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A New Chapter of Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment with Upadacitinib
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also known as temporal arteritis is a chronic inflammatory vasculitis that predominately affects large- and medium-sized arteries in individuals above the age of 50. More notably, GCA affects the cranial branches of the c...

Aug 20, 2024

The Role of Matrix Metalloproteases in Tendinopathy and Its Clinical Implications
Tendinopathies are generally referred to as conditions including chronic pain and rupture in tendons. Since inflammatory cells are usually absent in the lesion, tendinopathy has long been recognised as a degenerative condition. Accordingly, anti-inf...

Aug 20, 2024

Therapeutic Treatments to Cope with a Love Breakup
The hottest love has the coldest end.” Facing a romantic relationship breakup can be devastating, overwhelming and heart-wrenching. There has been an increasing trend of divorce over the last 3 decades in Hong Kong, with the crude divorce rate...

Aug 20, 2024

Is Gene Therapy or Bioartificial Organs the Future of Medical Treatment?
Rare diseases typically have a prevalence below 0.05% and constitute around 10,000 diseases, cumulatively affecting over 5% of the global population. Although there is a large unmet need in treatment, the recent advent of gene therapy is beginning t...

Aug 20, 2024

Clinical Strategies on Prescribing Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Managing Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric syndrome of delusions, disorganised speech, hallucinations, and impaired executive functioning1. Despite affecting approximately 1% of the global population, poor treatment adherence remains as an unmet need associated...

Aug 20, 2024

The Unmet Needs in Relapse/ Refractory Multiple Myeloma: A Clinical Challenge
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a haematologic malignancy characterised by abnormal clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow with a potential for uncontrolled growth causing destruction, osseous lesion, acute kidney injury (AKI), anaemia, and hypercalcaemia....

Aug 20, 2024

What’s New in Coronary Artery Disease?
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant health challenge, imposing substantial burdens on individuals and healthcare systems worldwide. Notably, in Hong Kong, 1.6% of those aged 15 or above are reported as doctor-diagnosed CAD, with a higher ...

Aug 20, 2024

LITFULO™
LITFULO™ (ritlecitinib) PFIZER HK Reg. No. HK-68283 (28 Jun, 2024) Composition: 4 LITFULO™ is a kinase inhibitor available in the form of capsule with 50 mg ritlecitinib. Indication: 4 LITFULO™ is indicated for the treatment of sev...

Aug 20, 2024

AKEEGA™
AKEEGA™ (niraparib and abiraterone acetate) JOHNSON & JOHNSON HK Reg. No. HK-68296 (09 Jul, 2024) & HK-68295 (09 Jul, 2024) Composition: 2 AKEEGA™ is a combination of niraparib, a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, an...

Aug 20, 2024

LEQEMBI®
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...

Aug 20, 2024

Clinical Trial Snapshot

Aug 20, 2024

Inextricable Connection Between Oral Health and Systemic Diseases
CME: 1 point Deadline: 20 January 2025 Periodontal disease (PD), also known as gum disease, is a chronic inflammation of the soft and hard tissues that support and anchor the teeth.

Dec 19, 2024

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