CUHK and FPAHK launch the Jockey Club Genetic Career Screening Program

Every parent wants to have a healthy baby. However, 0.2% to 0.3% of couples are asymptomatic carriers of genetic diseases that lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including repeated miscarriage, malformation

Ending TB will be an uphill task

As per the latest Global TB Report of the World Health Organization (WHO), globally 10.6 million people developed TB in 2021 – an increase of 4.5% from 10.1 million in

Masks may increase cognitive decline in kids

Wearing face masks, even for short periods of time, can cause carbon dioxide poisoning, leading to a number of serious health issues, according to a new study out of Germany.

Watchdog drops bombshell: COVID mutants being created in labs

A conservative watchdog group named Judicial Watch on April 19, 2023 announced it had received 552 pages of records from the Department of Health and Human Services showing that the

Qatar has advanced health system

The health system in the State of Qatar has demonstrated a high ability to respond rapidly and effectively to the successive waves of the pandemic that the whole world has

It is essential to end tobacco for ending TB

If we are to end TB by 2030, we also need stronger actions against risk factors that put people at risk of TB. By Shobha Shukla and Bobby Ramakant Ending

CUHK study reveals risk of liver-related complications

About 540,000 cases of hepatitis B infection have been identified in Hong Kong. Clinical practitioners have found that some chronic hepatitis B patients achieve seroclearance of the hepatitis B surface

Data reveals rate of autistic children on rise in the United States

Data from 11 communities in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) network show that 1 in 36 (2.8 percent) 8-year-old children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD),

Most females don’t climax from penetration alone

With the male orgasm, it’s pretty obvious what’s going on — and there’s something to see afterward. But the female orgasm and how they reach into climax are far more

Tobacco use increases the risk of contracting TB

Tobacco use increases the risk of contracting TB, increases the risk of recurrent TB, and impairs the response to treatment of the disease. By Shobha Shukla and Bobby Ramakant Pacific