Exkivity® ( mobocertinib ) 1-3 Takeda Mobocertinib is a kinase inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) that selectively inhibits and irreversibly binds to EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations at lower concentrations than Wild type (...
Kerendia ® ( Finerenone ) 4 Bayer Finerenone is a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist Compositio n : Available as 10mg and 20mg oral tablets Indications : Newly indicated for delaying progressive decline of kidney function ...
Hyperuricaemia Overview in Hong Kong Hyperuricaemia is defined as the elevated urate acid level in blood ≥ 6.8 mg/dL 2,5 . In Hong Kong, the crude prevalence of gout was 2.9% according to a population study in 2016, which was similar to the rate ...
Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) is well known to be associated with increased risk of different diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. To have a better understanding of pathogenesis of HHcy and evaluate the ...
Breast cancer is one of the life-threatening malignancies among females in Hong Kong. Obesity is recognised as being correlated with poor prognosis in several cancers, including breast cancer. A recent meta-analysis which included 27 studies had dis...
The prevalence of overweight and obesity has continued to grow in adults and children more than four times from 1975 to 2016 globally. A second study of an injectable anti-obesity medication, semaglutide, reported to be able to make an impact on wei...
Daytime napping is a common practice in many countries which is believed to reduce sleep deficits and improve emotional status. However, a recent Chinese study has suggested that daytime napping may be detrimental to our health under certain conditi...
While the general public are often told that “bad diet” is the culprit of high cholesterol, most of the patients have missed the crunch time to manage it through lifestyle modification until condition gets worse or atherosclerosis and it...
Blood lipid disorders have become global health concerns in the 21 st century 1 . In previous guidelines for managing dyslipidaemias, the importance of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular di...
E-sport competitions are organised in a relatively controllable setting as compared to those of physical sports, while existing research works on physiological and psychological impacts of E-sport are limited. A recent investigation on influencing f...
The Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Hong Kong (EDMHK) 2 nd Annual Meeting The Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Hong Kong (EDMHK) 2019 meeting held on 26th – 27th October 2019 was jointly organised by the University of Hong Kon...
Regulation of GH Secretion and GHD Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is caused either directly by the total or partial absence of growth hormone (GH) or by secretion of abnormal GHs, or indirectly by decreased level of GH-dependent growth factors such...
