1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (222+ words) Breast cancer screening advice is conflicted and confusing, but new research and technology should help women find the ideal timing Deciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing. Some health groups recommend women begin at age 40 or 45, while another recently…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (139+ words) South China Morning Post Russian hiker becomes Japan's latest bear attack victim as another grim record looms After a year with more than 50, 000 sightings and 238 injuries, Japan's vanishing hunting communities are struggling to contain the problem Police said a bear…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago  (190+ words) The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention also said it was temporarily suspending visas for travellers from Ebola-hit countries The United States said on Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travellers…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago  (266+ words) South China Morning Post Hong Kong shares its public health bona fides with global investors For a city with a strong reputation for reinvention, focusing on medical technology is a logical step for economic growth and patient care Chief Executive…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago  (175+ words) Hong Kong's Hospital Authority will begin rolling out prefixes next week, reducing the risk of people not answering calls due to scam fears Starting next Tuesday, all phone calls made by the authority, which oversees public medical facilities, will display…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago  (243+ words) Aid cuts "have disrupted health systems, widened inequalities" said UN chief Antonio Guterres, with WHO budget down by almost US$1 billion The World Health Organization opened a meeting of global health ministers on Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and…...

16+ hour, 32+ min ago  (184+ words) Woman, 66, found dead in Sham Shui Po flat after elder daughter raised alarm when relatives got no response at door, with case not treated as suspicious A woman with a chronic illness has been found dead in a Hong Kong…...

20+ hour, 2+ min ago  (235+ words) A four-week detection delay for the Bundibugyo variant has left dozens dead and triggered a global emergency alert A rare Ebola outbreak that may have circulated undetected in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo for several weeks has exposed the difficulty…...

22+ hour, 21+ min ago  (121+ words) Overweight doctor bemoans his inability to shed the pounds; says he takes up "a lot of space" at the operating table A Shanghai doctor has gone viral because he weighs 150kg, with some internet users jokingly asking whether they should follow…...

22+ hour, 16+ min ago  (275+ words) Infectious disease expert says more preventive measures necessary, noting frequent exchanges between mainland Chinese and central African cities Hong Kong authorities should step up preventive measures and issue a travel alert to warn residents against visiting parts of central Africa…...