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A comprehensive publicity drive is needed to ensure greater community awareness by the time the new legislation comes into effect.
As city enters peak flu season with Covid-19 cases once more on the rise, now is the time to remember health lessons and get vaccinated.
City’s success in battling the disease has won global acclaim and is a blueprint that can be shared with countries around the world.
Rise in respiratory illnesses in mainland China may be driven by known pathogens, but, as with Covid-19, vigilance and transparency are required
After three years avoiding Covid-19 in Hong Kong and then not catching it in over a year back in the UK, Cliff Buddle began to believe he was immune. Now, reality has dawned.
- Health chief Lo Chung-mau says rate may even grow higher if more men join scheme designed to detect chronic diseases at early stage
- ‘The 40 per cent rate is higher than our expectations. Originally our estimated rate, based on other information, was near 30 per cent,’ he adds
The independent White House hopeful made the claim in a 2012 deposition as part of his divorce from his second wife, but says he has since recovered.
Coroner praises Michelle Wu, the daughter of the late Tang Kwai-sze, who was 44, for her offer to donate part of her own liver to her mother, and for her role in the inquest.
Snakebites remain a deadly threat in Nepal, especially among rural populations, but experts believe targeted awareness campaigns and increased treatment access could halve fatalities.
A sound therapy session instantly relaxed Hong Kong business owner Sukhjit Kang, leaving him feeling at peace. Sound therapists Melisa Fu O’Connor and Martha Collard explain the process.
A student in China with a heart condition was made to take part in a morning run by her college tutor who did not believe she was unwell, with fatal consequences.
The procedure was popularised by celebs like Kim Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow – and now 3 women at a spa have contracted HIV
A father of two lies strapped to a ventilator 24 hours a day. A Hong Kong researcher looks for a cure for ALS. Rugby fans and a woman who saw the disease kill her father are raising funds to help.
Three women contracted HIV after getting “vampire facials” at an unlicensed medical spa in New Mexico, in the first known such cases, authorities said.
Dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, can affect how sufferers experience taste and reduce their appetite. A professor explains why, and offers seven tips to help ensure they eat and drink enough.
Algorithm that highlights lesions on the gullet for doctors during an endoscopy is now used in hundreds of hospitals in China.
One in three people suffer neck pain every year. Hong Kong experts break down why it is so common, and describe the lifestyle changes you can make to minimise it.
Wong Sai-kit has an intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. He is also an artist whose bold, colourful work – much of it created using spoons – is on show at a Hong Kong hotel.
Ozempic ‘oops’ babies are sparking debate about the potential use of weight-loss drugs to improve fertility, especially for women with hormonal disorder PCOS, one of the leading causes of infertility.
The emerging field uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help patients identify and modify any negative thought patterns and behaviours that may be making their skin condition worse
Centre for Health Protection says girl, who was in good health previously and had not travelled recently, developed fever and cough on Friday.
Date Night actress’ mammogram and a genetic test didn’t flag her breast cancer, but a risk assessment did. So what are they, how do they work, and is having regular mammograms still important?
Cases like this increase the risk of more dangerous coronavirus variants emerging, researchers say.
Cows and goats – previously thought not susceptible – have joined the list of infected animals, and a US farmworker has caught the disease after exposure to cattle.
Scientist said results offered hope of stopping disease transmission to people: ‘The biocontrol method is based on findings from nature and does not require medical interventions for humans, such as vaccines and specific treatment’.
The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate.
What you need to know about allergies, their causes, symptoms, and treatment – and ways to avoid them. In urban Hong Kong, it’s not pollen but a common pest you need to watch out for most.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is distinguished by the sound made by inhaling after a coughing fit. Since 2023, there has been an increase in cases of the infection, which can last for three months.
US officials will offer support, primarily in Asia and Africa, to help identify and respond to diseases like Covid-19, to prevent future outbreaks.
Nephrologist Chan Siu-kim tells Coroner’s Court he did not consider use of an antiviral drug usually needed for liver problems such as hepatitis B.
Jay Leno was officially granted conservatorship of his wife Mavis amid her ongoing struggles with advanced dementia – she ‘sometimes does not know her husband’
A doctor and a nutritionist, both in Hong Kong, describe the differences between stomach flu and food poisoning, the causes of gastroenteritis and how best to treat it.
You can’t be a biohacker without data. We take the Zoe test that checks our gut and blood sugar level, and use its app to see the changes in eating habits it suggests to avoid potential health problems.
Dozens of infants have died from the highly contagious yet preventable respiratory tract infection in the Philippines already this year – and the outbreak is only expected to spread.
