Joint disease is frequently observed in primary care settings, with osteoarthritis (OA) being the most common condition 1 . OA is a disorder involving movable joints that as physiologic derangements (characterised by cartilage degradation, bone remo...
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...
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...
The New Paradigm Shift in Aging Aging is a process of chronic, normal culmination of the loss of specific regenerative and bioprotective mechanism that occurs over a period. In addition, at cellular level, primary aging-related mechanisms occurs as ...
Triplixam ® ( perindopril arginine/indapamide/amlodipine ) 5 Servier Perindopril is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) Indapamide is a thiazide diuretic Amlodipine is a calcium-channel blocker (CCB) Compositio n : Availa...
The health benefits of physical activity are undeniable, especially in reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and various cancers. More than the prevention of ill health, being physical active indeed promotes better functional capacity and rec...
Autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic sclerosis, lupus erythematosus, and type 1 diabetes, were found to be linked with increased CV risks, with risk dependent on the types of autoimmune disorders. In a population-b...
The Health Crisis at Hand The concept of virtual wards have been around for a few years but has only recently gained more attention due to the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic 1 . The COVID-19 pandemic had caused havoc in healthcare indu...
“Adequate” to “High-quality Goal-directed” In healthcare settings, the delivery of PD primarily focuses on small solute removal and ultrafiltration as highlighted by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) gu...
Current Diagnostic Challenges in PD In contrast to the beliefs in the old days, clinical diagnosis of PD is difficult in reality. A meta-analysis reported that the pooled diagnostic accuracy of PD was 80.6% 1 . Prof. Poewe highlighted that a substan...
Game-based Exercise for Fall Prevention in Elderly Falls and instability are common clinical problems among elderly leading to devastating consequences including morbidity, premature mortality and extra burden on healthcare services. In Hong Kong, t...
The Role of Senescence in Age-related Cardiovascular Diseases and Its Potential Solution According to World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the major causes of death globally, responsible for 17.9 million deaths every ...
