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webHong Kong Aids cases up more than 60% to 101 last year compared with 2022. City’s 100-plus Aids cases last year compare with 62 in 2022, 90 in 2021 and 112 in 2020. 5 Mar …

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Deep Dive: How expanding Hong Kong’s healthcare voucher …

webThe Department of Health has announced plans to extend its voucher scheme to seven more hospitals and dental centres in the Greater Bay Area; Some say it can …

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The history of mental health and how treatment has evolved, from

webAn illustration from 1890 shows a doctor ordering the removal of chains from patients at the Paris Asylum for insane women in France. The treatment of mental health …

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How to end the stigma around discussing mental health

webIn Hong Kong, mental health is becoming less of a taboo subject. Mental health charity Mind HK’s campaign, More Than a Label, is helping to address the stigma about …

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‘No clear answers’: experts cast doubt on study linking intermittent

webFollowing a time-restricted eating plan may be bad for your health, with a study linking it with a higher risk of dying from heart disease. However health experts have …

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How traditional Chinese medicine treats sexual problems, from …

webTraditional Chinese medicine may help with a number of sexual health concerns, say experts. In women, these include infertility issues. In men, TCM can help …

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Hong Kong health authorities, Science Park offer patient data to

webHong Kong health authorities and a city innovation hub have launched a self-service information platform that offers anonymous clinical records from about 200,000 …

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Hong Kong public health challenges in 2023: from the lifting of …

webHong Kong sought to return to a state of normality in 2023 after three years of Covid-19, with authorities aiming to restore the city’s pre-pandemic status as an …

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Deep Dive: Hong Kong’s student mental health crisis

webChinese University’s psychiatry department says it is ‘worried’ about the mental health crisis and that the city’s figures are ‘on the higher end’ in terms of the …

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

webLatest news and updates on health care and hospitals in Hong Kong, including medical issues, the impact of the city's ageing population, coronavirus …

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How exercise helps treat depression better than counselling or …

webThe review shows that exercise interventions that were 12 weeks or shorter were most effective at reducing mental health symptoms, highlighting the speed at which …

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Japan needs ‘1 million’ more healthcare staff amid dire shortage

webAt the same time, the median average age of a Japanese person will rise 7.5 years to 54.2 years in 2040 and the ratio of the working-age population will decline nearly …

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How protecting your heart health may prevent dementia; lifestyle

webUp to 40 per cent of all dementia cases are related to factors that also increase one’s chances of developing cardiovascular disease, highlighting the importance of heart …

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Elderly Hongkongers will be able to use healthcare vouchers at 7 …

webBeijing unveiled its bay area blueprint five years ago to turn the region into a hi-tech powerhouse by 2035. The region of more than 86 million people covers Hong …

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2 more deaths linked to Japan company’s cholesterol-lowering …

webA Japanese drug maker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more deaths potentially related to its …

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Hong Kong’s biggest health crisis in 25 years: why did city stumble

webCity overcame past health crises, including Sars, only to falter when Omicron variant arrived; Insistence on ‘zero infections’ left authorities unable to act swiftly when …

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Study finds 25% of Hong Kong children and adolescents affected …

webA citywide study has found that 25 per cent of children and adolescents in Hong Kong were hit by a mental disorder in the past year. Additionally, eight per cent of …

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Israel ignores UN’s demand for a ceasefire, continues to bomb Gaza

webIsrael military personnel attacked Gaza on Wednesday and engaged in combat with Hamas around several hospitals, despite the UN Security Council demanding a …

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DSE 2024: To do well on English Paper 2, ensure your style is …

webChan pointed out some keywords that candidates are likely to overlook or misinterpret. These include “justify”, “outline”, and “summarise”.

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Cholesterol tablets spark health scare after 2 die in Japan, more …

webTwo deaths and more than 100 hospitalisations have been linked to a growing health scare in Japan around dietary supplements meant to lower cholesterol, the …

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Hong Kong patient advocacy groups urge government to clarify …

webConcerns voiced over how elderly Hongkongers can raise disputes when using annual HK$2,000 healthcare vouchers at facilities over border; Health Bureau has …

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Worried about irritable bowel syndrome

webProfessor Justin Wu Che-yuen, associate dean of health systems at CUHK’s faculty of medicine, said he believed the paper was the first to show the combined effect …

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Intimate wellness 101: how to keep your vagina healthy and …

webLaunched to provide prescription-free solutions to address everyday reproductive health issues, Bonafide Health offers formulas made with hormone-free …

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Pyro pets: Japan study warns of critters causing increasing number …

webA study by the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation found 61 house fires over the last decades were likely caused by pets; Experts say the number has gone …

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