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Measles jabs will be offered to airport staff from Friday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong airport staff offered free measles jabs in bid to prevent outbreak

Three aircraft maintenance workers were recently found to have caught measles.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

First local dengue case could lead to outbreak in coming months: health official

Wellness

How cooking can help lower your dementia risk – even just 1 meal a week

Wellness

Do you have trouble visualising things? Maybe you have aphantasia

Aphantasia is the inability to visualise objects or scenarios in the mind, a condition affecting up to 4 per cent of people.

Aphantasia is the inability to create mental images in your “mind’s eye”. When sufferers attempt to visualise memories or objects, they often describe the result as having a “blank screen” in their mind. Photo: dpa
Technology

BrainCo’s brain-computer interface wows at HSBC summit with mind-controlled hand

The non-invasive BCI technology offers a safer alternative to surgery for some conditions, BrainCo partner Nyx He says.

Bangladesh

Vaccine coverage gaps spur Bangladesh’s deadly measles outbreak

Health authorities launched an emergency vaccine campaign on Sunday, with UN agencies aiming to protect more than 1.2 million children.

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Wellness

Hong Kong hairstylist’s cancer battle takes him on a crowdfunding campaign

Pitt Cheung and his brother Lego have so far raised thousands for nasopharyngeal cancer treatments not covered by Hong Kong’s public system.

An August 2025 post on nasopharyngeal cancer patient Pitt Cheung’s Instagram account shows him holding a placard bearing a blessing written in Mongolian. Photo: Instagram/pittcheung
Wellness

Hypertension’s link to dementia calls for stronger blood pressure control

Links between dementia and hypertension are reasons to keep blood pressure under tighter control – sooner rather than later.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Girl, 9, in a critical condition with meningococcal infection after holiday in Japan

Girl, who has an underlying illness, visited Japan in a tour group with her family.

Wellness

Are trends like ‘fibermaxxing’ and ‘proteinmaxxing’ actually healthy?

Experts say more is not always best when it comes to protein and fibre. Here’s some advice on balanced nutrition and gut health.

Viral diet trends like “proteinmaxxing” and “fibermaxxing” promise health benefits, but experts warn against extreme optimisation. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Editorial | Hong Kong’s world-first Alzheimer’s blood test will strengthen city’s healthcare

This breakthrough in screening marks another step in Hong Kong’s broader moves to identify and tackle health problems early.

Professor Nancy Ip, president of HKUST, attends the press conference for the launch of the project to screen 6,000 elderly people for Alzheimer’s disease, at HKUST in Sai Kung on March 23. Photo: Dickson Lee
Science

How China’s ‘pig semen eyedrop’ may help deliver Alzheimer’s treatment

Cutting-edge therapy could enable drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier making it suitable for dementia treatment, Adelaide researcher says.

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Wellness

How a 70-year-old retired teacher defied osteoporosis to become a powerlifter

Hongkonger Anjali Hazari used to run marathons and climb mountains before major knee and abdominal surgeries. Now she has a new challenge.

Wellness

His wife died from cancer. Now, he is running 2,200km to honour her memory

Today, Lim Shyang Guey starts a 90-day campaign to fulfil a dream he shared with his wife, Goh Joo Lee, running up to 35km a day.

Lim Shyang Guey, a Malaysian runner, at Victoria Park, in Hong Kong. Lim is preparing to run 2,200km around Peninsular Malaysia starting on March 28 in honour of his late wife, who passed away from cancer. Photo: Edmond So
Wellness

How a California studio is helping autistic artists break into Hollywood

Visual effects studio Exceptional Minds in Los Angeles is preparing adults with autism for careers in Hollywood.

Artist Kris Helmacy works on a project at the Exceptional Minds Academy in Los Angeles, California. Exceptional Minds trains adults with autism for jobs in filmmaking. Photo: Reuters
Wellness

‘A healthy meal helps you heal’: doctors on why food is the best medicine

What we eat has a significant impact on our health, but is rarely treated like medicine. Nutrition experts explain why it should be.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

HKUST launches programme offering blood-based Alzheimer’s test for elderly

‘NeuroCare Community Project’ will offer free screening to 6,000 underprivileged elderly residents over five years.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s first MRI-guided ultrasound offers relief for Parkinson’s tremors

Non-invasive treatment at Tuen Mun Hospital offers new option, with 40 patients to be treated within two years.

Doctors at Tuen Mun Hospital have used MRI-guided ultrasound to ease Parkinson’s tremors for the first time in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Wellness

Can poor sleep lead to dementia? What you need to know about the links

Studies link poor-quality sleep to dementia types like Alzheimer’s disease, but experts explain why the picture might be more complex.

India

India’s weight-loss drug price war begins as key patent expires

Generic slimming drugs are expected to flood a market where one in four adults are currently either overweight or obese.

Britain

‘Unprecedented in spread’: UK races to contain deadly meningitis outbreak

Health officials target 5,000 students at the University of Kent after two deaths and a spike in MenB cases linked to a nightclub.

People queue to receive vaccinations at the University of Kent campus. Photo: Reuters
Science

Chinese scientists use E coli to fight breast tumours from within in mice study

The targeted cancer therapy using bacteria could be much less toxic than traditional treatments, research team says in paper.

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In a paper published on Wednesday, Chinese scientists say they engineered the E coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) probiotic strain to produce the anticancer agent Romidepsin for a drug delivery method. Image: Shutterstock
Britain

Scottish lawmakers reject bill to let terminally ill people end their lives

A similar bill that would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales is currently bogged down in the British Parliament in London.

Fame and celebrity

Horrible stuff, some fun, then awful again: Christina Applegate’s life story

American actress Christina Applegate opens up about abuse, trauma and living with multiple sclerosis as she releases her memoir.

Wellness

The early signs of dementia you need to look for in loved ones and yourself

Verbal tests don’t always pick up Alzheimer’s disease. Falls, problems swallowing, bladder issues and other symptoms can be better signs.

Elderly people choking on food. Photo: Shutterstock
The Netherlands

Singing circle in Amsterdam offers benefits to dementia patients

Scientists are studying the potential benefits of music for people with dementia, traumatic brain injuries, Parkinson’s disease and stroke.

People, many of them seniors with a form of dementia, join in the ‘singing circle’ run by opera singer Maartje de Lint, at the Concertgebouw’s ornate Mirror Hall in Amsterdam on February 24. Photo: AP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong cancer patient dies 3 weeks after incorrect opening in abdomen

Tseung Kwan O Hospital investigating death of 85-year-old patient with transverse colon cancer, who received stoma surgery on February 7.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong launches 3-year action plan to help residents fight the flab

Proportion of Hongkongers who are obese or overweight has been rising in recent decades.

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