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Hong Kong* ; Korea*

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Hong Kong* ; Rehabilitation* ; Stroke*

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) has three public health systems under different systems, which plays an important role in the construction of the public health system in China. Further strengthening the construction of the public health system in the GBA will play an important reference role in the optimization and upgrade of China's public health system in the future. Based on the key consulting project of "research on the strategy of the modern public health system and capacity building in China" by Chinese Academy of Engineering, this paper deeply analyzes the current status and existing problems of public health system construction in GBA and suggests to improve and innovate the mechanisms of collaborative prevention and control of public health risks, resource coordination and joint research and result sharing, information sharing and exchange, personnel training and team building in order to comprehensively improve the capacity of public health system in GBA, and promote the construction of Healthy China.
Humans ; China ; Hong Kong ; Macau ; Public Health

Humans ; Hong Kong/epidemiology* ; COVID-19

Hearing Tests ; Hong Kong ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Neonatal Screening

Child ; Congresses as Topic ; Hong Kong ; Humans ; Neurology ; Pediatrics

The genus Hypoxylon is a member of the Xylariaceae which has brown to dark brown and pha- seoliform single cell ascospores with a conspicuous full germ slit. The isolates of Hypoxylon collected from England, Hong Kong and Korea are compared with similar taxa and described. These isolations under Hypoxylon section are detailed and illustrated, using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Hypoxylon howeianum and H. rubiginosum are described and compared with former collection from Korea. A key to the species is also included.
England ; Fungi* ; Hong Kong ; Korea ; Microscopy ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ; Wood*

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of Hong Kong αα (HK αα) gene in α3.7 positive samples among carriers from Fujian area. METHODS: Routine genetic testing for thalassemia was carried out for 10145 patients with positive screening results. Single PCR and two-round nested PCR were utilized to detect HK αα among 507 patients with α3.7/αα and 2 patients for whom electrophoresis showed α3.7, -αSEA and normal α2 alleles. Reverse dot blot test was used for detecting non-deletional α-thalassemia and β-thalassemia variants. RESULTS: Among the 507 patients with α3.7/αα, HK αα was identified in 35 cases, which included 25 HK αα/αα, 5 HK αα/α3.7, 4 HK αα/αα with heterozygous CD41/42 (HBB: c.126_129delCTTT) variant, 1 HK αα/αα with IVS-II-654 (HBB: c.316_197C>T) heterozygous variant. One patient was confirmed to have α3.7/anti4.2 genotype. The two cases with α3.7, -αSEA and normal α2 alleles were confirmed to be HK αα/--SEA. The frequency of HK αα genotype in Fujian area was therefore 7.27% among patients with α3.7 and 0.36% in the general population. CONCLUSION A certain proportion of HK αα has been detected in Fujian area, which will enable more accurate diagnosis and genetic counseling.
Genotype ; Heterozygote ; Hong Kong ; Humans ; alpha-Thalassemia ; beta-Thalassemia

OBJECTIVE: Functional constipation (FC) is a common intestinal disease worldwide. Despite the presence of criteria such as Roman IV, there is no standardized diagnosis and treatment algorithm in Hong Kong that combines both Western and Chinese medicine approaches. This study integrates current effective and safe diagnosis and treatment methods for FC and provides a clear and scientific pathway for clinical professionals and patients. METHODS: A systematic search of the PubMed, Cochrane Library, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases was performed from their inception to June 30th, 2022, collecting the current evidence about the efficacious integrative management for FC. We organized a meeting of professionals in fields relevant to treatment and management of FC to develop a consensus agreement on clinical pathway process. RESULTS: We developed a clinical pathway for the treatment of FC based on the most recent published guidelines and consultation with experts. This pathway includes a hierarchy of recommendations for every step of the clinical process, including clinical intake, diagnostic examination, recommended labs, diagnostic flowchart, and guidance for selection of therapeutic drugs. CONCLUSION This pathway establishes clinical standards for the diagnosis and treatment of FC using Chinese medicine and Western medicine; it will help to provide high-quality medical services in Hong Kong for patients with FC. Please cite this article as: Wei DJ, Li HJ, Lyu ZP, Lyu AP, Bian ZX, Zhong LL. A clinical pathway for integrative medicine in the treatment of functional constipation in Hong Kong, China. J Integr Med. 2023; 21(6): 550-560.
Humans ; Hong Kong ; Integrative Medicine ; Critical Pathways ; China ; Constipation/therapy*

PURPOSE: Reflection is increasingly being used in higher education, but the criteria to assess the depth of reflection in student essays are difficult to define. This article tested the hypothesis that a good reflective essay contains more terms indicating mental processes. METHODS: The authors selected two essays written by first year medical students at The University of Hong Kong, after their first encounter with cadavers in their dissection class. The two essays were perceived by teachers as having different depths of reflection. The transitivity system in Systemic Functional Linguistics was adopted to compare the two essays in terms of percentage occurrence of different process types (mental, material, relational, verbal, behavioral, existential). RESULTS: The analysis showed that the essay with deeper reflection had a higher percentage occurrence of mental and relational processes and a low percentage occurrence of material processes. The other three processes accounted for only a low percentage of processes in both essays. CONCLUSION: From the transitivity analysis of the two reflective essays, the hypothesis that a good reflective essay contains more terms indicating mental processes is supported. The transitivity system in systemic functional linguistics can thus be used as an objective framework for assessing the depth of reflection in written essays.
Cadaver ; Education, Medical ; Hong Kong ; Humans ; Linguistics ; Mental Processes ; Students, Medical