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Q. Are there any new treatments in the pipeline for age-related macular degeneration ? A.  Current treatments for the so-called  wet form...

Reuters Health - Exposure to air pollution for just a month or two may still be enough to increase the risk of developing diabetes, especia...

The term “alcohol use disorders” refers to a spectrum of disorders, and it’s rare that two people’s drinking behaviors and the harms caused ...

In the anguishing wait for a new kidney, tens of thousands of patients on waiting lists may never find a match because their immune systems...

Reuters Health - For adolescents, low cardiorespiratory fitness and poor muscle strength increase their risk for type 2 diabetes later in l...

本港越來越多人接受髖關節置換手術，由2010年至2015年期間醫管局一共做了450宗手術，較前5年增加25%。港大醫學院矯形及創傷外科學系名譽導師陳偉鈞表示，逾五成男性患者是因酒精引發髖關節缺血性壞死，女士則以突發性缺血性壞死成因較多，可能只是男性嗜酒者較多有關。酒精主要...

早前香港醫學會發佈新聞，根據世界衞生組織指示，含酒精飲品屬第一類致癌物質，可增加癌症風險，包括囗腔癌、喉癌、乳癌、大腸、肝及食道癌等，建議在酒瓶上加標籤，提醒飲用者。衞生署在推動防癌措施時，亦呼籲市民改變習慣，朋友相聚可用其他飲品。英、美等西方國家亦有統計數字，顯示3至4%的癌症...