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LEQEMBI®

LEQEMBI® (lecanemab) EISAI HK Reg. No. HK-68289 (03 Jul, 2024) & HK-68290 (03 Jul, 2024) Composition: 3 LEQEMBI® is an amyloid beta-directed antibody with the active ingredient lecanemab-irmb. It is administered as an intravenous infusio...

Aug 20, 2024
Breaking Through the Treatment-Resistance Depression with Esketamine

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is highly prevalent and affects more than 264 million individuals, globally. Remarkably, despite treatment, up to half of the patients with depression fail to reach remission and are at risk of experiencing treatment-...

Aug 20, 2024
Clinical Strategies on Prescribing Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Managing Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric syndrome of delusions, disorganised speech, hallucinations, and impaired executive functioning1. Despite affecting approximately 1% of the global population, poor treatment adherence remains as an unmet need associated...

Aug 20, 2024
Therapeutic Treatments to Cope with a Love Breakup

The hottest love has the coldest end.” Facing a romantic relationship breakup can be devastating, overwhelming and heart-wrenching. There has been an increasing trend of divorce over the last 3 decades in Hong Kong, with the crude divorce rate...

Aug 20, 2024
Deconstructing Early-onset Dementias

The Sheer Scale of the Problem While dementia is usually regarded as a disorder of old age, it can invariably also affect younger individuals under the age of 65 1 . Early-onset dementia (EOD), also known as young-onset dementia (YOD), is defined as...

Feb 7, 2024
INVEGA HAFYERA

INVEGA HAFYERA (paliperidone palmitate) JANSSEN Indications: INVEGA HAFYERA, an every-six-month injection, is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults after they have been adequately treated with: • A once-a-month paliperidone pal...

Feb 6, 2024
Even Mild Sleep Deprivation Increases Endothelial Oxidative Stress

It is well known that insufficient sleep is linked to increased cardiovascular risks due to the accumulation of oxidative stress, which contributes to endothelial inflammation and dysfunction. However, the underlying mechanism had not been elucidate...

Dec 18, 2023
Physical Activity May Improve Students’ Ability to Cope with Stress

As with working adults, preadolescent children also encounter day-to-day stress, including schoolwork, peer pressure, family situations, health issues and social media. Thus, it is worthwhile to explore ways to cope with stress. The intensity of rea...

Dec 18, 2023
How to take a good nap?

If you are a sleep-deprived office worker, you might find a lunchtime nap gives you an extra energy boost in the afternoon. For those working on shifts, napping is considered indispensable since it helps maintain your alertness and energy throughout...

Oct 24, 2023