Elizabeth Cheung

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Elizabeth Cheung

The number of Hongkongers suffering from incurable chronic gut conditions could surge by 150 per cent over a 20-year period due to unhealthy diets, high in sugar and fat, according to a global study. Scientists from the study that was co-led by researchers from Hong Kong and Canada raised the alarm after a projection model estimated that the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in the city would rise from 40 cases per 100,000 people in 2014 to 100 in 2034.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Elizabeth Cheung

Hong Kong can safeguard global health through international collaboration at a time when geopolitics intensifies and protectionism sweeps the world like a contagion, top officials from the city and mainland China have said. At the two-day Asia Summit on Global Health that began on Monday, Hong Kong’s health minister also vowed to turn the city’s third medical school into a new powerhouse of innovation.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Elizabeth Cheung

The number of Hongkongers suffering from incurable chronic gut conditions could surge by 150 per cent over a 20-year period due to unhealthy diets, high in sugar and fat, according to a global study. Scientists from the study that was co-led by researchers from Hong Kong and Canada raised the alarm after a projection model estimated that the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in the city would rise from 40 cases per 100,000 people in 2014 to 100 in 2034.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Elizabeth Cheung

Operators of clinics in Hong Kong will have to apply for a licence or an exemption letter from October 13 as part of the government’s push to tighten regulations on private healthcare facilities. The Health Bureau said on Wednesday that the new rules would be gazetted on Friday. They will then be presented to the Legislative Council on Wednesday next week for “negative vetting”, a process that allows laws to come into force before authorities receive the green light from lawmakers.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Elizabeth Cheung

Hong Kong has issued its third “very hot weather” warning in five days, as the city is about to usher in the summer season. The forecaster issued the warning at 11.45am on Wednesday, saying that very hot weather was expected in the city. “A southerly airstream is bringing very hot weather to the coast of southern China,” the Hong Kong Observatory said.