Children with high blood pressure often become adults with high blood pressure
Primary hypertension—high blood pressure that is not due to an underlying medical condition—occurs in up to 5% of children and adolescents in the U.S. and other countries. Having…
Studies ask: what does “multimorbidity” mean and how much does it cost us?
The prevalence of multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, varies depending on exactly how it is defined. And the healthcare costs associated with many disease…
HKUMed invents a novel two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound-responsive antibacterial nano-sheets to effectively address bone tissue infection
A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong…
Monthly injections of fitusiran reduces bleeds in patients with haemophilia A and B
The study published in The Lancet Haematology investigated the use of the medication in patients without inhibitors, 40 out of 79 (51%) participants given monthly injections of fitusiran…
Coronavirus causes chaos in infected cells’ RNA
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hijacks parts of infected cells’ vital RNA machinery, thereby blocking important functions in the cells. These damaging changes in the RNA can likely be reversed,…