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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s public health sector is currently wrestling with a personnel shortage. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong passes law to allow non-local nurses to practise, but concerns remain

Legislators express concerns over quality of nurses, potential language barriers and policy’s effectiveness in solving staffing crunch.

Legislators express concerns over quality of nurses, potential language barriers and policy’s effectiveness in solving staffing crunch

17 Jul 2024 - 8:38PM

Hair products found to contain harmful chemicals

17 Jul 2024 - 12:18PM

1 in 6 Hong Kong women of childbearing age suffers from iron deficiency: study

16 Jul 2024 - 7:18PM

Hong Kong scientists develop fish allergy ‘ladder’ after testing 249 children

CUHK professor says fish ‘essential’ for child’s growth and there is ‘unmet need to effectively assess patients for selective tolerance’.

16 Jul 2024 - 7:49PM

The CUHK team has built a “fish allergenicity ladder” system based on the clinical tolerance pattern corresponding to ꞵ-parvalbulmin, a kind of protein in fish. Photo: Shutterstock

Truck driver dies after being left untreated at Hong Kong hospital, inquest hears

Wong Yun-chuen, who suffered from liver failure, was not closely watched by hospital staff after being transferred from mainland, court told.

16 Jul 2024 - 5:07PM

Hong Kong medical volunteers with Gaza experience say they will go back

Red Cross volunteer nurse Carman Kwok says she was shocked at scale of death and injury in war-torn Gaza Strip.

16 Jul 2024 - 8:02AMvideocam

Chinese University of Hong Kong aims to launch new medicine graduate programme

School is third tertiary institution to announce move to increase number of medical students amid shortage of doctors.

17 Jul 2024 - 1:03PM

The CUHK campus. The university’s faculty of medicine says it started working on the plans to launch the new medicine graduate programme months ago. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong hospital finds no medical condition to explain why girl’s heart stopped

Hospital Authority chief executive Tony Ko also refuses to say whether human error played role in leaving Lai Sum-yuet with brain dysfunction.

15 Jul 2024 - 6:57PM

Opinion | Rosy view of Hong Kong’s finances won’t prepare people for fee hikes

Stop masking true scale of budget deficits with bond proceeds. Hongkongers are not stupid. They know the government must balance the books.

15 Jul 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Chinese University of Hong Kong plans academic centres in mainland China

Proposed centres in Qianhai and Nansha will help to meet Hongkongers’ rising demand for medical care.

15 Jul 2024 - 11:42AM

The Chinese University of Hong Kong aims to contribute to the development of the medical research ecosystem in the Greater Bay Area. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong TVB host Koba dies at 29 after 6-month battle with rare cancer

Fans pay tribute to Clark Chan, known by stage name Koba, after death announced on his Instagram account.

14 Jul 2024 - 6:17PM

Clark Chan was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma late last year. Photo: Instagram/koba_mcn

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.

13 Jul 2024 - 10:06PM

University of Hong Kong plans to offer new graduate-entry medicine programme

Medical school will start accepting applications as early as September and enrol first cohort in 2025, if proposal approved.

13 Jul 2024 - 9:14PM

Critically ill Hongkonger makes mild improvement, turns 5 surrounded by loved-ones

Lai Sum-yuet’s father has accused hospital staff of forcefully pressing daughter’s face down while performing stitches, causing cardiac arrest.

13 Jul 2024 - 6:36PM

Lai Sum-yuet (left) was found unconscious after receiving three stitches in a three-minute procedure at Yan Chai Hospital. Photo: Handout

High levels of cancer-causing particles found in some Hong Kong shisha bars: study

Researcher says concentration of PM2.5 particles in shisha bars a ‘very strong public health warning’, showing need to ban flavoured tobacco.

13 Jul 2024 - 6:20PM

Shisha smoking is particularly popular among young people, especially women, with about a quarter of university students saying they had tried it in a 2020 HKU study. Photo: Jonathan Wong

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.

12 Jul 2024 - 8:51PM

Hong Kong researchers create faecal test kit that can detect autism in toddlers

Scientists at Chinese University of Hong Kong medical school claim test has accuracy rate of 94 per cent and will be available by year’s end.

11 Jul 2024 - 9:55PM

Changes to registration for Hong Kong dentists, including internships, ‘historic’

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau says amendments also include limited registration and special registration for dentists trained outside city.

10 Jul 2024 - 11:11PM

A controversial plan for internships for Hong Kong dentistry graduates has been backed by lawmakers. Photo: Handout

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.

8 Jul 2024 - 10:31PM

Safety concerns behind Hong Kong giving up AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines: book

In My Life in Medicine: A Hong Kong Journey, Professor Yuen Kwok-yung sheds light about his time as a government adviser during Covid.

7 Jul 2024 - 7:35PM

Qualification standards for Hong Kong dentists ‘not arbitrarily imposed’

Watchdog hits back at criticism from University of Hong Kong’s former dean of dental faculty over clinical training requirements.

5 Jul 2024 - 12:28AMvideocam

The Dental Council insists changes to professional qualification requirements are not made unilaterally. Photo: Handout

14 patients in Hong Kong hospital’s geriatric ward test positive for Covid

Health authorities say 12 men and two women at Ruttonjee Hospital tested positive for virus on June 27.

4 Jul 2024 - 11:27PM

Fourteen patients at Ruttonjee Hospital have contracted Covid-19. Photo: Nora Tam

Exclusive | Ex-head of Hong Kong dentistry school hits back at watchdog amid row over training

Professor Thomas Flemmig, newly retired dean of HKU’s dentistry school, says pandemic made students’ clinical training tougher than ever.

2 Jul 2024 - 11:30AM

Explainer | Hepatitis C case at Hong Kong hospital triggers probe. So what are the risks?

Princess Margaret Hospital says man, 24, became infected after staying in same ward cubicle as 52-year-old hepatitis C carrier between April and May.

29 Jun 2024 - 11:09AM

Hongkonger contracts hepatitis C during hospital stay in suspected ward infection

Princess Margaret Hospital says man stayed in same ward cubicle as hepatitis C carrier, 14 other patients being checked.

28 Jun 2024 - 7:09PM

The hospital in Kwai Chung says the infected patient has been prescribed antiviral drugs for treatment. Photo: Felix Wong

‘Unacceptable’: Hong Kong hospital gives patient 425 days of psychiatric medication

Hospital Authority head Henry Fan vows review of prescription mechanism after 83-year-old man given more than year’s worth of medication.

27 Jun 2024 - 9:53PM

The Hospital Authority says it hopes to provide patients with a location other than hospitals where they can fill their prescriptions. Photo: Jelly Tse

Editorial | Find prescription for Hong Kong medical staff shortage

City must discover ways to attract and retain more doctors and nurses to ensure public healthcare is not compromised

27 Jun 2024 - 6:30AM

Hong Kong centre may help fast-track drug approval in mainland China: minister

Health chief Lo Chung-mau says planned facility in collaboration with Shenzhen will harness ‘real world data’ to speed up approval process.

26 Jun 2024 - 10:59AM

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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.