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Health · 28 Sep

Queen Mary reports shorter operating times with single-incision robotic technique

The method may suit most patients, but Queen Mary’s urology department can currently schedule only one session a week.

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Health · 28 Sep

Nursing association urges pause on recruiting nurses trained outside Hong Kong

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Health · 28 Sep

Kai Tak Hospital to start family medicine services on October 5

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Health · 27 Sep

Health chief rejects nursing graduate unemployment claim as Hospital Authority vacancies persist

About 2,500 of roughly 4,000 nursing graduates applied to the authority, while 99% of assessed registered-nurse applicants were hired.

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Health · 27 Sep

Hong Kong plan would give family doctors a two-way route to specialist care

Separately, the policy address sets a five-year target to halve waiting times for stable new patients in designated specialist services, including psychiatry.

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Health · 26 Sep

Person responsible for restaurant faces prosecution after rat traces found

The action followed Hong Kong’s third reported rat hepatitis E case this year, but investigators have not identified the infection source.

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Health · 25 Sep

Kai Tak Hospital opening to reshape Kowloon emergency and inpatient care

The 2,400-bed hospital is due to open in October, while Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s site takes on a planned day-care role.

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Health · 25 Sep

Hospital Authority rejects claim it is replacing locally trained nurses with overseas-trained staff

The authority says about 3,000 nursing posts remain vacant, while its latest figures show hiring and turnover among nurses.

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Health · 24 Sep

Fatal feeding error at Prince of Wales Hospital prompts stronger pre-meal checks

A patient who needed a soft meal choked and died after being given normal or solid food, with a similar case reported at Caritas Medical Centre last year.

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Health · 24 Sep

Hair-dye test finds one high-pH sample and uneven ingredient labelling

Consumer Council testing of 24 products found sensitiser levels within cited limits, but warned that one sample could irritate skin.

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Health · 24 Sep

Man arrested after woman hospitalised with suspected botulism in Tsim Sha Tsui

Police seized five boxes of Part I poisons after a reported botulinum-toxin injection at a residential unit on Middle Road.

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Health · 23 Sep

Hong Kong raises flu vaccine quota for eligible doctors to 300,000

Electronic consent and wider doctor participation are among measures announced as officials urge residents to get vaccinated early.

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Health · 23 Sep

Survey finds menopausal symptoms affecting working women’s sleep and professional image

More than 70% of surveyed women had not sought medical help, despite reporting effects on health, work and daily life.

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Health · 21 Sep

Woman hospitalised after suspected botulinum-toxin poisoning following Tsim Sha Tsui injection

The 35-year-old developed breathing difficulty, drooping eyelids and weakness in all four limbs the day after the facial treatment.

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Health · 18 Sep

Man died after being fed standard dinner at Prince of Wales Hospital

The hospital said a virtual identity number, automatic meal setting and missed dietary-record check led to the error.