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Under the reform of public medical fees, prices of non-critical services such as accident and emergency, general and specialist outpatient and inpatient services in public hospitals will be increased, and each service and drug will be charged item by item. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | Here’s all you need to know about Hong Kong’s coming medical fee changes

Revamped public healthcare charges are set to take effect on January 1 next year. We break down how patients will be affected.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hongkongers brace for public hospital fee increases under service reform

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Malaysia

Malaysian minister’s claim of ‘Yolo’ mindset driving HIV cases draws ridicule

Pope Francis

Pope Francis back home after 5-week hospital stay for double pneumonia

The 88-year-old pope made his first public appearance since February 14.

Pope Francis leaves the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Italy on his way back to the Vatican on Sunday. Photo: AP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

‘Gift of life’: Hong Kong breast milk bank collects over 300 litres

More donations needed to reach aim of collecting 1,000 litres annually to help 450 to 600 premature and critically ill newborns.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Record high 400,000 Hong Kong residents listed on organ donation register

Health minister hails ‘selfless’ and ‘mighty’ acts, while advocate notes city still has one of lowest organ donation rates globally.

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Fame and celebrity

Who’s Big Baller Brand’s controversial CEO, LaVar Ball?

The LA entrepreneur suffered from a foot infection due to diabetes that escalated into leg amputation in January – his wife Tina was also a basketball player, and the pair met at Cal State.

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LaVar Ball is opening up about the diabetes complication that led to his leg being amputated. Photo: @lavar/Instagram
Wellness

Now in pill form, hair loss treatment easier to use, may be more effective

Hair loss solution minoxidil in the 1990s was a sticky topical solution applied to the scalp. Now you can take it orally. It may work better.

Japan

Japanese stem cell research helps treat spinal injuries

Paralysis caused by serious spinal cord injuries affects more than 150,000 patients in Japan alone, with 5,000 new cases each year.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s healthcare system needs a dose of empathy

Readers discuss the importance of human-centred medical system design, new traffic regulations, and the legalisation of basketball betting.

People at the Accident and Emergency Department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan on March 17. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong chronic disease subsidy scheme to cover tests to detect high cholesterol

Starting March 28, participants under the scheme can undergo blood lipid testing at a subsidised cost of HK$120.

Dr Pang Fei-chau, commissioner for primary healthcare. Photo: Edmond So
Wellness

Ozempic workouts are the latest exercise craze, but are they anything new?

Workouts at gyms to combat muscle loss caused by GLP-1 drugs are gaining traction, but do they differ from regular strength training?

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong A&E wards aim to cut wait times for urgent patients with fee change

Hospital Authority says it hopes to meet its service target of treating 90 per cent of urgent patients in A&E within 30 minutes.

United States

US Senate Democrats demand reversal of CDC mass firings

Firings puts lives of Americans and people across the world at risk, senators argue.

CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: TNS
Science

Chinese breakthrough challenges Elon Musk’s verdict on paralysed patients

Patients with spinal cord injuries have been offered the chance to walk again after the success of a Chinese trial.

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Four patients with spinal cord injuries were able to move their limbs hours after groundbreaking surgery as part of a clinical trial led by Shanghai’s Fudan University. Photo: Fudan University
Education in Hong Kong

PolyU makes bold offer to pay for set-up cost of Hong Kong’s new medical school

Council chairman Lam Tai-fai says the institution can cover costs if needed, until the school moves into the Ngai Tam Mei campus.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Race for third Hong Kong medical school hots up, but which university is ahead?

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Baptist University and Polytechnic University have now submitted their proposals.

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Middle East

Professor deported to Lebanon supported Hezbollah leader, US says

US visa holder Dr Rasha Alawieh was removed after US officials found photos of Hezbollah figure on her phone.

Demonstrators protest the deportation of Dr Rasha Alawieh of Brown University at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island. Photo: AFP
Science

Chinese scientists turn tumours to ‘pork’ in radical cancer treatment

Researchers in China have used the body’s own immune system to kill cancerous cells in a pioneering new therapy.

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Wellness

10 things about dementia to ask a doctor to keep your brain healthy

Dementia risk factors range from mental health to diet. Ask your doctor about them to help you slow down or prevent the onset of disease.

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Disease

Letters | As Asia’s grapples with a diabetes crisis, more genetics nurses could help

Readers discuss the role of genetics nurses in the region, and a court case involving a film in Malaysia.

A man gets his blood sample taken during a medical check-up for hypertension, cholesterol and diabetes at an integrated services post in Banda Aceh. Indonesia, on February 11. Photo: AFP
Biomedicine: Companies

Chinese drug maker Akeso hailed as biotech’s ‘DeepSeek moment’ amid US rivalry

Akeso’s immunotherapy drug allowed half of its patients to go 11.1 months without their condition worsening.

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Akeso founder and CEO Michelle Xia. Photo: Handout
Wellness

3D bioprinter that makes humanlike tissue should improve drug testing

The coffee-machine-sized printer produces 3D humanlike tissue that should allow for better testing and development of medicines.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong health chief confirms patients may pay separate fees for scans like MRIs

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says hospitalised patients and those visiting emergency rooms would be excluded from proposed move.

Donald Trump

Trump drops vaccine critic Dave Weldon as nominee to head CDC

The surprise move came hours before his confirmation hearing, making Weldon the first Trump pick to be withdrawn from consideration.

Former US congressman David Weldon speaks in The Villages, Florida, in May 2012. Photo: AP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | Are Hongkongers paying too little for healthcare? Breaking down the costs

Subsidy rate is among highest in developed economies, as government looks at possible fee changes to crack down on abuse.

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The government currently covers almost 98 per cent of the cost of public healthcare services. Photo: Jelly Tse
South Korea

South Korean medical schools threaten to expel striking students

The government proposed increasing the medical school admission quota to address a doctor shortage, but students argue poor working conditions are the real issue.

Hong Kong

She tried several careers but found her niche in genetic sequencing

PostMag talks to 5 women innovators at the top of their game and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery – here we meet Angela Wu, a professor at HKUST’s division of life science and department of chemical and biological engineering.

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