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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.
Libby Lee previously worked for the Hospital Authority before leaving in 2022 to join the Health Bureau. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong

Veteran medical administrator Libby Lee to lead Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority

Cecilia Fan, a Department of Health consultant, will replace Lee as the new undersecretary for health.

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong scientists explore growing organs with 3D printing tech

Medicine

Editorial | New drug approval system takes Hong Kong closer to biomedical hub goal

Hong Kong science and tech

How a Hong Kong man’s drug-resistant epilepsy was relieved using robotics

Neurosurgery expert says new approach could encourage more people to get check-ups for epilepsy conditions.

The new robotic system means doctors in Hong Kong can use a more accurate and less invasive approach to identify the sources of epilepsy conditions that are untreatable with medication. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong

Appendicitis surgery blunder puts spotlight on Hong Kong public hospital safety

Patients’ rights advocate Alex Lam says such cases should also be proactively escalated to professional watchdogs for investigation.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong father’s anguish after inquest rules teen died of natural causes

Tai Shun-keung labels verdict on his 14-year-old daughter’s sudden death ‘unacceptable’ after family’s Covid-19 vaccination concerns.

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Hong Kong public hospitals to limit ‘as needed’ medication to 8-week supply

New arrangement will cover 14 types of drugs for relieving symptoms, including laxatives and creams for bruises.

The Hospital Authority has said the revised drug dispensing measures will help reduce wastage of as-needed drugs by 65 per cent. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong woman opens up about life after moment her heart stopped beating

Olivia Cheung, who was 19 when her heart stopped beating for 63 minutes, shares experiences to educate public about intensive care treatments.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to hold public hospital executives accountable for medical incidents

Health authorities also say hospital chief executives, department heads to have power to appoint and dismiss staff instead of headquarters.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong to begin independent drug review, approval in 2026

Department of Health reveals plan to set up own drug regulatory authority as early as end of next year, in effort to make city a medical innovation hub.

Authorities have said they aim to independently approve all new drugs by 2030. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

Elderly Hongkongers can use vouchers at 2 Zhuhai hospitals from Thursday

Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University and Zhuhai People’s Hospital added to pilot scheme that expands coverage across the border.

A billboard in To Kwa Wan advertises the expansion of the Elderly Health Care Voucher Pilot Scheme to more cities in the Greater Bay Area. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong’s breast milk bank offers best start to life

Initiative has proved to be a huge success, yet much more needs to be done to encourage those Hong Kong mothers who can to breastfeed their babies.

Mental health

Hongkonger channels mental health recovery into designing fashion collection

Ng Mei-ling is one of hundreds helped by Phoenix Clubhouse in daunting return to workforce following mental health struggles.

Coronavirus Hong Kong

Vulnerable groups in Hong Kong should get Covid-19 vaccinations: medical expert

Professor David Hui of Chinese University warns that new outbreaks will occur every six to nine months.

People wait to get Covid-19 vaccinations at a community vaccination station in 2023. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to launch carer database this year as elderly suicides remain high

Suicides among those aged 60 and over accounted for 41 per cent of city’s overall cases last year.

Suicides among elderly people have been on the rise in recent years. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s breast milk bank close to eclipsing yearly target in first 6 months

230 mothers donated 900 litres, helping to support 120 infants in neonatal intensive care units.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong launches HK$290 million project to offer end-of-life care to disabled

Support scheme started training workers in mid-2024 and is expected to serve over 3,000 people.

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Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong can lead world in AI healthcare by tapping trove of patient data: expert

City has amassed 11 million patient records, creating bank of valuable data unlike anything available in US or Europe, Professor Wang Haibo says.

An expert has said Hong Kong public healthcare system has generations of population data and medical data. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Silver economy far from enough for rapidly ageing Hong Kong

Promoting economic activities catering to the elderly is welcome, but more must be done to address the issues the elderly and their carers face.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Anti-smoking stand of tobacco tycoon lives on in Hong Kong

Charles Ho, who has died after developing lung cancer, turned from a staunch supporter of Hong Kong smokers’ rights to a firm opponent of deadly habit.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Red Cross tightens blood donor rules for recent inmates

Anyone who has been locked up for 72 hours or more in past 12 months cannot donate blood for a year, as organisation cites risks of infections such as HIV.

HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis, especially hepatitis C, are major health issues for prison detainees, according to the World Health Organization. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

How Hong Kong’s pilot disease scheme can help save HK$2.7 billion in expenses

Health Bureau says if 200,000 people join scheme, 9,000 cardiovascular diseases and 11,000 deaths could be prevented, leading to medical cost savings.

The Health Bureau has said the chronic disease pilot scheme will include more conditions in the future. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Hong Kong must ‘seize opportunities’ to attract talent amid US student visa woes

Academics say US-China rivalry offers incentives for talent to come to Hong Kong, ahead of visit to world’s largest biotech event in Boston.

Hong Kong

Explainer | Hong Kong water safety saga: what happened and how to protect yourself

The Post explores the cause behind water supply concerns at two public housing estates and how the government is responding.

Hong Kong

1 in 4 Hongkongers unaware of coming public healthcare fee changes: survey

Lawmakers call on authorities to ramp up efforts to promote reform, set to come into force in January 2026.

People queue up at the pharmacy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Authorities announced a series of measures to reform the subsidisation structure of public healthcare services in March. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Femtech top of agenda at women’s health summit in Hong Kong

Two-day symposium to highlight why supporting women’s health is not just a moral obligation but an economic imperative.

Anca Griffiths is co-founder of Women’s Health in Focus: A Global Summit, taking place on June 16 and 17. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Can Hong Kong convince private hospitals to be clear and upfront with fees?

Health authorities begin consulting on proposals aimed at improving transparency in private hospital bills.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Dragon boat races and the like must have proper waste management plans

Readers discuss waste reduction at large outdoor events, the trouble with reducing clinical training hours for medical lab technologists, and how closing schools will affect students and teachers.

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