Our study published in npj Cardiovascular Health npj Journals identified peripheral vascular disease and COVID-19 associated hospitalisation as the risk factors for cardiac-related post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Corona. Full paper: doi.org/10.1038/s44325…

Study by Yi Chai found that early intervention services #EIS was associated with reduced #selfharm and #suicide rates among all patients with first-episode #schizophrenia #FES. Full study: doi.org/10.1001/jamane… HKU Pharmacy #CSMPR #HKU #HKUMed #HKUPharm #pharmacy #research

Our lab's new finding: longer #multimorbidity intervals (time between disease occurrence) are associated with lower mortality risk in #diabetes Our lab alumni Wenlong LIU's first-author paper in JPCCH (IF=3.0), the world's 6th best primary care journal! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…

FMPC’s epidemiologist of multimorbidity – Francisco TT Lai #hku #hkumed #hkufmpc HKU Pharmacy #familymedicine #multimorbidity #non_communicablediseases #bigdata #epidemiology

Happy to share the 1st 1st-author PhD publication by my 1st RPg student Yuqi Hu! Published in PLOS Medicine, findings demonstrate an elevated but rather rare risk of hematological malignancy associated with clozapine use #Cancer #schizophrenia dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Yuqi Hu, Le Gao and team compare the incidence of haematological malignancies between clozapine and olanzapine users using electronic health records from Hong Kong public health facilities. Francisco TT Lai Le GAO Yuqi Hu Yi Chai HKU Pharmacy @HKUMed bit.ly/4eZxhVy

Our focus group study qualitatively identified the barriers to medication adherence and the factors influencing the choice of lipid-lowering agents among patients with hypercholesterolemia in Hong Kong. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Long-Term Benefits and Safety of Statins in Patients with... : Journal of the American Society of Nephrology journals.lww.com/jasn/abstract/…

In the first analytical real-world cohort study on the association of clozapine, an antipsychotic drug, with the incidence of blood cancer, a HKUMed team has found the associated risk of the cancer with the use of the drug is low. For more: hkumed.hk/bf1609

Our latest work observed comparable survival benefit but significant lower health resource utilization associated with novel hormonal agents when comparing to docetaxel for the management of prostate cancer. Published at ⁦iScience journal⁩ Cell Press. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our study used cohort and case-crossover design to investigate the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with combined use of oral anticoagulants and proton pump inhibitors using UK and HK data. Findings published in npj Journals nature.com/articles/s4432…

Country Income, Gini Index, Disease Burden and Universal Health Coverage, which one you would expect as the driving factor for the access of WHO essential cancer medicine? Read our fresh online paper on Lancet Oncology.sciencedirect.com/science/articl… HKU Medicine HKU Pharmacy CSMPR_HKU

Our study, the largest conducted to date examining various classes of antihypertensive drugs and dementia risk. We found a lower risk of all-cause dementia with ARBs compared to ACE inhibitors. Hong Kong, UK, Sweden, and Australia data included. doi.org/10.1093/ageing…

Our latest multinational study on trends in survival after #Dementia diagnosis has just been published with Springer Nature in Communications Medicine Read here: rdcu.be/eocfU Prof Ian Wong Celine Chui HKU Kenneth Man Martin Knapp Gloria Wong

Register now for the Newcomer Track for the 17th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (#ACPE2025) from 21-23 November. Present original research with expert mentorship, receive feedback and network with international leaders. Register by 13 June: hkumed.hk/af8e9e

Our latest longitudinal study on trends in #benzodiazepines and #Z-drug prescribing in Hong Kong has just been published with Elsevier in The Lancet Reg Health-West Pacific. We found increasing trends from 2014 to 2023, with a notable increase in young adults. Esther Chan @ CSMPR HKU

For elderly Asia patients with acute myeloid leukaemia, venetoclax combination with hypomethylating agents showed superior overall survival and less transfusion needs than hypomethylating agents alone, especially the >=75 years group. CSMPR_HKU journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

Our multinational network cohort study shows that extensive multi-organ involvement of post-COVID-19 condition over the short-term period and the subside in risk for most complications over the medium- and long-term. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

Thrilled to share our study in The Lancet Psychiatry The Lancet ! Deep gratitude to Dr. Lai Francisco TT Lai for his guidance in this research and my PhD process. Using Hong Kong data, we reveal new evidence on clozapine use and infections. 💊

Our #EJPC paper found that the Risk Assessment and Management Programme for #Hypertension (RAMP-HT) supplementing usual care associated with reduced relative risk of #CVD and all-cause #mortality in HT patients compared to those receiving usual care only. academic.oup.com/eurjpc/article…