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COVID-19 Contribution
12 Aug 2023
While inhalable nanoparticle-based dry powders have demonstrated promising potential as next-generation respiratory medicines, erratic particle redisp...Read more
01 Mar 2023
19 Jan 2023
Background: While different COVID-19 vaccines have been developed, there has been lack of data on the efficacy comparison between mRNA and inactivated...Read more
08 Mar 2021
慢性阻塞性肺病(COPD)常見於中老年人,表現為氣喘、呼吸困難、咳嗽和體能減退等症狀。在香港,每年約有10,000名患者因COPD而入住公立醫院。然而,在新冠肺炎疫情期間,入院人數減少了近一半。吸煙是導致COPD的主要原因,佔病例的90%以上。戒煙是減輕肺功能衰退的首要方法。對於部分COPD患者,使...Read more
01 Jan 2021
16 Sep 2021
01 Sep 2020
Background: Chronic respiratory diseases are risk factors for severe disease in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Respiratory tract infection is on...Read more
23 Feb 2023
While molnupiravir (MOV) and nirmatrelvir–ritonavir (NMV-r) were developed for treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 infection, there has been a lack...Read more
01 Apr 2022
Background: Chronic illnesses were reported to be poor prognostic factors associated with severe illness and mortality in Coronavirus disease 2019 (CO...Read more
01 Oct 2021
Rationale: Patients with asthma were advised to avoid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and comply with medication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respirat...Read more
24 Jan 2023
Healthcare-seeking behavior changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and might alter the epidemiology of pleural empyema. In this study, the incidence, et...Read more
14 Feb 2023
Worsening of asthma control after recovery from mild to moderate COVID-19 in patients from Hong Kong
Background While there are postulations that asthma is potentially associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there has been conflict...Read more