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Orthopaedist rebuked over performing bunion surgery without informed consent

2 months ago02 mins

An orthopaedist has been issued a public warning letter and reprimanded by Hong Kong’s medical watchdog after performing an unconventional bunion surgery without a patient’s informed consent. The Medical Council on Monday found Dr Daniel Wu Yiang guilty of professional misconduct on four charges after the patient at Hong Kong Adventist Hospital underwent a syndesmosis…

HKUST may reserve 20% of new medical school inaugural intake for non-locals

3 months ago02 mins

About 20 per cent of the 50 places in the inaugural intake of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s new graduate medical school in 2028-29 may be reserved for non-local students, with most of them likely to be from mainland China, according to the institution. Applicants for the four-year graduate entry-level medicine programme must…