Brumbaugh, the vice-president of oncology global marketing at AngioDynamics. Photo: Handout

How men with breast cancer are more likely to die than women who have it

Around 8 in 10 women with breast cancer are still alive 5 years after diagnosis, but only 7 in 10 male patients, study of German data shows.

8 Feb 2025 - 6:15PM

Home-testing kits for cervical cancer can end discomfort, save more lives

Pap smears save many lives, but many women avoid the uncomfortable and intrusive procedure. New self-test kits could change this.

7 Feb 2025 - 5:57PM

From our archives

When Hong Kong asked for men to be birth-control-pill guinea pigs

‘A male pill would also promote male responsibility for contraception,’ the Family Planning Association said when calling for trial volunteers in 1977.

6 Feb 2025 - 12:15PM

Hong Kong Family Planning Association put out a plea in 1977 for men to test a new male contraceptive pill. Photo: Shutterstock

Jennifer Aniston’s fitness regimen good for menopausal women, study finds

Actress is a fan and advocate of the Pvolve low-impact resistance programme, recently shown to improve strength and balance.

5 Feb 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Jennifer Aniston has been using the Pvolve exercise programme since 2021. A recent study showed the regimen to be effective for menopausal women. Photo: instagram.com/pvolve

Pages wiped from US government websites as Trump targets ‘gender ideology’

Information on public health, contraception and transgender people was taken down, while staff removed pronouns from their email signatures.

1 Feb 2025 - 6:58AMvideocam

Trump’s health pick RFK Jnr grilled over vaccines and abortion in US Senate

Kennedy has made false claims about Covid jabs and is known for controversial stances on Aids and the role of germs in disease.

30 Jan 2025 - 4:18PM

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Trump White House revokes spending freeze after widespread confusion

Dramatic reversal came after days of uncertainty and anxiety rocked US states and non-profit organisations.

30 Jan 2025 - 10:11AM

People protest against a funding freeze of federal grants and loans near the White House on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Sizing up your bra: how a proper fit may help your overall health

Doctors and midwives agree that many women wear the wrong size bra and therefore risk injury during exercise, and discomfort or worse during maternity.

25 Jan 2025 - 4:00PM

For the first time in a decade, Asia’s lowest birth rate is on the rise

South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rates, but an uptick in pandemic-postponed marriages has sparked optimism for family growth.

22 Jan 2025 - 1:54PMvideocam

How to spot premature menopause so you don’t miss chance to have children

Claire Blackshaw was working in Hong Kong when, undiagnosed, symptoms of early menopause began. Now she’s out to help women see signs of it.

19 Jan 2025 - 5:15PM

Menopause kicks in before 40 for one per cent of women. Photo: Shutterstock

What is acupuncture and how can it relieve pain? Experts explain

Acupuncture is a popular TCM treatment. Two young practitioners describe the ways they use it and the benefits it provides.

14 Jan 2025 - 12:45PM

TCM practitioner Elizabeth Yau gives a patient facial acupuncture. Acupuncture has become a common TCM treatment. Photo: Elizabeth Yau

5 wellness retreat trends in 2025, from sexual healing to psychedelics

Want to restore your libido, get help conceiving, or find relief from stress and addiction? Here is what’s trending in wellness tourism.

9 Jan 2025 - 11:15AM

The Philippines

Cambodia pardons 13 Philippine mothers for surrogacy scheme

Surrogacy is banned in Cambodia, and the women, convicted of attempted human trafficking, were among 24 foreign women detained in September.

30 Dec 2024 - 11:44AM

Trucks converted to mobile clinics offer medical services to Greek islands

Free dental and medical consultations, and scans, are provided by truck to people of Greece’s remote islands and regions.

31 Dec 2024 - 7:47AM

Doctors examine patients aboard a truck used as a mobile clinic on Sikinos Island, Greece, on December 14, 2024. Converted into medical examination units, the trucks and a local school are part of a campaign funded over the past decade by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Photo: AFP

The celebrities driving traditional Chinese medicine’s boom in the West

Stars from Ariana Grande to Tom Brady are helping traditional Chinese medicine treatments like cupping and acupuncture soar in popularity.

28 Dec 2024 - 8:15AMvideocam

Ex-One Direction band member Zayn Malik praises Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, a Chinese herbal syrup, as an “elixir” for his voice in an interview with British Vogue in June 2024. Photo: SCMP composite/YouTube (@British Vogue)/Ninjiom.com

In southern India, the push for home births carries health concerns

While some women advocate for natural childbirth, the lack of skilled care and potential for complications during home deliveries poses significant risks.

21 Dec 2024 - 3:00PMvideocam

Health & Fitness

Period getting you down? Try cycle syncing, a menstrual health game changer

Cycle syncing involves aligning your activities, nutrition and self-care to the hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle, allowing menstruators to better manage physical and emotional changes

27 Nov 2024 - 12:00PM

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