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I'm on six different NHS waiting lists - it's taking over my life
Amy-Jane Davies is one of 713,048 people in Wales waiting for any type of NHS treatment.
Read moreRFK Jr. says he would support a potential ban on junk food TV ads
A ban on TV junk food ads would likely draw fierce backlash from major food manufacturers.
Read moreBreast cancer type study 'critically under-funded'
Two women from Barnard Castle and Guisborough say lobular breast cancer needs further research.
Read moreHay fever misery does last longer - here is how to cope
Symptoms are lasting for up to two weeks longer than in the 1990s, according to a major report - so what can you do about the pollen bomb?
Read moreIs the calisthenics trend inclusive enough for women?
Sport England have recorded a 12% increase in women taking part in gym-based fitness
Read moreFall prevention services in your area
Fall prevention services in your area
Read moreBird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins
The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.
Read moreAmazon launches GLP-1 weight loss program, promising 'fast, convenient' access
Through Amazon Pharmacy, patients will be able to access medications including Novo Nordisk's Wegovy as well as newer oral GLP-1 options.
Read moreUnitedHealth tops quarterly estimates, hikes profit outlook as insurer manages high medical costs
The nation's largest private insurer expects 2026 adjusted earnings of more than $18.25 per share, up from a previous outlook of greater than $17.75 per share.
Read moreRogue sperm donor who says he's fathered 180 children won't be on child's birth certificate
The child's mother and her partner say they never wanted Robert Albon to play any part in the child's life.
Read moreSmoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
The "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation.
Read moreMaternity boss 'confident' as unit reopens
Staff say they have addressed concerns over staffing, equipment and learning from serious incidents.
Read more'Why is the NHS funding students if it can't give them jobs?' Anger over recruitment freeze
Dozens of midwifery, physiotherapy and nursing students contact BBC over fears they won't get jobs.
Read moreHow Trump's psychedelics executive order could unlock stalled cannabis reform
The White House psychedelics executive order accelerates research, clinical trials and "Right to Try" access for drugs like psilocybin, MDMA and ibogaine.
Read moreEli Lilly agrees to acquire cancer drug maker Kelonia in deal worth up to $7 billion
Kelonia is developing technology to reprogram patients' T-cells inside the body so those cells can attack cancer, called in vivo CAR-T.
Read moreRedesigned ball could reduce heading impact - scientists
Scientists believe footballs could be designed to reduce the impact of heading after new research discovered the action caused a previously unreported pressure wave energy transfer to the brain.
Read moreA rare disease left her partially paralyzed, now she's running the Boston Marathon
After a rare disease diagnosis left her partially paralyzed, Marion Jones worked her way back from being reliant on a wheelchair to running marathons.
Read more'My lonely start to adulthood with endometriosis'
Evie Solomon has started a support group for women due to her experience while being diagnosed.
Read moreShould you really trust health advice from an AI chatbot?
Abi has had very mixed results when asking a chatbot for guidance about her health issues.
Read moreNaomi Watts wants women to own their menopause journey: 'Why is it so taboo when we are half the population?'
Actress and entrepreneur Naomi Watts founded Stripes Beauty with a singular mission: helping women take control of menopause health and aging with confidence.
Read more'I'm the lucky one' - more than one in three young men now live with their parents
Last year, the highest proportion of men aged 20-34 were still living at home since at least 2007 as the rising cost of living takes hold.
Read moreThree young people contract meningitis in Weymouth
Young people are to be offered the MenB vaccine after three cases of meningitis were confirmed.
Read moreWhy is walking in the rain good for your mental health?
Why is walking in the rain good for your mental health?
Read moreWorld Cup winner Kildunne reveals body dysmorphia struggle
England rugby star Ellie Kildunne says she slipped into disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss during Covid.
Read moreMental health support to be offered to people with diabetes in UK first
People with diabetes are twice as likely to have depression, a charity backing tailored support says.
Read morePodcaster advocating for endometriosis awareness
Alexandra Morris said women can be dismissed by doctors when describing symptoms of endometriosis.
Read moreTrans woman leaves role with women's health charity
Steph Richards' endometriosis charity work was criticised by former Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
Read moreTrump nominates Erica Schwartz as CDC director amid turmoil around leadership, vaccine policy
The CDC has been going through turmoil and several leadership shakeups under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Read moreRFK Jr.'s peptide policy could boost Hims & Hers as its GLP-1 business evolves
Hims may have a chance to grow peptides business as a potential revenue driver, with FDA review in 2026 shaping the opportunity.
Read moreHere's our monthly update on all 31 portfolio stocks, including 3 on the buy list
Jim Cramer gave his latest thinking on all 31 stocks owned by the CNBC Investing Club, including Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft.
Read moreLawmakers clash with RFK Jr as he shifts focus away from vaccines
During a three-hour hearing, the US health secretary tried to focus on chronic disease while being pressed on vaccines.
Read moreRollout of Covid vaccines extraordinary feat - inquiry report
Covid vaccines saved hundreds of thousands of lives, but a small minority harmed need better support, says report.
Read moreVaccines a huge success, but public trust must be earned - key findings from Covid report
Immunisation saved hundreds of thousands of UK lives, but vaccine hesitancy remains an issue.
Read moreWhat is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?
The fourth report from the inquiry into the pandemic said the vaccine roll-out was an "extraordinary feat".
Read moreNHS tracker - are hospital waiting times improving near you?
Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.
Read moreBreakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
A major review has provoked a backlash after concluding the medicines provide too little benefit to be noticed.
Read moreI feared my son had a brain tumour but he'd been poisoned with vitamin D
Investigations found Roo had been accidentally poisoned with a dose of vitamin D prescribed for growing pains.
Read moreWellbeing garden opens to combat isolation
The outdoor area at Yarm Wellness will officially open to the public on Saturday.
Read moreSenior midwife appointed to maternity inquiry
Senior midwife Donna Ockenden will review maternity services in Sussex after a campaign by families.
Read more'I'm not being listened to' - new health plan launched as women say they are still ignored
New plans to improve healthcare for women and girls have been set out, but will they change anything?
Read moreA cold could kill my daughter - hospital visits feel like a death sentence
Rebecca Quayle, who has terminal cancer, has had to wait in A&E with people coughing and taking Covid tests.
Read moreDon't feel like exercising? Maybe it's the wrong time of day for you
Time your workout to your body clock, health researchers advise based on latest evidence.
Read moreSingle-sex space guidance for organisations to be published after May elections
Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson says election rules mean a new draft cannot be published until next month.
Read moreNovo Nordisk partners with OpenAI as AI drug discovery hopes mount
The partnership will enable Novo to better use AI to analyze complex datasets, and identify promising new drugs.
Read moreWhy did resident doctors go on strike and how much are they paid?
Resident doctors in England have returned to work after the 15th walkout in a long-running dispute.
Read moreDoctors' strikes can have surprising benefits - but are they sustainable?
Some hospital trusts tell the BBC previous action has seen shorter waits, faster decisions and calmer corridors.
Read moreA mom and tech entrepreneur building AI advocate for rare-disease families like hers
AI-powered healthcare startup Citizen Health is using the technology to focus on rare disease, helping manage patient lives as well as advance treatments.
Read moreRevolution Medicines says its potential breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug succeeds in late-stage trial
Revolution Medicines' drug for pancreatic cancer succeeded in a highly anticipated Phase 3 trial, the company said.
Read moreShould we be using cotton buds to clean our ears?
Greg Foot asks whether we should be using cotton buds to clean our ears.
Read moreIs the bite of the false widow spider dangerous?
Experts say noble false widow spiders could be to blame for an increase in bites being treated in hospital.
Read moreDeep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners
Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.
Read more'Doctors strikes' and 'paw prints in space'
A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.
Read moreI've been a sex educator for six years. Why did I start doubting my contraception choices?
Misinformation about contraception has been spreading on social media, alongside the "very real frustrations" of women complaining about side effects.
Read moreTrump policies, China's biotech boom are ending Europe's pharma powerhouse era
Companies have long lamented Europe's fragmented capital markets, single-market adoption on pricing and clinical trials, and uneven reimbursement policies.
Read moreHundreds contact BBC about mystery skin condition 'hell' - but doctors can't agree it exists
Some think it's a severe case of eczema. Others say it's a condition called TSW. But doctors are stuck in a dilemma.
Read moreFormer Sen. Ben Sasse shines the spotlight on a possible breakthrough for pancreatic cancer
Former Sen. Ben Sasse is taking Revolution Medicines' daraxonrasib, which has shown promise as a treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Read moreChatGPT 'uncovered woman's rare condition' after years of misdiagnosis
Phoebe was told she'd be treated as a mental health patient if she kept returning to A&E.
Read moreCNBC Cures: A father and a doctor on how raising a child with Angelman syndrome changed him
A doctor reflects on how raising a son with Angelman syndrome reshaped his family, deepened his empathy and turned grief into advocacy.
Read moreNew light shed on who benefits most from weight-loss jabs
People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs to treat obesity, research suggests.
Read moreTrump administration sets up to 100% tariffs on some imported drugs, with many companies exempt
The Trump administration is preparing to impose new tariffs on drugmakers that have not struck deals with the president to lower their U.S. drug prices.
Read more'Month of worry' over doctor strike surgery delay
The strike further delays Tom Lawson's gastric bypass surgery after a more than three-year wait.
Read moreHospitals coping well with doctors' strike so far - NHS boss
Resident doctors in England – the new name for junior doctors – are taking part in their 15th walkout in a long-running pay dispute.
Read moreResearchers look into island's health benefits
The team aims to find out what it is about the Isle of Wight that makes people feel better.
Read moreNovo Nordisk's explosive Wegovy pill launch draws a new wave of patients into GLP-1 weight loss treatment
CNBC spoke with five U.S. patients who recently started the pill following its launch and have varying initial experiences with the drug.
Read moreWhat is vegan collagen?
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Read moreWhat to do if you think someone has heat exhaustion or heatstroke
Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather.
Read moreWhat does hot weather do to the body?
Hot weather during the summer can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm.
Read moreTrump administration finalizes better-than-feared Medicare Advantage payment rate in boost to health insurers
The Trump administration will increase average Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48%, or more than $13 billion, in 2027.
Read moreFDA declines to issue specific guidance on health programs' foreign drug imports
A CNBC investigation revealed the proliferation of AFPs, which import prescription drugs from overseas in what U.S. regulators say is a violation of import laws.
Read moreMen's group hopes to ease strain on NHS services
"I want to tackle loneliness and we feel like this group can do that," the organisation's founder says.
Read moreNovo Nordisk says Wegovy pill outperforms Lilly’s oral GLP-1 in cross-trial comparison
Novo and Eli Lilly are both trying to shape the narrative of their rival pills, considered to be the start of the next phase of the weight-loss drug era.
Read moreEli Lilly opposes push to pass Trump's drug pricing deals into law, CEO says
Eli Lilly opposes the White House's push to codify "most favored nation" drug pricing into law, CEO Dave Ricks said in an interview with CNBC.
Read moreFDA approves Eli Lilly's GLP-1 pill, opening the next phase of the weight loss drug market
The FDA approval of Eli Lilly's GLP-1 pill Foundayo comes nearly three months after Novo Nordisk's oral version of Wegovy hit the market.
Read moreStocks soar on hopes of Iran war resolution — plus, Lilly takes a big swing in sleep disorders
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.
Read moreNovo Nordisk launches multi-month subscriptions for Wegovy obesity drugs as it tries to catch up with Eli Lilly
Longer subscriptions offer lower monthly pricing, with people expected to save up to $1,200 a year on the injection and as much as $600 a year on the pill.
Read moreLilly to spend up to $7.8 billion to acquire Centessa, a maker of experimental sleep disorder drugs
Centessa is one of several companies working on a new class of drugs to treat narcolepsy, a condition that makes it difficult for people to stay awake.
Read moreInside Health
James Gallagher finds out how a hot flush feels - and delves into a new treatment.
Read moreEli Lilly reaches $2.75 billion deal with Insilico to bring AI-developed drugs to the global market
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly will give Hong Kong-listed Insilico $115 million upfront to bring some of its AI-discovered drugs to the global market.
Read morePupil art sessions 'bring joy' to hospice
The Hospice in the Weald in Pembury runs the sessions for people with life-limiting conditions.
Read moreAstraZeneca stock jumps after surprise trial win for lung disease drug where rivals have failed
The experimental drug reduced flare-ups for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Astra said Friday.
Read morePfizer to seek FDA approval for Lyme disease vaccine candidate despite trial miss
Lyme disease is an illness caused by bacteria most commonly spread to humans from ticks. It can cause arthritis, muscle weakness and pain.
Read moreWhat are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread?
Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.
Read moreInside Health
James Gallagher is joined by experts to answer key questions on the meningitis outbreak.
Read moreDanone to buy protein shake maker Huel as health nutrition craze drives demand shift
Merging the companies is an opportunity in fast-growing nutrition space, said Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique.
Read moreStay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
Read moreInside Health
James Gallagher examines the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent.
Read moreInside Health
James visits Hackney, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.
Read moreCould weight-loss jabs be behind rising gallbladder removals?
Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research.
Read moreWhat is chickenpox and who can get an NHS vaccine?
The standard NHS childhood vaccination programme will include chickenpox from 2 January 2026.
Read moreWhy US-China health and drugs cooperation must top Trump-Xi agenda
Last month, I joined a US think tank delegation to China, participating in a round table at a top university in Beijing. A remark by a leading professor of diplomacy struck me: “If China and the US can’t cooperate on health issues, they can’t cooperate on others.” His words underscore the dire state of bilateral relations. Even during peak Cold War tensions, public health challenges such as polio and smallpox transcended geopolitical rivalries and forged unlikely alliances. Yet between 2017 and...
Read moreCaffeine pouch craze: A teenage trend troubling some experts
Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
Read moreSleep, exercise, hydrate - do we really need to stick to recommended daily doses?
As a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, we take a look at some other health benchmarks we’re often told to strive for.
Read moreNimbus: the Covid-19 variant that may cause ‘razor blade throat’
The Covid-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” Covid. That is because the variant - NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” - may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been identified by doctors in the United Kingdom, India and elsewhere, according to media outlets in those countries. Other Covid-19 symptoms of any variant include fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or loss of taste or smell. Experts have said...
Read moreNew Covid variant may be driving up cases in parts of the world: WHO
Covid-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world. The World Health Organization said Wednesday the rise in cases was primarily in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions. Airport screening in the United States has detected the new variant in travellers arriving from those regions to destinations in California, Washington state, Virginia and New York. The new variant is called NB. 1.8.1. It arrives as the United States’...
Read moreWHO chief urges pandemic accord action after US withdrawal
The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was “now or never” to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, after the United States withdrew from negotiations. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said no country could protect itself from the next pandemic on its own – three days after US President Donald Trump’s administration told the UN health agency it was leaving the pandemic agreement talks. “We are at a crucial point as you move to...
Read moreWHO implores China to share data, access to learn about Covid-19’s origins
The World Health Organization is urging Beijing to share information that will shed light on the origins of Covid-19, five years after the virus first surfaced and reshaped the global geopolitical landscape. At least 7.1 million people, including 1.2 million in the US, have died from the virus, according to the WHO, which began publicising data reported by its 194 member states on December 31, 2019 – the day the health committee in Wuhan released its first statement on the cases of “viral...
Read moreBefore US Senate panel, scientist defends his rejection of Covid-19 lab leak theory
A world renowned virologist once again refuted Republican-led allegations that he and other scientists deliberately altered or hid conclusions related to Covid-19’s origins. Speaking at a US Senate homeland security committee hearing on Tuesday, Robert Garry, a professor and associate dean at Tulane University’s School of Medicine, said he abided by the scientific method in concluding that the virus causing Covid-19 was likely the result of a natural spillover from animals to humans and not...
Read moreCovid-19 remains a worse killer than the flu, US study finds
Covid-19 remained a bigger killer than the flu last winter, despite hopes the pandemic virus would eventually blend into the background with other respiratory germs that cause seasonal epidemics, a US study showed. Patients hospitalised for Covid-19 had a 35 per cent higher risk of dying within 30 days than influenza patients, Ziyad Al-Aly and colleagues at the clinical epidemiology centre of the Veterans Affairs St Louis Health Care System in Missouri found. Covid posed a 60 per cent higher...
Read moreMan had rare Covid infection that lasted 613 days, showed extensive mutations
Researchers from the Netherlands have reported an extremely long Covid-19 infection in a man who died last year – and warn of the emergence of more dangerous variants of the coronavirus. The elderly man, who was immunocompromised due to previous illnesses, was admitted to a hospital in Amsterdam in February 2022 with a Covid-19 infection, according to a statement. He was continuously positive for the coronavirus until his death in October 2023 for a total of 613 days. Other cases of very long...
Read moreLargest Covid-19 vaccine study yet finds links to health conditions
Vaccines that protect against severe illness, death and lingering long Covid-19 symptoms from a coronavirus infection were linked to small increases in neurological, blood, and heart-related conditions in the largest global vaccine safety study to date. The rare events – identified early in the pandemic – included a higher risk of heart-related inflammation from mRNA shots made by Pfizer Inc, BioNTech SE, and Moderna Inc, and an increased risk of a type of blood clot in the brain after...
Read moreNearly 10,000 died from Covid-19 last month, fuelled by gatherings and new variant, WHO says
The head of the UN health agency said holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of Covid-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42 per cent in nearly 50 countries – mostly in Europe and the Americas – that shared such trend information. “Although 10,000 deaths a month is far less than the peak of the pandemic, this level of...
Read moreWHO classifies JN.1 coronavirus strain as ‘variant of interest’
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a “variant of interest”, but said it did not pose much threat to public health. “Based on the available evidence, the additional global public health risk posed by JN.1 is currently evaluated as low,” WHO said. At least two experts told Reuters that while the strain can evade the immune system and transmit more easily than other currently circulating variants, it has not shown any signs of more severe...
Read moreNobel Medicine Prize 2023: how Katalin Kariko helped pave way for Covid-19 vaccine discoveries
Hungarian-born scientist Katalin Kariko’s obsession with researching a substance called mRNA to fight disease once cost her a faculty position at a prestigious US university, which dismissed the idea as a dead end. Now, her pioneering work – which paved the way for the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines – has won her the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Kariko, 68, spent much of the 1990s writing grant applications to fund her research into “messenger ribonucleic acid” – genetic molecules...
Read moreAnti-Covid drug molnupiravir may have led to virus mutations, study says
An anti-Covid drug widely used across the world may have caused mutations in the virus, researchers said, but there was no evidence that the changes had led to more dangerous variants. Pharmaceutical giant Merck’s antiviral pill molnupiravir was one of the earliest treatments rolled out during the pandemic to prevent Covid becoming more severe in vulnerable people. The drug, which is taken orally over a five-day course, works mainly by creating mutations in the virus with the goal of weakening...
Read moreWHO warns of ‘concerning’ Covid-19 trends ahead of winter
The World Health Organization warned of “concerning trends” for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, calling for increased vaccinations and surveillance. While data is limited because many countries have stopped reporting Covid data, the UN health agency estimated that hundreds of thousands of people around the world were currently hospitalised with the virus. “We continue to see concerning trends for Covid-19 ahead of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere,” WHO chief...
Read moreWHO classifies Eris as Covid-19 ‘variant of interest’
The World Health Organization classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a “variant of interest” but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other variants. The fast-spreading variant also known as Eris, the most prevalent in the United States with an estimated more than 17 per cent of cases, has been behind upticks in the virus across the country and also has been detected in China, South Korea, Japan and Canada, among other...
Read morePioneer of mRNA vaccine touts technology’s promise while in Hong Kong for award, recalls how Covid placed her in spotlight
A scientist who laid the groundwork for Covid-19 mRNA vaccines has voiced hope for a future where drugs centred on similar technology could be used for healing wounds and to prevent a wide range of conditions, from cancer to heart diseases and allergies. Professor Katalin Kariko, a Hungarian-American biochemist, did not expect that her research on messenger RNA, or mRNA, which started more than 30 years ago, could help develop vaccines which were crucial in the pandemic fight. “I didn’t expect …...
Read moreHong Kong can attract pharmaceutical giants by having own drug regulatory system, health chief says while citing need for R&D in Covid aftermath
A key lesson Hong Kong should learn from the Covid-19 pandemic is the need to radically boost its research and development capabilities and consider setting up its own drug regulatory approval system, the health minister said, as he outlined his plans to transform the city into a biomedical innovation hub. Giving the city a powerful body that could approve products for the market would also attract pharmaceutical firms that often carried out research where the regulator was based, Lo Chung-mau...
Read moreCheap diabetes drug cuts risk of long Covid by 40 per cent, study shows
People who took a cheap diabetes drug after testing positive for Covid-19 had a 40 per cent lower risk of getting long Covid, a US-based study said Friday. The finding was hailed as a potential “landmark” in the fight against the still little-understood condition, which the World Health Organization estimates affects one in 10 people who get Covid. The study said it was the first randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial – considered the gold standard in research – to show that taking a drug...
Read moreHong Kong gloves tycoon pivots to produce Covid-killing reusable masks with lifespan of up to 4 years
Three years ago, when Juliana Lam, a clothes-making entrepreneur, returned to Hong Kong after a business trip and saw news reports about elderly people struggling to obtain face masks and having to wear the same disposable mask for several days during the pandemic, she determined to make a difference. “I had two boxes of disposable facial masks with 50 pieces each at the time, but I knew that giving them all away wouldn’t solve the problem,” said Lam, the chairman of Julius Industries, a Hong...
Read moreCoronavirus Hong Kong: parents warned about rise of other respiratory illnesses despite Covid wave peaking
Hong Kong health experts on Saturday warned that the Covid-19 wave might have peaked but parents should still be aware of rising cases of respiratory diseases following the lifting of the mask mandate. Paediatrics Professor Lau Yu-lung from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) told a radio programme that the city’s Covid-19 caseload should have plateaued, but he was unsure how long the period would last. “In terms of preventing deaths and severe cases, Hong Kong is among the top in the world, so we...
Read moreCovid Hong Kong: daily caseloads will drop soon, pandemic advisers forecast, with current ‘small wave’ no cause for alarm
Hong Kong’s daily Covid-19 caseloads will drop soon, government pandemic advisers have forecast, after the health minister earlier estimated up to 10,000 residents were being infected each day. Professor Lau Yu-lung, chairman of the paediatrics department at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), on Monday said the number of coronavirus cases per day would decrease after remaining at the current plateau “for a period of time”. Lau said the city had experienced an anticipated “small wave”, and there...
Read moreBeyond Covid-19, WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord
A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a “historic agreement” marking a dramatic shift in the approach to global health security after the Covid crisis, the WHO chief said. “We cannot simply carry on as we did before,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said as he opened the World Health Organization’s annual assembly in Geneva. WHO’s member states have begun negotiations towards an international agreement aimed to ensure the world is better equipped to prevent or more effectively respond the...
Read moreCoronavirus Hong Kong: daily caseloads hit 10,000, but health chief says outbreak manageable amid high vaccination rate, lower Covid severity
Up to 10,000 Hongkongers are contracting Covid-19 every day, according to the city’s health minister, although one respiratory medicine expert estimates the caseload may be five times that figure. Despite the surge, Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau expressed confidence that the outbreak remained manageable due to the population’s high vaccination rate and the lower severity of the illness. “According to the estimates of the Health Bureau, there are more than 10,000 new cases of coronavirus...
Read moreCoronavirus Hong Kong: US drug maker Moderna says bivalent Covid vaccine approved for local use, marking second such jab available in city
US pharmaceutical giant Moderna on Wednesday said its bivalent Covid-19 vaccine had been approved by the Hong Kong government for local use, marking the second such jab available in the city. The approval came as two Chinese drug makers Sinovac and CanSino Biologics introduced their first-generation vaccines to the city’s private market. Moderna said the Department of Health had granted marketing authorisation for the use of its vaccine targeting Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Who is...
Read moreHong Kong experts urge city to stay vigilant as WHO declares end to Covid-19 global public health emergency
Medical experts have called on Hong Kong to remain vigilant after the World Health Organization declared an end to the Covid-19 global public health emergency, saying residents should continue to protect themselves with vaccinations and booster shots. City authorities on Saturday also said the government would consider the WHO’s advice and review its epidemic response level after assessing the local situation. The agency announced on Friday that Covid-19 no longer warranted the status of a...
Read moreSingapore’s Covid cases are on the rise, but most young children aren’t fully protected by jabs
Fewer than one in three of Singapore’s children aged five to 11 have “minimum protection” against Covid-19, according to the city state’s Ministry of Health. Minimum protection is defined by the ministry as receiving at least three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Novavax vaccines, or four doses of the Sinovac vaccine. It said in response to queries on Covid booster take-up rates that just 28 per cent of children aged five to 11 had received the number of doses required to achieve...
Read moreWHO says Covid deaths down 95 per cent this year, hopeful of declaring end of emergency phase
The World Health Organization said that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 per cent since the start of the year – but warned the virus was still on the move. The WHO said Covid-19 was here to stay and countries would have to learn how to manage its ongoing non-emergency effects, including post-Covid-19 condition, or Long Covid. “We’re very encouraged by the sustained decline in reported deaths from Covid-19, which have dropped 95 per cent since the beginning of this year,” WHO chief Tedros...
Read morePrivate doctors in Hong Kong allowed to order more Covid-19 oral drugs from government to help tackle surge in cases
Hong Kong’s private doctors can now order more Covid-19 oral drugs from the government as it has relaxed supply quotas to cope with a recent surge in infections. General practitioners had warned they were running out of the oral antivirals Paxlovid and molnupiravir for Covid-19 patients as cases climbed over the past two weeks. A spokesman for the administration on Monday night said that after reviewing the stock of government-procured Covid-19 oral treatments, it would relax the number of...
Read moreMobile printer for mRNA vaccine patches could be used for ‘next Covid’, scientists say
Scientists say they have developed the first mobile printer that can produce thumbnail-sized patches able to deliver mRNA Covid vaccines, hoping the tabletop device will help immunise people in remote regions. While many hurdles remain and the 3D printer is likely years away from becoming available, experts hailed the “exciting” finding. The device prints 2cm-wide (0.7-inch) patches which each contain hundreds of tiny needles that administer a vaccine when pressed against the skin. These...
Read moreWHO warns Covid pandemic remains volatile, ‘still a lot of people dying’
The World Health Organization warned the Covid pandemic was still volatile, saying there could be further trouble before the virus settles into a predictable pattern. In the last 28 days, more than 23,000 deaths and three million new cases have been reported to the WHO, in the context of much-reduced testing. While the numbers are decreasing, “that’s still a lot of people dying and that’s still a lot of people getting sick”, WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told a press conference on...
Read moreHong Kong has dumped 50,000 Covid vaccine doses since start of inoculation drive, including improperly stored stock
Hong Kong has discarded nearly 50,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses since the start of the government’s inoculation scheme in 2021, including unused shots and stocks that were improperly stored. An estimated 0.2 per cent of vaccines procured by authorities were disposed of, according to a Post calculation. Medical experts said wastage was inevitable amid unprecedented pandemic developments, and the proportion was small. Official data provided to the Legislative Council last week showed that about...
Read moreCoronavirus: Hong Kong detects 7 cases of highly infectious Omicron subvariant that has caused alarm overseas, authorities confirm
Hong Kong has detected seven cases of a highly infectious Omicron subvariant that has raised alarm overseas, authorities have said, although experts have stressed that the local infections should not be a cause for concern. The Department of Health said on Monday seven cases of XBB.1.16, known as Arcturus, which was first detected in India earlier this year, were found among the samples collected in the city. Top health expert Professor David Hui Shu-cheong of Chinese University on Monday said...
Read moreCoronavirus: Hong Kong government adviser expects WHO to declare end to pandemic ‘in about 3 months’, but warns of current flu surge
A Hong Kong government adviser has predicted that the World Health Organization will declare an end to the coronavirus pandemic in about three months, assuring residents of a smooth return to normality in a post-Covid era. Professor Lau Yu-lung, also chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, on Saturday said coronavirus infections had entered a final stage locally with very limited impact on society. “The number of Covid infections has slightly rebounded recently with...
Read moreWHO says China has more Covid-19 origin data: ‘We need to know’
The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was sure that China had far more data that could shed light on the origins of Covid-19, demanding that Beijing immediately share all relevant information. “Without full access to the information that China has … all hypotheses are on the table,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva. “That’s WHO’s position and that’s why we have been asking China to be cooperative on this,” he said, insisting that if Beijing does provide...
Read moreHong Kong doctors observe Covid vaccine rush with 2 weeks to go before jabs become chargeable
Hong Kong is experiencing a surge in residents getting free booster shots against the coronavirus with two weeks to go before the jabs become chargeable, according to doctors. Dr Lam Wing-wo, a private practitioner who sits on the Centre for Health Protection’s vaccine committee, said more people had made reservations at community vaccination centres before the Easter holiday. “They may want to travel and enhance their protection a week or two before the long holiday,” he told a radio programme...
Read moreCoronavirus: who can get free fourth or fifth booster shot under Hong Kong’s revised vaccine scheme?
Hong Kong is set to curtail its Covid-19 vaccination programme after more than two years. Starting late April, the city will stop offering free additional boosters to residents who do not fall in the high-risk category. Instead, they will have to get a fourth or fifth dose at a private clinic at their own expense. The Post explains the recent updates to the city’s vaccination arrangements. Free Covid-19 booster available for Hong Kong’s high-risk group, others have to pay 1. What are the latest...
Read moreCovid Hong Kong: government pandemic adviser defends vaccine policy to charge for fourth, fifth shots
A government pandemic adviser on Saturday defended a vaccine policy shift in Hong Kong requiring residents to pay for an additional Covid-19 booster shot from April 20, as he argued public resources should be prioritised for vulnerable groups. Ivan Hung Fan-ngai, a member of the administration’s Covid advisory panel, also warned of a possible rebound in cases in June or July, but said the public should not worry as the city had already built strong immunity against the coronavirus. On Friday,...
Read moreCovid vaccines past ‘use by’ date given to patients at Hong Kong private clinic – investigation launched
Health authorities have launched an investigation after 14 people in Hong Kong were given expired Covid-19 vaccines at a private medical chain. The Department of Health found after a routine check on Wednesday that BioNTech’s bivalent vaccines which had been kept between one to eight days after the suggested use by date were used on patients from March 21 to March 28 at the Kowloon Bay branch of Quality HealthCare. Vaccine maker Fosun Pharma had suggested that the jabs should be kept at between...
Read moreNew Covid-19 origins data points to raccoon dogs in China market
Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of Covid-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA co-mingled with the virus, adding evidence to the theory that the virus originated from animals, not from a lab, international experts say. “These data do not provide a definitive answer to how the pandemic began, but every piece of data is important to moving us closer to that answer,” World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on...
Read moreGot too many masks after Hong Kong axed its face covering rules? Here are some helpful hints for using them up
Hongkongers can finally remove their masks and greet others with a smile after 959 days of having to wear face coverings, with the city lifting its last major Covid-19 restriction on Wednesday. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday announced that the requirement to wear masks, both indoors and outdoors, as well as on public transport, would be scrapped from March 1. Despite the removal of the mandate, many Hongkongers intend to keep wearing masks for fear of infection risks, while health...
Read moreChinese pharmaceutical stocks surge as flu overtakes Covid-19 to become main virus ravaging mainland
Shares of Chinese drug makers that produce medication for influenza have made strong gains, as the ailment overtakes Covid-19 as the major pandemic ravaging the country. The Hong Kong-traded stock of Yichang HEC Changjiang Pharmaceutical, which has a 90 per cent market share of the flu medicine oseltamivir in China, jumped 7.1 per cent for its biggest gain in a month on Tuesday, extending an almost 3 per cent advance last week. It dropped back 2.5 per cent to HK$7.90 on Wednesday. Other licensed...
Read moreNo more masks by April? Hong Kong finance chief raises hopes by saying city will drop unpopular Covid rule by ‘end of season’
Hong Kong’s finance minister has raised high hopes of scrapping the city’s mask mandate, saying it could be lifted “at the end of the season” as the government has heard residents’ mounting calls for the last major Covid-19 restriction to be axed as soon as possible. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po was on Friday addressing his latest budget blueprint on government radio, but most callers were fixated on the mask measure. The city has extended the mandate for another two weeks until March...
Read moreSingapore says death of man in 2021 is first linked to Covid-19 vaccine
Singapore recorded its first fatality linked to the Covid-19 vaccine after the Ministry of Health announced that the death of a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man in 2021 was likely due to the jab. The man’s death 21 days after his Covid-19 vaccination was a medical misadventure, MOH said in a statement on Friday. “The cause of death was certified as myocarditis. The State Coroner also found that on the balance of probabilities, it was likely to be related to Covid-19 vaccination.” The ministry said...
Read moreCoronavirus: Hong Kong’s daily RAT policy for students ‘likely to be removed’ by next month if Covid situation stable, education chief says
Hong Kong’s daily Covid-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) requirement for students is “likely to be removed” by next month if the pandemic situation stabilises, the city’s education chief has said. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Saturday told a radio programme that authorities would review the RAT policy for schools, which was earlier extended to February 28. “We will assess whether schools have operated smoothly [following the resumption of full-day, in-person classes] and also...
Read moreHong Kong customs seizes Covid-19 drugs worth HK$15 million, arrests 20 suspects
Hong Kong customs officers have seized about 257,000 tablets of smuggled Covid-19 drugs estimated to be worth more than HK$15 million (US$1.2 million) and arrested 20 suspects in connection with the illegal imports since January. Customs on Friday revealed 33 cases involving the smuggling of Covid-19 oral drugs had been detected since it began special enforcement operations after noticing a rising trend in the beginning of January. “We believe that most of the illegally imported Covid-19 oral...
Read moreMerck’s Covid-19 drug linked to new virus mutations, study says
Merck & Co’s Covid-19 pill is giving rise to new mutations of the virus in some patients, according to a study that underscores the risk of trying to intentionally alter the pathogen’s genetic code. Some researchers worry the drug may create more contagious or health-threatening variations of Covid, which has killed more than 6.8 million people globally over the past three years. Mutations linked to the use of Merck’s pill, Lagevrio, have been identified in viral samples taken from dozens of...
Read morePatients behaving strangely: Hong Kong doctors report people chasing Covid antivirals, collecting for many ‘family members’
Some people in Hong Kong have been acting suspiciously to get their hands on Covid-19 antiviral drugs, the Post has learned, with one person going to six doctors in a single day asking for the same medicine. The Hong Kong Medical Association confirmed it received “a handful” of reports from private doctors earlier this month about people asking for the two registered antivirals available in the city, Pfizer’s Paxlovid and MSD’s molnupiravir. “It’s really strange. There is clearly a problem when...
Read moreCoronavirus: patients at Hong Kong isolation facilities set to leave as mandatory stays end
Hundreds of Covid-19 patients will be allowed to leave isolation facilities in Hong Kong from Monday, as one of the last remaining pandemic control measures comes to end after more than three years. The city’s other main anti-epidemic measures – mandatory tests for travellers and a quota for mainland China border crossings – could also be dropped soon, Tam Yiu-chung, the city’s sole delegate to the country’s top legislative body, said on Sunday. Authorities will continue to use the Penny’s Bay...
Read moreCoronavirus: room exists to further ease testing for Hong Kong, mainland China cross-border travellers, CY Leung says, while expert proposes review
There is room for scaling back testing requirements for cross-border travellers between Hong Kong and mainland China, a former leader of the city has said, while a health expert has proposed reviewing the arrangement in two weeks. Leung Chun-ying, now a vice-chairman of national advisory body the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, on Saturday told a radio programme that Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong had so far been kept at bay despite gatherings throughout the Lunar New Year...
Read moreCovid-19: Hong Kong must decide for itself when to lift curbs, health experts say ahead of WHO decision on pandemic status
Hong Kong should ease its last coronavirus curbs based on its own epidemic situation, local medical experts have said ahead of a meeting of the World Health Organization to discuss whether Covid-19 should still be considered a global emergency. Speaking before the international body’s emergency committee meeting on Friday, the health experts also considered whether the government should soon begin a review of its handling of the epidemic or wait until a later date. “If the WHO says Covid-19 is...
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