Many processes of tissue injury and repair in adult organs proceed through a transient dedifferentiation to a more developmentally primitive state. Recent studies have suggested vitamin B12 administration during an injury may promote cell plasticity...

Patients with acute or critical illnesses are susceptible to developing malnutrition, either as a direct result of the disease or due to treatment adverse effects (ADs)1. While disease-related malnutrition (DRM) is associated with various adverse ou...

Human skin aging is a natural and intrinsic process that involves shift of endogenous processes combined with external environmental factors such as exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) and pollution. These factors induce physiological changes which may...

Paradigm Shift in Management of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (uHCC) In Hong Kong, liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer (with 1,771 new cases of liver cancer reported in 2021) and the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths ...

Crohn's disease (CD), similar to ulcerative colitis, causes digestive disorders and both of them are classified as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) 1 . According to epidemiological data, the incidence of CD has been rising in Hong Kong over the...

Atrophic gastritis is a basic precancerous disease of the stomach and serological markers have been demonstrated effective for screening for atrophic gastritis and, in turn, preventing gastric cancer. Recently, a clinical study involving 169 patient...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Essentially, persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most important risk factors for HCC1. Thus, targeted strategies to mitigate HBV ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) characterised by the repetitive inflammation of the GIT caused by an abnormal immune response 1 . Despite IBD is often described as a bimodal dise...

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is one of the leading causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cirrhotic complications and liver-related death worldwide. Therefore, controlling chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is crucial for reducing the risk of...

Dr. Leung Ka Chun Resident Specialist, Tuen Mun Hospital, New Territories West Cluster, Hospital Authority Dr. Cheung Cheuk Yiu Ben Associate Consultant, Yan Chai Hospital, Kowloon West Cluster, Hospital Authority Dr. Lau Lik Fung Sam Associate Cons...