Our CARE study showed the comparative effectiveness and safety of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac published in international journal of infectious diseases. Many thanks Prof Ian Wong Esther Chan @ CSMPR HKU Boyuan Wang HKU Medicine Dept. of Family Medicine and Primary Care, HKU HKU Pharmacy Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health ijidonline.com/article/S1201-…

We've published the final standards for Ageing and Frailty. The standards aim to promote positive, healthy and active ageing. They cover older people who may experience frailty as they age and apply in all settings. Follow the link in the comments to read the standards.

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

Super honoured (and fun!) to work with two extremely distinguished hepatologists Uppy Gill and #TobiasBoettler on this review about the role of 🦠HBV biomarkers in guiding treatment decisions 💊: thieme-connect.de/products/ejour… published in Seminars in Liver Disease Queen Mary University of London HKU Medicine EASL Education

Feel confident and competent to provide national common clinical conditions and ailments services. Our guide has signposting to useful resources and practical information on the skills you need to deliver a successful service. Find it here: rpharms.com/resources/phar…

🚨Hot off the press in BMC Medicine Territory-wide cohort of 0.6 million type 2 DM pts in 🇭🇰 suggested U-shaped relationship between HDL-C & CV outcomes: high HDL-C may not be protective - underlying mechanisms to be determined Link to full text: rdcu.be/d39lX

Our paper described the longitudinal profile of blood levels of HBV pregenomic RNA in CHB 🦠patients treated with long term NUC 💊now in press CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR HEPATOLOGY e-cmh.org/m/journal/view… Clinical parameters eg age, gender, PAGE-B score and HBeAg can influence pgRNA levels #mfyuen

As we turn the page into 2025, here’s to a year of inspiring learning experiences and exciting breakthroughs. We wish you a happy and healthy New Year!

1/ Our #H5N1 #HPAI surveillance and risk assessment study published in @Eurosurveillance. Key findings: a. Multiple genotypes of 2.3.4.4b are identified in wild birds, highlighting the importance of HK, despite it is a small city, as a key strategy site for AI surveillance.

Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases research by Dr. Yuk Kam YAU YAU YUK KAM #hku #hkufmpc #familymedicine #primarycare #non_communicablediseases #bigdata #epidemiology #NCDs

I wouldn't have anticipated this one! Preventing or treating hypertension through a gut microbiome intervention, in both mice and a pilot study in people cell.com/cell-metabolis… Cell Metabolism

In this study Vincent Ka Chun Yan and colleagues investigate the prescribing trends of indapamide and the long term comparative effectiveness of modified release versus immediate release indapamide. Read the full research article here: bit.ly/4bnRjc6

Our The Lancet Healthy Longevity study finds that #Statin therapy is beneficial for #hypercholesterolemic patients with chronic #kidney disease aged 75+ against #CVD and all-cause #mortality, without posing an increased risk of major adverse events. thelancet.com/journals/lanhl…

複合的な遺伝要因🧬と全死亡・循環器死亡🫀に関する研究がJAHA JAHA から発表されました！ Multi-trait PRS が Top 10 % でも、長い教育年数や非喫煙者では、リスク低減に繋がる可能性を示しています。 本研究にご尽力された研究者の皆様に改めて感謝します。 Link🔗 ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…

Our Hypertension Research study evaluating #hypertension onset age and later risks of #CKD & #mortality concluded that early onset of #HT significantly affects #renal health later in life, while the contribution decreases with the onset age of HT. nature.com/articles/s4144…

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…

The #validated #Cantonese-Chinese #translation of the Pharmacy Services #Questionnaire #PSQ is a reliable #instrument to assess services #satisfaction by community pharmacies. See full article published in J PharmPolicy & Prac tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

My lab’s latest The Lancet Psychiatry study showing increased infections following clozapine use; excellent work by my student Yuqi Hu and the rest of my team, with special thanks to psychiatry, family medicine, & pharmacy colleagues & collaborators 🥂 thelancet.com/journals/lanps…