@jackilau

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P-CARDIAC is highly receptive among clinicians and patients. It shows promise in monitoring cardiovascular health and feasibility in implementing in primary care. #AIHealth #cardiology @NatalieTsie @ChunKaWong @hkumed @hku_son @HkuPharm nutrition.bmj.com/content/ea…

User experience and feasibility of CVD risk models: a study on clinician and patient expectations,...

Background A newly developed machine-learning-driven cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction tool, the Personalised CARdiovascular DIsease risk Assessment for Chinese (P-CARDIAC), tailored for...

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Our study on repeated antibiotic prescribing in patients living with dementia. While we found no association with seizure or other neuropsychiatric disorders, repeated antibiotic courses were associated with an increased risk of all-cause hospitalization. nature.com/articles/s41514-0…
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Happy to share our study on Pneumococcal disease epidemiology on International Journal of Infectious Diseases: Children and adolescents had an elevated risk of gaining antimicrobial resistance, suggesting more measures to reduce S. pneumoniae infections ijidonline.com/article/S1201…

Disease pattern and risk factors of antimicrobial resistance in patients with pneumococcal infect...

Pneumococcal disease (PD) is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, a gram-positive bacterium, which causes a range of infections from non-invasive respiratory tract mucosal infections, such as acute...

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@WaikiCheung1 @QiuyanYu_ @PengWuPengWu Shuk-ching Wong, Dr Vincent Cheng @ElizaTYT @IvanHung2 @Prof_IanWong @catmoore_1 Tsz Kin Khan, Isaya Sukarom, Kim Shijian Lao
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Our new study is out! We looked at anaemia treatments (ESAs) and fracture risk in CKD patients. Prolonged ESA use seems linked to a higher risk of osteoporotic fractures. This suggests we need to optimise treatment to balance benefits vs. risk. Full text: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Our modified self-controlled case series (dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.70219) did not identify an increased #ischemic_stroke risk with #PPI_monotherapy. However, co-prescription with #antithrombotics was associated with a higher risk. Careful monitoring is needed for them. @ChuiCeline

Risk of Ischaemic Stroke Varies With Antithrombotic Drugs Use in Proton Pump Inhibitor Users: A...

Background The conflicting findings on the association between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and ischaemic stroke could be due to residual confounding. Self-controlled case series (SCCS) can be...

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Excited to share our latest study in @TheLancet: long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIAs) are more effective than oral and equally safe for older people, except for higher risk of EPS with typical LAIAs, but not with atypical LAIAs. @Esther_CSMPRHKU thelancet.com/journals/lanps…
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Excited to share our latest study in @LancetRH_WPac : Psychotropic medication consumption increased globally after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with variations in consumption patterns observed across different countries. @Esther_CSMPRHKU thelancet.com/journals/lanwp…

Psychotropic medication consumption before and after onset of COVID-19 pandemic in 91 countries and...

Psychotropic medication consumption increased globally after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, consumption rates in LMICs and UMICs appeared to slow down, however, patterns of...

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Our multinational database study in @eClinicalMed compared antihypertensive prescribing trends in Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Sweden, and Australia, providing evidence on the use of blood pressure-lowering drugs before and after a diagnosis of dementia. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Read our paper on 18 Countries and HK Opioid Prescribing Trend from 2001 to 2019. Very big differences between countries and US is going down. link.springer.com/10.1007/s4…

International Trends in Opioid Prescribing by Age and Sex from 2001 to 2019: An Observational Study...

CNS Drugs - To characterize multinational trends and patterns of opioid analgesic prescribing by sex and age. We studied opioid analgesic prescribing from 2001 to 2019 with common protocol using...

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Duramax, a reinforcement learning framework designed to optimize long-term lipid-modifying therapy for CVD prevention. It helps bridge the gap between AI-driven precision and real-world clinical utility. nature.com/articles/s41746-0…
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Our latest longitudinal study on trends in #benzodiazepines and #Z-drug prescribing in Hong Kong has just been published with @ElsevierConnect in @LancetRH_WPac. We found increasing trends from 2014 to 2023, with a notable increase in young adults. @Esther_CSMPRHKU
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Our latest multinational study on trends in survival after #Dementia diagnosis has just been published with @SpringerNature in @CommsMedicine Read here: rdcu.be/eocfU @Ian_HKU @ChuiCeline @KennethKCMan @Knappem @GloW_hk
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Our study, the largest conducted to date examining various classes of antihypertensive drugs and dementia risk. We found a lower risk of all-cause dementia with ARBs compared to ACE inhibitors. Hong Kong, UK, Sweden, and Australia data included. doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf1…

Antihypertensive drug classes and risk of incident dementia: a multinational population-based...

AbstractBackground. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) are first-line antihypertensive drugs for

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Our study reveals persistently elevated rates of psychotropic drug prescriptions beyond the initial phase of the pandemic among patients with depression and anxiety in the post-pandemic era. The Lancet Psychiatry thelancet.com/journals/lanps…

Psychotropic drug prescribing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among people with depressive...

The study reveals persistently elevated rates of psychotropic drug prescriptions beyond the initial phase of the pandemic. These findings underscore the importance of enhanced mental health support...

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Comparing hybrid and regular COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity against the Omicron epidemic

npj Vaccines - Comparing hybrid and regular COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity against the Omicron epidemic

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And “pandemic guilt” - the guilty feeling for being healthy during the pandemic when you see people outside are disproportionately impacted for their deprivation and isolation
Emily Wolodiger, PhD@EWoPhD8 Apr 2022
This is very real. So glad I have a term for this now. Excellent welcome address at #SPPAC2022!
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Congrats to my colleague @FranciscoTTLai1 ! Expect to hear more from him!
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