Vaccination
Hong Kong halts use of Pfizer vaccine, cites defective lids
Hong Kong suspended use of the Pfizer vaccine Wednesday after its Chinese distributor informed the city that one batch had defective bottle lids.
Mar 24, 2021
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Vaccination
China approves inhaled CanSino vaccine for clinical trials
China's drug authority has approved for clinical trials an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by domestic firm CanSino Biologics, the company said in a filing on Tuesday.
Mar 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Studies examines characteristics of patients with cancer who died by suicide
Individuals with cancer face a higher risk of suicide than people in the general population, but little is known about the characteristics of patients with cancer who have died by suicide. A new study published in Psycho-Oncology ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop dual-targeting drug for EBV-related cancers
A Hong Kong Baptist University-led (HKBU) research team has developed a novel drug which has the potential to become a next-generation treatment for cancers associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Mar 2, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers discover balance between two protein counteracting forces in hereditary ataxias
Collaborating with the University of Oxford, Professor Ho Yin Edwin Chan's research team from the School of Life Sciences of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) recently unveiled the counteracting relationship between ...
Mar 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US in mourning over 500,000 COVID deaths, UK sees hope
President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half mast Monday after the United States crossed the "heartbreaking" milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, while Britain eyed lifting lockdowns in the latest sign of global gains ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Vaccination
Hong Kong fast-tracks approval for China's Sinovac vaccine
Hong Kong's government on Thursday approved the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine after a panel of experts fast-tracked its recommendation despite comparatively low efficacy and limited published data.
Feb 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hong Kong turns to 'ambush lockdowns' to fight virus
Hong Kong has begun using "ambush lockdowns" to suddenly close off and test everyone inside neighbourhoods where coronavirus cases have spiked, as a spate of recent outbreaks lay bare the rampant inequality in the wealthy ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hong Kong lifts first virus lockdown after mass testing
Hong Kong lifted its first neighbourhood coronavirus lockdown on Monday morning after testing some 7,000 people and finding just a handful of cases as debate swirled over the efficacy of the move.
Jan 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thousands of Hong Kongers locked down to contain coronavirus
Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down in their homes Saturday in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the city.
Jan 23, 2021
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