HKUMed has climbed to rank 24th globally and 1st in Hong Kong in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Medicine.

Delighted to share this new paper led by my PhD student Claire Cuiling WEI, investigating rates and rate ratio of multimorbidity incidence after SARS- or influenza-related admissions. Findings now available in npj Journals Prim Care Respir Med by PCRS nature.com/articles/s4153…

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…

New in The BMJ: Gabapentinoid treatment not directly linked to increased self-harm risk. Risk is highest before and after treatment—not during. Close monitoring needed across the full treatment journey. Read more: bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Great collaboration

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

Excellent work from an international team

Letter written with Dr Angel Wong on bias in a study of PCSK9 inhibitors. Read it in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy academic.oup.com/ehjcvp/advance… HKU Medicine @hkupharm @csmpr_hkupharm #epidemiology #lipids #pharmacotherapy #cardiology

An other multinational cohort study from our team published this week: trends in survival following dementia diagnosis. ⁦Hao Luo⁩ ⁦Celine Chui HKU⁩ nature.com/articles/s4385…

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

“We are using our expertise and innovation to develop new services so other pharmacies can follow and patients can benefit,” said Professor Ian Wong on the new HKUMed Community Pharmacy, which allows students to learn alongside trained pharmacists. hkumed.hk/edd254

Read the full paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Nice work

【In the Media】A health project led by Professor ZHAO JIE, #HKUSPH Assistant Professor, has achieved remarkable results since its launch in January. Approximately 600 domestic workers have participated in free yoga sessions and health workshops, with 95% successfully improving

Nice work from our colleagues

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…

🔬Recent #multinational study involving 22.4M individuals from 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪 showed extensive multi-organ involvement of post-COVID-19 condition over the short-term and the subside in risk for most complications over time📊 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01… #COVID19 #LongCovid #PublicHealth

⌚What is the value of using digital endpoints in cardiometabolic disease monitoring? Read this blog post by Empatica to understand some of their benefits, including personalized and immediate treatment, and supporting diverse populations. ➡️ timespan.eu/digital-endpoi…

Our 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Studies in UK and HK finds that younger age of #hypertension onset is associated with higher risks for #cardiovascular events and #mortality. Paper published on Journal of Primary Care & Community Health Sage Journals. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…

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…