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Health · 7 Oct

11-year-old girl in serious condition with flu and severe pneumonia

Nearly 370 school outbreak reports since September have affected about 2,200 people, as the Centre reports three serious child cases in five days.

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Health · 7 Oct

Non-emergency A&E cases fell 17.5% in first nine months of 2026

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Health · 7 Oct

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Health · 6 Oct

Heal Fertility cleared to resume all 17 treatment services after embryo-sample mix-up

The clinic will accept new assisted-reproductive-technology patients again after regulators approved changes to its laboratory safeguards.

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Health · 6 Oct

Frozen shrimp batch recalled after banned veterinary-drug metabolite found

The 200-gram peeled white shrimp has a best-before date of 22 January 2028 and should not be eaten or sold.

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Health · 5 Oct

Ten-year-old boy seriously ill with influenza A complicated by shock

The Centre for Health Protection has recorded 22 severe child cases since late June and is urging early vaccination.

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Health · 4 Oct

DNA test cuts antler-powder testing time from three days to within one day

Hong Kong’s Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute has completed 22 projects, including faster and more broadly applicable quality-control methods.

A cut-paper architectural collage shows a new hospital complex assembled in connected stages, with abstract outpatient, diagnostic, pharmacy, booking and transit elements linked by colourful geometric pathways.

Health · 4 Oct

Kai Tak Hospital begins phased opening with family-medicine centre

Family-medicine appointments for episodic illnesses were available from 4 October, ahead of specialist clinics moving from Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

A cut-paper civic collage shows a modular training hub connected by stepped blocks to a Hong Kong apartment doorway and a community dining room with a shared table. Abstract cards, a clock and a modest two-bar comparison mark the proposed training, respite and pay elements.

Health · 4 Oct

Hong Kong plans 2027 pilot for foreign home carers with at least 150 hours’ training

Several hundred workers could enter the initial phase, with higher proposed pay and dining centres offering carers a possible short break.

A sparse top-down diagram uses muted blue geometric tiles to show a reported group of serious influenza cases, with separate shapes indicating recovery, ongoing conditions and one isolated outcome, beside a simple school vaccination outreach symbol.

Health · 3 Oct

Nine-year-old girl critically ill with influenza B, septic shock and severe pneumonia

Hong Kong has recorded 21 serious paediatric influenza cases since late June, including one death, as authorities expect activity to remain high.

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Health · 3 Oct

Five residents identified as carriers in North Point care-home cluster

All five residents are stable; about 50 close contacts are being monitored as screening continues at Dragons Home.

Flat cut-paper illustration of an elderly care home divided into nursing and clerical areas, with a stethoscope set beside a desk and a regulatory notice with an inspection folder outside the building.

Health · 2 Oct

Convicted nurse worked as care home’s nursing director before deregistration

The care home transferred him to clerical duties after learning of his conviction; the Social Welfare Department later found failures over staff roles and qualifications.

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