Tag: Health
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SSM issues suggestions amid rise in Covid cases
After assessing an increase in Covid-19 infections, the Health Bureau (SSM) issued infographics to educate people about receiving medical support in case they contract Covid-19. A ... -
Gov’t: Covid-19 cases up, three policy secretaries infected
The government is again calling on the public to reinforce protection measures to reduce infection risk as it is recording a rise in Covid-19 infections. The ... -
SSM adjusts Covid-19 vaccination recommendations in line with WHO
Local health authorities have amended the guidelines on Covid-19 vaccination, which commenced May 1. Under the newly updated guidelines, the Health Bureau (SSM) adjusted the risk ... -
Gov’t amends mask rules in line with national guidelines
Local health authorities have amended the guidelines for wearing facemasks in line with the new national recommendations on the matter. The new guidelines divide the wearing ... -
Uneasy marijuana industry seeks broader trade amid vast glut
The email went out to legal cannabis growers around Washington state. Another of their colleagues had gone under. “Liquidation sale,” it said. Attached was a spreadsheet ... -
CHCSJ plans to introduce Parkinson’s surgery services
Surgical services targeting Parkinson’s Disease patients may be available in Macau in the future as the public hospital works on their introduction. Acting Chief Physician of ... -
Gov’t: Macau achieves universal health coverage
Macau has achieved the universal health coverage (UHC) target, Chou Mei Fong, head of Hac Sa Wan Health Centre, has said. UHC, as raised by the ... -
Mask recommendation may further relax during summer
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong has said mask-wearing may be further eased during summer should no extreme outbreak occur beforehand. Her comment ... -
Health SSM expects cyclical peaks of Covid infection in the future
Only 0.5% of medical consultation cases involve Covid-19 infection, according to the director of the Health Bureau (SSM), Alvis Lo. However, there may be cyclical peaks ... -
Lawmakers’ concerns with fees at the Islands hospital
Lawmakers have raised concerns about the medical fees residents will incur if they seek medical services at the Islands District Medical Complex (Islands Hospital). The topic ... -
CHCSJ hopes for wider reach of rescue knowledge
The government hospital hopes that increasing community knowledge on CPR will help save more lives. A couple of weeks ago, an older man fell unconscious in ... -
Gov’t considering whether to buy monkeypox vaccines
The Health Bureau is considering whether to procure monkey pox vaccines, as well as other measures against the disease, bureau director Alvis Lo revealed over the ... -
New head of Taipa hospital development committee inaugurated, holds first plenary
Honorary president of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Zhao Yupei, was inaugurated yesterday as the head of the Taipa Hospital Strategic Development Committee, which held ... -
Entities for Macau-Beijing collaborations in Taipa Hospital established
Two entities will be separately launched in preparation for the operations and development of the future public hospital in Taipa, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced ... -
Law excludes unqualified healthcare personnel in order to protect their jobs
The Macau SAR government decided to include 15 types of healthcare professionals into registration and the operation-licensing regime in order to regulate high-risk medical areas as ... -
Malo to open two dental clinics in Macau with local partner – MOP20m investment
China contributed 20 percent to the gross revenue of the entire Malo Clinic Group in 2016, second only to Portugal (57 percent). The founder and president ... -
Health | New public hospital construction may be delayed
The construction of Macau’s second public hospital might be delayed as the initial design project has been expanded, the Health Bureau (SSM) confirmed in a statement ... -
Health | New blood tests, liquid biopsies, may transform cancer care
A new type of blood test in the U.S. is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies long needed to ... -
Health and fitness| The art of being lazy
It’s the ultimate in efficiency. The art of being lazy. That’s astonishingly what renowned fitness trainer and movement specialist Edward Yu is hoping to teach the ... -
Health | Old emergency block to be revamped
The former emergency medical building of the Hospital Conde S. Januário will soon undergo renovations to ease the growing strain on the capacity of the public ... -
Health | Famous physician highlights the benefits of daily exercise
The key way for casino workers to stay healthy is through a combination of daily exercise and balanced diet, advised Dr. Jonathan Yarom, M.D., a prominent ... -
Health | Region said to be lacking cancer prevention measures
The Health Bureau (SSM) believes that although Macau’s cancer incidence rate has not recorded an increase over recent years, “it is expected that with a growing ... -
Health | Report urges new name, better diagnosis for chronic fatigue
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a real and serious disease that needs a new name to reflect that — and a straightforward way to diagnose the illness, ... -
Health | Teenagers ’ lack of fitness calls for a change in policies
Authorities plan to formulate policies that will encourage Macau’s youngsters to exercise more, as they have seen a trend of physical deterioration among local adolescents. “Compared ... -
HEALTH | New Macau criticizes bloated hospital bureaucracies
The New Macau Association (ANM) delivered an open letter to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, yesterday, urging the government to start reforming ... -
Health | Down’s syndrome screening to be made available to all pregnant women
Following complaints that the prenatal screening test for Down’s syndrome is no longer offered to expectant mothers at local health centers, the Health Bureau (SSM) has ... -
Health | Association head says there is no need to wait one year to replace Lei Chin Ion
The president of the Association of Macau Portuguese Speaking Physicians says that the one-year timeframe given to the Health Bureau (SSM) director to improve the healthcare ... -
Health | City launches online HIV risk assessment test
The Health Bureau (SSM) has recently launched an online HIV risk assessment test, which allows citizens to discover whether they are among groups at risk of ... -
HEALTH | Stepped-up Ebola screening starting at NYC airport
U.S. customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York’s Kennedy International Airport from three West African countries on Saturday in ... -
HEALTH | Sino-Luso Medical Forum looks into clinical toxicology
Local and international physicians are gathering in Macau this weekend for the 22nd Sino-Luso International Medical Forum, this time featuring training courses in clinical toxicology. Addressing ... -
HEALTH | Medical school could be set up in UM
The deputy director of the Health Bureau (SSM) and director of the Conde de São Januário Central Hospital (CHCSJ), Chan Wai Sin, has revealed that the ... -
Health Bureau foreshadows strict inspections on smoking ban
Health Bureau director Mr Lei Chin Ion has said that his department will carry out strict inspections in local casinos once the smoking ban on mass ... -
68 suicide cases last year
The Health Bureau (SSM) has revealed that there were 68 cases of suicide in Macau in 2013. The overall suicide rate in the city last year ... -
Taiwan detains gutter oil firm boss
Taiwanese authorities have detained Yeh Wen-Hsiang, head of cooking oil producer Chang Guann, which is at the centre of the gutter oil scandal sweeping Taiwan, Macau ... -
STUDY | Medical vouchers prevented fatalities, should be given to TNRs
A study conducted by a scholar from Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has shown that medical vouchers provided annually to Macau permanent residents have ...
