Hong Kong authorities have warned of potential enforcement action against mainland Chinese dental chains suspected of operating illegally in the city, following reports from the Hong Kong Dental Association about promotional booths and issues with cross-border treatments.
The UK is proposing plain packaging for vapes, limiting device colours to white, black, or grey, and restricting flavour names to deter children from vaping. A 12-week consultation has been launched on these measures.
Utah has revoked the license of Provo Canyon School, citing health and safety failures. The boarding school, where Paris Hilton alleged abuse, faces multiple non-compliance issues including inadequate staffing, improper restraints, and neglect of care. The state imposed temporary restrictions in May due to a pupil's serious injuries.
Republican senators plan a vote to prevent Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from overseeing special education programs. This follows a Trump administration move to shift the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) from the Department of Education to HHS, a decision criticized for potentially violating federal law.
A one-year-old boy is in critical condition in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting COVID-19, presenting with severe croup symptoms. This is the second infant confirmed severely infected with the virus in a week, prompting health authorities to urge unvaccinated high-risk groups to get vaccinated.
President Trump endorses a study to reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines, aligning with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long-held views.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is intensifying its use of AI, including ChatGPT, to scrutinize audit reports from all 50 states. The initiative aims to detect fraud and ensure better stewardship of federal health funds, though critics raise concerns about AI accuracy and potential bias.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is implementing AI, including ChatGPT, to analyze audit reports from all 50 states to detect fraud and waste in federal health programs, aiming to improve stewardship of taxpayer money.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary in Louisiana, failing to advance to a runoff after Donald Trump endorsed challenger Julia Letlow. Cassidy's defeat highlights the risks for Republicans who break with Trump.
Wes Streeting's 22-month tenure as UK Health Secretary, marked by claims of NHS recovery, is criticized for lacking substance in addressing key challenges like cancer treatment waits, social care, and implementation of a 10-year health plan.
Athlete and sport bodies call for rethink after health and education departments each propose £60m funding cutsMo Farah and more than 70 leading UK sporting bodies have demanded the government rethink potential £120m cuts to school sports in England, after a clash between two departments over the funding.The Guardian reported earlier this year that the Department of Health and Social Care had intended to cut its entire £60m contribution to school sports, though ministers have since said they intend to rethink the level of cuts. Continue reading...
Hong Kong health authorities are seeking more information from the World Health Organization (WHO) on an outbreak of a deadly hantavirus strain capable of limited human-to-human transmission on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, while ramping up efforts to prevent the rare disease from reaching the city’s shores. The Department of Health’s Centre for Health Protection revealed on Thursday that it had contacted the WHO about the hantavirus cluster found on the MV Hondius after the vessel departed...
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization and South Africa’s Department of Health said on Sunday. The WHO said an investigation was under way, but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. One of the patients was in intensive care in a South African hospital, the UN health agency said, and it was working with...
Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men at registered pharmacies and seized thousands of unregistered anti-obesity medicines and boxes of slimming injections, vowing to launch more joint operations to clamp down on illegal sales across the city. The Department of Health said on Monday evening that an enforcement operation with the police last Friday at a registered pharmacy in Sha Tin district led to four arrests and the seizure of over 400 tablets of clonazepam, more than 2,700 tablets of...
Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men across two operations at registered pharmacies in Sha Tin and Jordan, seizing over 400 clonazepam tablets, 2,700 zolpidem tablets, and six boxes of unregistered slimming injections. The Department of Health announced increased enforcement against illegal sales of anti-obesity medicines classified as Part 1 poisons, citing growing demand driven by nearly half of residents being overweight or obese.
Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men at registered pharmacies and seized thousands of unregistered anti-obesity medicines and dangerous drugs, vowing to launch more joint operations to clamp down on illegal sales across the city. The Department of Health said on Monday evening that an enforcement operation with the police last Friday at a registered pharmacy in Sha Tin district led to four arrests and the seizure of over 400 tablets of clonazepam, more than 2,700 tablets of zolpidem and...
