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Research: A rising trend in primary brain cancer incidence in younger males in high-income countries
Primary brain cancer, though not a common malignancy, has a very poor survival rate compared to other types of cancer. The Chinese...
Jan 16, 2023
Joint HKU-CUHK study confirms smoking and obesity increase risk of severe COVID-19 by 65%-81%
Researchers from CU Medicine and the School of Public Health at HKUMed, confirmed smoking, obesity and lower socioeconomic position (SEP)...
Dec 15, 2022
CUHK exploring collaboration with Singapore on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness prediction model
【From Research to Real-World Applications】 A research project of real-time evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness by the JC School...
Nov 3, 2022
Research: COVID-19 prescribed oral medication lower the risk of death and hospital admission
Two types of oral antiviral drugs have been prescribed to COVID-19 patients since the fifth wave of the pandemic in Hong Kong. The Jockey...
Oct 6, 2022
Research: Rising incidence of multiple myeloma, particularly in older males from high-income nations
Multiple myeloma, lymphoma and leukaemia are the three major types of haematological malignancies. In Hong Kong, multiple myeloma is the...
Aug 6, 2022
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[Research] Real-time bioinformatics platform to predict COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
Timely evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) is desperately needed to inform and update vaccine design as novel genetic...
Jul 15, 2022
Research: Men in HK See the Steepest Rise in lymphoma incidence
Lymphoma is one of the top 10 cancers in Hong Kong. The main subtypes are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, of which the former...
Jun 2, 2022
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[Long COVID] Prediction, diagnosis and treatment with distinct gut microbial signatures
CU Medicine have identified for the first time distinct gut microbiome profiles associated with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, more...
Apr 11, 2022
A joint HKU-CUHK study finds that smoking increases the risk of COVID-19
Researchers from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with The...
Mar 2, 2022
Research finds Eastern Asia’s lung cancer incidence and mortality highest in the world
Lung cancer is the most common cancer and the most common cause of cancer death in Hong Kong. Researchers from CU Medicine JC School of...
Jan 28, 2022
Study: Assessment of Omicron outbreak in Hong Kong
COVID variant Omicron has been establishing a series of transmission chains in the Hong Kong community.
Jan 12, 2022
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[最新研究]第三劑新冠疫苗意向
Omicron變種病毒株在全球迅速傳播，多個地區衞生部門建議，為已接種兩劑新冠疫苗的市民施打第三針，以提高對Omicron的防禦能力。學院院長黃仰山教授及郭健安助理教授本月初展開新一輪社區研究，了解市民對於接種第三劑疫苗的意向，發現全港僅四分一傾向接種第三劑疫苗。...
Dec 23, 2021
Study: Parents less likely to accept COVID-19 vaccination for their child than for themselves
Research revealed nearly 80% parents were not likely to accept COVID-19 vaccination for child aged 5-11.
Nov 8, 2021
Commentary has been selected as “Top 10 Most Read Perspectives of 2020"
The commentary "People in Hong Kong Have the Longest Life Expectancy in the World: Some Possible Explanations" written by Prof. Roger...
Jan 12, 2021
Study: Exposure Settings Impact COVID-19 Transmission With Entertainment Setting
Photo by CUHK CPRO Outbreaks of COVID-19 have resulted in the dissemination of the virus in the community. A study conducted by The...
Nov 18, 2020
Predict and Design Influenza Vaccine Antigen by Using A.I. 開發人工智能演算法助精確預測及設計流感疫苗抗原
The research team, led by Professor Maggie Wang and Professor Benny Zee of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care,...
Oct 5, 2020
Health Equity in COVID-19
The Institute of Health Equity (IHE) was established in January 2020 to conduct research, inform government policies, and devise...
Jun 8, 2020
Community Response Study Results During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Hong Kong
To investigate the risk perception and psychobehavioral responses of the general public towards the outbreak, The Jockey Club School of...
Mar 4, 2020
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