Hong Kong’s first hospital offering Chinese medicine services opened its doors on Thursday, with its subsidised general outpatient services already fully booked for the first month. The flagship facility, located on Pak Shing Kok Road in Tseung Kwan O, is not only a healthcare service provider but also a training and research hub tasked with…
Updated on: Sept 02, 2025 08:21 am IST Cardiologist Dr Alok Chopra emphasises the importance of gut health for heart health, sharing lifestyle tips to prevent bloating and improve overall well-being. Your gut health is equally important to maintain your overall health. Moreover, a compromised gut impacts the functioning of your heart, too. According to…
Study design and participants We obtained data from the 2021 nationwide STEPS survey conducted by the NCD Research Center in Iran. The detailed design protocol and methodology of the STEPS study 2021 have been described elsewhere19. Briefly, the World Health Organization introduced the STEPS studies according to its framework for NCD risk factors surveillance, assessment,…
Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin shocked fans by revealing at the end of his world tour on Sunday that he was suffering from a “heart problem”. Lin, 44, also told concertgoers in Beijing that he feared for the future and sensed the countdown of his career. The Mandopop star performed two concerts at Hong Kong’s new…
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