News
04 November 2024
HKUMed forecasts an ongoing depression burden through 2032 Annual average cost of care expected to be over HK$2.5 billion |
30 October 2024
HKUMed territory-wide studies reveal the benefits of optimal diabetes control in reducing the risk of colorectal and liver cancer by 30% |
06 August 2024
HKUMed finds critically ill influenza patients face double the risk of acute kidney injury than COVID-19 patients |
01 August 2024
HKUMed develops medical-grade smartphone stethoscope to support valvular heart disease detection |
25 July 2024
HKUMed finds biosimilars offer improved outcome and lower cost for rheumatoid arthritis treatment |
01 July 2024
HKU Medical Professor Xu Aimin receives State Natural Science Award (Second Class Prize) |
16 May 2024
HKUMed study finds good clinical outcomes for over 30% of ischaemic stroke patients receiving endovascular treatment beyond six hours from onset |
19 April 2024
HKUMed achieves global breakthrough in personalised stem cell treatment for immunodeficiency patients, urges awareness and advocacy |
10 January 2024
HKUMed and the Correctional Services Department launch a pilot programme for hepatitis C virus screening and treatment for eligible persons in custody on a voluntary basis |
03 January 2024
HKUMed identifies PLK4 as a promising therapeutic target for TP53 mutated AML, demonstrated in Queen Mary Hospital and other studies |
20 September 2023
HKUMed validates a novel technique that identifies coronary artery disease patients who should undergo PCI |
31 August 2023
HKUMed joins Lancet Commission to call for international collaboration and multidisciplinary action to reduce sudden cardiac deaths |
24 April 2023
HKUMed finds global prevalence of H. pylori infection steadily declining over 40 years - Combination of antibiotics in treating H. pylori could alter the virus community in the gut |
31 May 2022
HKU medical research team starts large-scale clinical trial on COVID-19 Vaccine (Omicron Variant) |
17 March 2022
A collaboration study led by HKUMed finds that patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) have greater risk of mortality and healthcare costs; calls for early and subsequent clinical monitoring |
26 January 2022
HKUMed researchers identified a key molecule in extracellular vesicles of liver cancer patient as a potential new biomarker for early diagnosis and therapeutic target |
12 April 2021
HKUMed discovers a novel mediator of liver fibrosis and its underlying mechanism that can be a new therapeutic target |