by admin | Nov 13, 2024
Chronic hepatitis B infection can remain asymptomatic for decades, yet left untreated, it can cause severe damage to the liver and lead to life-threatening conditions such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, the third leading cause of cancer deaths in Hong Kong. About...
by admin | Nov 13, 2024
In the Hollywood movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, characters get their memories erased to help them forget about bad relationships. It is one of Professor Cora Lai Sau-wan’s favourite films and it has inspired her in ways that show how life can...
by admin | Oct 21, 2024
On the surface, determining a person’s sense of loneliness and social isolation should be straightforward: just ask them how they feel and who they are socially connected with. But the reality is much more complicated, says Professor Chen Yu-chih, Assistant Professor...
by admin | Oct 21, 2024
As many as 40 per cent of middle-aged and elderly adults may suffer from chronic loneliness, meaning there is a discrepancy between their preferred and actual social relations. That puts them at risk for depression. But what is the mechanism that links the two?...
by admin | Oct 21, 2024
When Dr Zohar Lederman was an emergency medicine doctor in Israel, he was struck by how many patients did not want to go home because they had no one to go home to. They often ended up in the hospital longer than their condition warranted, but medical staff were not...
