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• Mental Health and Insurance

  

  According to the (NAMI), "One in four adults experiences mental illness in a given year. One in 17 − about 13.6 million − live with a serious... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2016 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Mental Health and Insurance

  

  According to the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), "One in four adults experiences mental illness in a given year. One in 17 − about 13.6... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2016 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Insurance

  

  Recently, numerous diseases have been in the news in Asia. Of these, the most reported on all have one thing in common: They are transmitted by mosquitoes.... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2016 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Battling High Premiums

  

  Health insurance premiums are almost always guaranteed to increase year-on-year. Some years, the inflation may be more than others and providers will have... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Should We Be Worried About MERS?

  In the first week of June one of the top stories carried by almost every news agency was centered on MERS. In Greater China the news centered on one man who fle... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Is Your Doctor Covered by Your Insurance Plan?

  

  Spend even a short amount of time looking for health insurance in Hong Kong and you will quickly find that there is a mind-boggling number of plans available.... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Transgender Health Care and Insurance

  Across international news, we’ve been hearing the word ‘transgender’ a lot more. Some states in America are passing transgender bathroom bills to make public... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Top 6 Hiking Trails in Hong Kong

  

  When most people think of Hong Kong their minds tend to drift towards crowded sidewalks, soaring skyscrapers, designer shopping centres and astonishing luxury... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Top 6 Hiking Trails in Hong Kong

  

  When most people think of Hong Kong their minds tend to drift towards crowded sidewalks, soaring skyscrapers, designer shopping centres and astonishing luxury... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• 10 Reasons Why Fall is the Best Season of Them All

  

  Sure the weather is cooling down, your swimsuit isn’t hanging on the balcony ready for action at anytime, and you may even have dipped into your winter... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• 10 Reasons Why Fall is the Best Season of Them All

  

  Sure the weather is cooling down, your swimsuit isn't hanging on the balcony ready for action at anytime, and you may even have dipped into your winter... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• ALS: What You Need to Know

  

  Wait – why are people dumping buckets of ice water over their heads and posting the videos to social media?Because: ALS. It’s a degenerative disease affecting... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Oral Hygiene: Getting to The Mouth of the Problem

  

  Most of us have grown up being instructed over and over by our parents, dentists and teachers to brush our teeth twice a day, to floss daily and that sweets wil... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Prevent Diabetes

  

  Though diabetes is one of the most pressing issues facing world health at the moment, it isn’t nearly as scary as it looks. For the most part diabetes is... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Ebola Insurance: Are You Covered?

  

  With no vaccination and no cure, Ebola is a disease you really don’t want to get. Unfortunately Ebola is also extremely transmissible, spreading from person to... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Medical Tourism: What You Need to Know Before You Go

  

  For the most part, travellers are trying to stay out of a hospital whilst they’re on holidays. But across the world there is an emerging class of voyagers... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Tread Lightly: How to Minimize Your Impact and Travel Responsibly

  

  With the prices of airfare as cheap as ever, there’s never been a better time to escape the rushing monotony of ‘real life’ and jet off to a tropical island... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• The Wacky World of Celebrity Body Part Insurance

  

  Celebrities insure the wackiest things. Allegedly. Now that’s key, because there’s little evidence to support most of the wild claims circulating involving... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• 5 Summer Activities to Keep the Whole Family Busy

  

  Ah, the lazy days of summer! Crisp mornings, balmy evenings and long afternoons of sunshine and smiles in between – until boredom sets in, that is. To keep... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH

• Calling All Couch Potatoes! 5 Surprising Benefits of Football

  

  The biggest tournament in the world’s most popular sport has finally arrived. The build-up to the World Cup finals in Brazil has been dogged by controversy and... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 CURRENT, HEALTH