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Registered traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong must follow a set of guidelines to prevent infection during acupuncture therapies. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | Is acupuncture safe in Hong Kong, and how to avoid ‘flesh-eating infection’?

The Post examines the case of a man who had to amputate his leg after traditional Chinese medicine treatment and seeks answers from experts.

Hong Kong society

Probe into ‘flesh-eating infection’ finds bacteria on Hong Kong clinic’s shorts

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Exam time: Hong Kong medical school bids under microscope this week

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong health experts urge older residents to get Covid jab amid fatalities

City records 10 Covid-related deaths in a month, while fewer than 100,000 vaccine doses given to those aged 50 and above over past year.

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Health experts are calling for older residents to get vaccinated against Covid every year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Health experts are calling for older residents to get vaccinated against Covid every year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong man suffers ‘flesh-eating infection’ after acupuncture, leg amputated

Patient, 47, sprained his back while lifting heavy objects before seeking traditional Chinese medicine treatment, investigations show.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong bars urge regulation rather than ban on flavoured shisha products

Industry representatives say customers only enjoy shisha because of flavours and already struggling bars will suffer if blanket ban goes ahead.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong team says discovery offers new hope for treating Huntington’s disease

Discovery of new underlying mechanism opens up possibilities for developing medication, researchers at Chinese University of Hong Kong say.

A research team at the Chinese University of Hong Kong hope their research could open up new possibilities for developing medication to treat Huntington’s Disease. Photo: Handout
A research team at the Chinese University of Hong Kong hope their research could open up new possibilities for developing medication to treat Huntington’s Disease. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong weather

Hongkongers warned to brace for heavy showers, thunderstorms

But sunny periods expected in next couple of days with hot weather and isolated showers, Observatory says.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police recover stolen cat from Sham Shui Po store, arrest 2

Officers identified suspects, 46-year-old woman and 43-year-old man, after examining CCTV footage.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | How the coming new anti-smoking measures in Hong Kong will affect you

Government reveals more details on eight of 10 tobacco control measures in amended bill, including coming ban on alternative smoking products.

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A woman smokes an e-cigarette in Mong Kok. Hong Kong is set to ban possession and smoking of e-cigarettes in public from April of next year. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s new tobacco control measures won’t affect tourists: official

Deputy Secretary for Health Eddie Lee says authorities have already taken tourists’ needs into account when drafting new measures.

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Hong Kong is clamping down on tobacco products in a bid to curb the city’s smoking rate. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong is clamping down on tobacco products in a bid to curb the city’s smoking rate. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority brings in experts to help curb medical blunders

Head of city’s public hospitals vows to strengthen public communication over mistakes as part of measures introduced after performance review.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to jail, fine those possessing, using vapes in public from April 2026

Smoking will also be prohibited while residents queue at arts and sports facilities, clinics and other places from next year, according to bill.

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Hong Kong weather

Thundery showers approaching Hong Kong in next few hours: Observatory

In special message issued at 6pm, forecaster says some ‘areas of intense thundery showers’ expected to affect vicinity of Pearl River Delta.

Gloomy skies over Hong Kong’s central business district. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong environmental issues

‘Part of planned Hong Kong highway may encroach on wetlands, affect wildlife’

Public can view study brief on major section of city’s biggest single road project, Northern Metropolis Highway, and provide feedback until May 6.

The preliminary path of the highway connects Tin Shui Wai to the New Territories North New Town near Ping Che. Photo: May Tse
The preliminary path of the highway connects Tin Shui Wai to the New Territories North New Town near Ping Che. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong forests can store over 7 million tonnes of carbon, study finds

Conservancy Association releases findings of three-year study on carbon storage capacity of more than 100 tree species native to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to standardise A&E walkout refunds at 88% amid healthcare reforms

From next year, patients who leave A&E before receiving treatment will be offered the new rate instead of a full refund.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hongkongers with spinal cord injuries may regain mobility with help of new lab

New laboratory at Polytechnic University to start clinical trials for advanced therapy products after facility is fully licensed.

A university academic has said the institution hopes the facility can work in tandem with its proposed medical school to provide a one-stop shop, ranging from treatment to rehabilitation. Photo: Nora Tam
A university academic has said the institution hopes the facility can work in tandem with its proposed medical school to provide a one-stop shop, ranging from treatment to rehabilitation. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong environmental issues

70 Hong Kong retailers allegedly sold oxo-degradable plastics despite ban: NGO

Green Earth says investigation suggests plastic bags, bin liners and pet waste bags labelled as ‘oxo-degradable’ had been sold by retailers.

Hong Kong society

Smoke-free floors in Hong Kong public housing ‘infeasible’, ‘unfair’: lawmakers

‘We have to protect the health of non-smokers but cannot deny grass-roots residents the right to smoke,’ lawmaker says.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Metre-long civet cat spotted roaming at Hong Kong shopping centre

Cat seen walking back and forth on glass curtain wall supports at IFC Mall at 7am on Monday, police say.

Security personnel at the IFC Mall reported spotting a civet cat on the premises on Monday morning. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Rise in life-threatening meningococcal infections in Hong Kong sparks jabs call

Expert says the disease is still rare in Hong Kong but travellers heading overseas should consider vaccination.

People travelling to countries where meningococcal diseases are endemic should consider getting jabs against the infections, a doctor says. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
People travelling to countries where meningococcal diseases are endemic should consider getting jabs against the infections, a doctor says. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong weather

Crowds bask in sunshine as temperatures exceed 33 degrees in Hong Kong

Observatory says warm weather set to continue for next few days before becoming unsettled in latter part of week.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong temperatures set to reach 30 degrees Celsius on Monday

Observatory says humid conditions and a few showers expected over the weekend.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

‘Seriously rotten’ finless porpoise carcass found on Hong Kong outlying island

Discovery of 162cm-long sea mammal on Tuesday raises tally of beached cetaceans in the city this year to 15.

A dead porpoise has been found on Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau island. Photo: Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword. Here’s how Hong Kong’s fine dining is improving its green policies: from Amber at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental and Michelin-starred Mono to Vicky Lau’s Mora, Roganic and the Marriott group. Photo: Ting Lung Heen

How Hong Kong’s fine dining scene is getting greener – at last

The staff of Socio at the the 100 Top Tables Tables 2025 Unveiling Ceremony and Awards. Photo: Jordan Chan

Celebrating 100 Top Tables’ top restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and Macau

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