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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.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Hongkongers will be able to upload orders specifying which life-sustaining treatments they do not wish to receive when terminally ill. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Paramedics to follow ‘rescue first’ rule if in doubt under new end-of-life law

Fire Services Department official says paramedics must first verify physical proof before stopping life-sustaining treatment on patient.

Hong Kong

Man held as mainland Chinese dental centre in Hong Kong raided amid promotions

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Video | Hong Kong develops simpler, cheaper and more accurate way to detect cancer

The University of Hong Kong

University to roll out screenings at pharmacies to uncover osteoporosis cases

Scheme will involve use of screening algorithm that allows pharmacists to identify high-risk patients and refer them to family doctors.

Osteoporosis affects about 30 per cent of women and 8 per cent of men aged 50 and older in Hong Kong. But up to 80 per cent of cases go undiagnosed and untreated. Photo: Getty Images
Hospital Authority

Medics warn of split-second calls under Hong Kong’s new end-of-life law

Formal legal framework will empower Hongkongers to specify in advance which life-sustaining treatments they wish to refuse when terminally ill.

Hong Kong society

Mainland Chinese dental clinics in Hong Kong come under scrutiny of authorities

Dental association alerts officials after visiting booths where staff offered free cleaning, used endoscopes to suggest treatments.

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Hong Kong

End-of-life directives to go on eHealth as new law takes effect in Hong Kong

Hospital Authority’s Doris Tse says Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance ‘milestone for Hong Kong’s end-of-life care’.

The Hospital Authority's Doris Tse says the new ordinance provides clearer legal protection for both patients and healthcare professionals. Photo: Elizabeth Cheung
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Hong Kong’s Chinese medicine hospital to launch stroke, back pain treatments

Two treatments part of 23 disease programmes to be rolled out over five years as part of strategic plan to meet healthcare needs and promote TCM.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, UAE airport checks could speed up alerts on viruses, study shows

HKU study finds that focusing on transit passengers at key hubs could significantly improve early detection timelines.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong dermatologist gets suspended punishment for clinic adverts on RedNote

Medical Council says Dr Tinny Ho to be struck off practitioners’ register for six months if she fails to complete three-year suspended sentence.

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Dr Tinny Ho was also found guilty of professional misconduct in 2019 for improper skincare promotions. Photo: Emily Hung
Hong Kong

Jury rules baby died of natural causes despite nurse error in medical tube check

Hong Kong coroner says jury can rule death by natural causes if infant Angel Yu had a ‘pre-existing fatal condition’.

Angel’s parents, Yu Ping-hang (left) and Law Ka-sin, outside the Coroner’s Court on July 10. Photo: Brian Wong
Cancer

Health Matters

Our health defines our lives. In this Health Matters series, we investigate major health concerns affecting Hong Kong and wellness trends emerging in the city and beyond.

Hong Kong

Letters | Clearer standards would strengthen urgent care in private hospitals

Readers discuss care arrangements in private hospitals, a proposed cooling-off period for prepaid services, and innovation.

Guangzhou

CUHK launches first cross-border clinical trial centre in Nansha

Chinese University of Hong Kong teams up with Guangzhou First People’s Hospital and district authorities to establish Greater Bay Area Clinical Trial Centre.

A jointly developed musculoskeletal rehabilitation centre has also been established at the hospital. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Baby Rufus in urgent need of heart donation, Hong Kong health authorities say

Hospital Authority will also seek assistance from mainland China under cross-boundary organ donation and matching mechanism.

Six-month-old Rufus is in the paediatric intensive care unit at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital. Photo: Jelly Tse
Flu in Hong Kong

Editorial | Onset of summer flu season demands action from Hongkongers

Taking steps to widen vaccinations and infection-fighting habits should be a civic and individual responsibility well before cases surge.

How can Hong Kong age well?

With Hong Kong’s population rapidly greying, the South China Morning Post’s Health Matters series examines how older adults and the next generation of retirees can meet the challenges of ageing while maintaining health and quality of life.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong probes civil service negligence in 15-year delay over baby blunder case

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says delays occurred in different areas throughout the process of handling the case that left boy disabled for life.

The Medical Council took more than a decade to resolve the case. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Parents of boy paralysed by medical blunder welcome penalty but vow to fight on

Li Zhijian and Peng Hongying plan to sue doctor, who was suspended for nine months, as they try to prepare long-term care for Li Yuanjian.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong can be the Asia-Pacific’s longevity hub

City has unique conditions to be the premier regional hub for longevity research, clinical trials, regulatory approval and capital scaling.

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Hong Kong courts

Nurses baffled by closed medicine tube to premature baby, inquest hears

Angel Yu was suffering from a congenital heart defect that restricted blood flow and was receiving adrenaline at Prince of Wales Hospital.

Former Prince of Wales Hospital nurse Cheung Mei-lin (in pink mask) leaves the Coroner’s Court on Friday. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong courts

Friend sues ex-plastic surgeon for HK$12m over loans tied to manslaughter case

Franklin Li received money through 14 bank transfers between May 2023 and August 2024 to fund legal defence team, retiree says in writ.

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A High Court jury last year found Franklin Li (right) unfit to stand trial due to advanced dementia. Photo: Edmond So
Reproductive health

Parent company of Hong Kong IVF clinic says sorry for embryo specimen mix-up

New Frontier Group vows to launch sweeping internal review into cause of mix-up at Heal Fertility’s clinic in Central.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Thorough investigation needed into Hong Kong clinic’s IVF embryo mix-up

The last thing couples trying to conceive need is a loss of confidence in the medical science during a time of extreme stress.

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Disciplinary cases involving intern and resident doctors triple over 4 years

Hong Kong recorded 35 cases during past financial year, compared with 12 in 2022-23, health chief Lo Chung-mau tells lawmakers.

The Hospital Authority building in Mong Kok. Health minister Lo Chung-mau stressed that the disciplinary cases accounted for only a small share of the number of intern and resident doctors employed and pledged to maintain professional standards. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Embryo specimen mix-up: what happened and how is IVF regulated in Hong Kong?

The SCMP looks into rules governing treatments after rare fertility clinic blunder triggers investigations by authorities.

Heal Fertility has mishandled embryo biopsy specimens from two patients and failed to promptly report the incident to health authorities. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong lawmakers push for 24-hour mandate after IVF embryo specimens blunder

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says government may consider imposing time limit for reporting after completing investigation into mix-up of specimens.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong IVF clinic ordered to halt most services after embryo specimen errors

Clinic apologises to affected clients and says it has set up an internal task force to conduct a review to improve procedures.

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