- Proposed changes to the law covering end-of-life care allows discussion of a serious subject that is too often avoided in our rapidly ageing society
Hong Kong private hospital competition heats up over fixed price packages to capture middle market
- Gleneagles says it will expand all-inclusive fixed price packages to cover more medical conditions and complex surgeries
- CUHK Medical Centre, set to open in Sha Tin in 2020, says it will go one step further by price packaging all its services
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Dirk Schraven, CEO of Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital in Wong Chuk Hang. Photo: Nora Tam
Thousands of Hong Kong medical workers and supporters hold peaceful anti-police rally, as city marks second straight Saturday without widespread violence
- Doctors, nurses and health care workers gather in Chater Garden for approved protest themed ‘respect human rights, keep police powers in check’
- Volunteer first-aiders have been caught in the crossfire of clashes between officers and protesters
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Rally-goers gather in Central, condemning police’s handling of the unrest rocking the city. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Xinhua, People’s Daily take Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority to task over its response to a doctor’s arrest during Sunday’s protests
- The doctor from Tseung Kwan O Hospital was arrested at a mall which had been vandalised
- The hospital, which is operated by the authority, had expressed its ‘concern and sympathy’ for employee
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The doctor who was arrested works at Tseung Kwan O Hospital. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong protests: no evidence patients’ data was leaked to police by hospital where demonstrators were arrested, probe finds
- But labels with personal information of patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital can be passed to police officers upon request, report says
- Probe launched by Hospital Authority in late June after it received two complaints over the handling of patient information
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There were reportedly at least three arrests at Queen Elizabeth Hospital after the June protest. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong protests: man with brain bleed and pregnant woman held in hospital after weekend of violence triggered by anti-mask law
- Man remains in intensive care for injuries caused by hard objects, while police guard woman’s delivery suite
- Twenty-nine people were taken to hospital during anti-government protests over the long weekend, with 240 arrested
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Hong Kong police and protesters clash on October 1. Photo: AFP
Friend of Filipino helper who died of cancer sues her Hong Kong employer for damages and apology over ‘inhumane’ treatment
- Rita Choy is accused of firing Joan Sarmiento Guting after learning of medical diagnosis
- Domestic worker lost her battle with cervical cancer last year, and Ma Carla Arangote Temporosa has gone to court on her friend’s behalf
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A posthumous claim was filed in District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: Fung Chang
Preterm pre-eclampsia is a potentially fatal pregnancy condition. A Hong Kong university has modified a test that will nearly double its detection rate in Asian women
- Test specially designed for Asian women will nearly double detection rate, study indicates
- Condition can be fatal for women and unborn babies, but most potential cases missed by existing checks
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Academics at one of Hong Kong’s top universities have developed a test that promises to send the detection rate for preterm pre-eclampsia soaring. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong drugs watchdog tightens regulations around antiseptic after 14 products are found to be contaminated with harmful bacteria
- More than a dozen items containing chlorhexidine reported to health department
- Changes will take affect in July 2020 to allow ‘traders sufficient time to make preparations’
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William Chui, president of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Hong Kong, welcomed the health watchdog’s move to tighten regulations. Photo: Edward Wong
Hong Kong protesters’ five demands meant to ‘humiliate’ government, won’t solve city’s issues: Singapore PM
- Speaking at Forbes Global CEO Conference, Lee Hsien Loong says he finds it hard to imagine that ‘one country, two systems’ will last until 2047
- Singapore unlikely to benefit from unrest in Hong Kong, Lee adds as he addresses US-China trade war and country’s coming elections
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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a Q&A panel during a Bloomberg New Economy Forum dinner event in November 2018. Photo: Bloomberg
Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong a social media hero in China for Hong Kong protest comments
- Leader of the Lion City has criticised the Hong Kong protesters, saying they are trying to ‘humiliate’ the government rather than solve problems
- He also admitted his own country was not immune to the forces of ‘deep social angst’ sweeping various places across the globe
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The Singapore leader Lee Hsien Loong has been critical of Hong Kong’s protesters, saying they want to ‘humiliate’ the government rather than solve problems. Photo: Sam Tsang
Thousands of Hong Kong medical workers and supporters hold peaceful anti-police rally, as city marks second straight Saturday without widespread violence
- Doctors, nurses and health care workers gather in Chater Garden for approved protest themed ‘respect human rights, keep police powers in check’
- Volunteer first-aiders have been caught in the crossfire of clashes between officers and protesters
Topic |
Rally-goers gather in Central, condemning police’s handling of the unrest rocking the city. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Xinhua, People’s Daily take Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority to task over its response to a doctor’s arrest during Sunday’s protests
- The doctor from Tseung Kwan O Hospital was arrested at a mall which had been vandalised
- The hospital, which is operated by the authority, had expressed its ‘concern and sympathy’ for employee
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The doctor who was arrested works at Tseung Kwan O Hospital. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong protests: no evidence patients’ data was leaked to police by hospital where demonstrators were arrested, probe finds
- But labels with personal information of patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital can be passed to police officers upon request, report says
- Probe launched by Hospital Authority in late June after it received two complaints over the handling of patient information
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There were reportedly at least three arrests at Queen Elizabeth Hospital after the June protest. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong protests: man with brain bleed and pregnant woman held in hospital after weekend of violence triggered by anti-mask law
- Man remains in intensive care for injuries caused by hard objects, while police guard woman’s delivery suite
- Twenty-nine people were taken to hospital during anti-government protests over the long weekend, with 240 arrested
Topic |
Hong Kong police and protesters clash on October 1. Photo: AFP
Friend of Filipino helper who died of cancer sues her Hong Kong employer for damages and apology over ‘inhumane’ treatment
- Rita Choy is accused of firing Joan Sarmiento Guting after learning of medical diagnosis
- Domestic worker lost her battle with cervical cancer last year, and Ma Carla Arangote Temporosa has gone to court on her friend’s behalf
Topic |
A posthumous claim was filed in District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: Fung Chang
Preterm pre-eclampsia is a potentially fatal pregnancy condition. A Hong Kong university has modified a test that will nearly double its detection rate in Asian women
- Test specially designed for Asian women will nearly double detection rate, study indicates
- Condition can be fatal for women and unborn babies, but most potential cases missed by existing checks
Topic |
Academics at one of Hong Kong’s top universities have developed a test that promises to send the detection rate for preterm pre-eclampsia soaring. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong drugs watchdog tightens regulations around antiseptic after 14 products are found to be contaminated with harmful bacteria
- More than a dozen items containing chlorhexidine reported to health department
- Changes will take affect in July 2020 to allow ‘traders sufficient time to make preparations’
Topic |
William Chui, president of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Hong Kong, welcomed the health watchdog’s move to tighten regulations. Photo: Edward Wong
