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There has been a steady rise in seasonal flu cases in Hong Kong, especially among children and the elderly. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Flu cases on rise in Hong Kong as immunity wanes, expert warns

Steady rise in cases, especially among children and elderly, prompts expert to urge vaccinations and better hygiene to curb spread.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong issues second amber rainstorm warning of day as bad weather persists

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong records hottest day of year so far as hail warning issued

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong authorities prosecute butcher shop after rats filmed on exposed meat

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department takes action against Qiandama branch in Kwun Tong after rats seen roaming on exposed pig carcasses.

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Hong Kong’s food hygiene authorities have launched a prosecution against a branch of Qiandama in Kwun Tong after a viral video and a subsequent inspection found rats running over pig carcasses. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s food hygiene authorities have launched a prosecution against a branch of Qiandama in Kwun Tong after a viral video and a subsequent inspection found rats running over pig carcasses. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong braces for heat, showers as tropical depression passes nearby

Forecaster says typhoon warning unlikely, as tropical depression shows limited strengthening and weak northern convection.

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Biomedicine | China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM

With the most cases of the two leading neurodegenerative diseases, and affected population rising as country ages, China needs to find new treatments.

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Hong Kong society

Eminent scientist returns to Hong Kong to lead HKUST’s new medical school

King Li says he is honoured to take up the role at HKUST, pledging to nurture future leaders of ‘healthcare revolution’.

King Li says transforming the city's healthcare system would mean improving quality, lowering costs and increasing accessibility. Photo: May Tse
King Li says transforming the city's healthcare system would mean improving quality, lowering costs and increasing accessibility. Photo: May Tse
Cancer

‘Silent killer’: the race to beat cancer in Hong Kong

Despite a rising number of cancer cases in Hong Kong, survival rates are improving. Here is what you need to know.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Why are so many more people in Hong Kong getting cancer?

While advanced therapies have nearly halved cancer death rate, low screening rates and late detection hold the city back.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

How an HKU-developed eczema product could help fight superbug threat

Scientists develop plant-based moisturiser that ‘turns lions into sheep’, taming bacteria causing eczema itch and reducing antibiotic reliance.

HKU Professor Richard Kao says that if superbugs become dominant, humanity will return to a “pre-antibiotic” era in which standard treatments for infections are useless. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to target flavoured tobacco in next phase of controls: health chief

Health minister says ‘poisoned chalice’ of flavoured e-cigarettes use sugar-coated toxins to mask bitter taste and hook younger people.

About 70 per cent of young people’s first puff of nicotine comes from flavoured tobacco, according to health minister Lo Chung-mau. Photo: dpa
About 70 per cent of young people’s first puff of nicotine comes from flavoured tobacco, according to health minister Lo Chung-mau. Photo: dpa
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Taxpayers ‘won’t lose out’ if CUHK medical centre pays off public loan early

Lawmaker argues hospital is taking advantage of government after previously seeking repayment extensions during difficult times.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning after intense heatwave grips city

Parts of New Territories record maximum temperature of 36.7 degrees by mid-afternoon on Friday, the hottest for 2026 so far.

Hong Kong weather

El Nino could turn 4-7 storms this year into super typhoons: Observatory

Under the impact of El Nino and global warming, Hong Kong is expected to be hotter than normal this year.

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A resident wades through flooded Tai O on Lantau Island during Super Typhoon Ragasa last year. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Solar, so good: Hong Kong’s new landfill-based plant can power 360 homes

Jointly developed by Veolia, SHKP and Citic Pacific, facility features about 1,850 solar panels spanning 140,000 square feet.

The solar farm at South East New Territories Landfill features about 1,850 panels spanning an area of 140,000 square feet. Photo: Elson Li
The solar farm at South East New Territories Landfill features about 1,850 panels spanning an area of 140,000 square feet. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Mainland patient first to be moved north under cross-border ambulance scheme

Mainland Chinese woman injured while in Hong Kong transferred to Zhuhai People’s Hospital with no vehicle change needed.

Hong Kong environmental issues

University heat project cuts medical emergencies for Hong Kong’s vulnerable elderly

Nurses and social workers visited older residents living in poorer districts to teach them ways to stay cool and avoid health risks tied to heat.

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Hong Kong braces for Friday scorcher as mercury climbs to 33.7 degrees

Heatwave expected to peak on Friday, triggering ‘extremely hot’ daytime forecast with temperatures of 36 to 37 degrees in New Territories.

People beat the heat with ice cream bars in Central. Photo: Karma Lo
People beat the heat with ice cream bars in Central. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Can AI help Hongkongers quit smoking? Health authorities are giving it a go

Office unveils its ‘Chat to Quit’ chatbot pilot initiative as part of annual campaign in June.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong issues year’s first ‘very hot weather’ warning

Weather forecaster says temperatures are expected to hover around 33 degrees until Friday before easing slightly over the weekend.

Hong Kong weather

Temperatures to reach as high as 33 degrees for 4 straight days this week

Observatory may issue year’s first very hot weather warning as high temperatures expected from Tuesday to Friday before cooler weekend.

Women try to beat the heat in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

How can Hong Kong help mothers of infants reverse falling breastfeeding rate?

Doctors and advocates say city needs to address sparse facilities, misinformation, and lack of statutory and employer support.

Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Coroner’s Court, watchdog to probe delayed blood transfusion to girl with cancer

Father of Chau Tin-yu to appear as witness at October inquiry looking at alleged blunder that led to four-year-old’s vegetative state and later death.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong issues red travel alert for DR Congo as Ebola outbreak spreads

139 suspected deaths and 600 suspected cases have been recorded in DR Congo and Uganda, with numbers expected to rise.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Visitor quotas needed to protect country parks, 4 trails challenge founder says

Andre Blumberg, who created 298km ultra-marathon, says recent scenes of overcrowding in country parks left him feeling ‘quite disturbed’.

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Tourists flock to scenic Po Pin Chau during the recent “golden week” holiday. Photo: Dickson Lee
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