News & Updates

There appears to be no evidence that atopic dermatitis or treatment with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors carries an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, according to a study.

The widely used spice black cardamom, known as Amomum subulatum, has the potential to fight off lung cancer, as shown in a Singapore study.

Low serum calcium in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) independently predicts 30-day and long-term mortality, suggests a China study that used a new prognosis assessment model.

A dietary pattern with high inflammatory potential appears to increase the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), reports a study, adding that this association is greater in men.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients who follow a healthy diet and engage in physical activity appear to fare well, with a recent study showing that both lifestyle behaviours cut the risk of all-cause mortality.

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have identified enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF) score as a tool to stratify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients after HBsAg seroclearance (SC).

A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of trends in glucose-lowering drug (GLD) use and glycaemic outcomes among Hong Kong’s 0.9 million adults with diabetes between 2002 and 2019 finds a levelling off in improvements since 2014.