Hong Kong health authorities investigate a suspected medical error involving an improperly sealed catheter in a heart operation that led to the death of a 75-year-old man at Tuen Mun Hospital.
A celebrity cat in China which died following a medical blunder has prompted the hospital involved to offer compensation and provide free sterilisation for stray cats. The feline’s owner, Deng Feng, a Shenzhen-based cattery operator and pet influencer with 5 million social media followers, breeds rare-coloured British Longhair and Shorthair cats. Since 2017, his cattery, GoldenTales, has produced world-champion felines. In 2024, Deng donated three million yuan (US$440,000) to a fund for rescuing...
A Hong Kong doctor accused of a medical blunder that left a newborn permanently disabled with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia 16 years ago has testified at the Medical Council hearing. Dr Sit Sou-chi denied allegations he failed to conduct necessary investigations of infant Li Yuanjian after the child had a seizure at Baptist Hospital on December 22, 2009. The doctor claimed he initially diagnosed it as a choking case and was told by a nurse the baby was stable after milk was suctioned from the airway.
Hong Kong’s Medical Council resumed a disciplinary inquiry on Friday over a suspected medical blunder that left a boy permanently disabled more than 16 years ago after its decision to terminate the hearing sparked a public outcry. Dr Sit Sou-chi was accused of failing to carry out all necessary and immediate investigations on newborn Li Yuanjian, the son of a mainland Chinese couple, after the infant had a seizure on December 22, 2009. On Friday, Sit’s counsel grilled nurse Ho Kit-ha, who was on...
