[Ask Dr Chiu] Minor ailments may end up costing you a lot!
Due to hectic lifestyles and unhealthy eating patterns, many Hong Kong people suffer from minor ailments which cause symptoms such as heartburn, dull abdominal ache and menstrual irregularities.
[Ask Dr Chiu] How should we deal with the Omicron variant?
While Hong Kong is enjoying a relatively peaceful period with no local COVID cases, all of a sudden we were struck by the news that a novel variant of COVID, “Omicron” ( B.1.1.529 variant ) had swept the world with worry and fear, While at the same time we found local infection cases again in Hong Kong.
[Ask Dr Chiu] Not only surgical fees? Unexpected, hidden costs on the road to recovery
Health Insurance has become more common in recent years.
[Ask Dr Chiu] Understanding the hidden risks of dementia
With the advancement in modern medicine, life expectancy of people also increased. According to a World Health Organization report published in 2020, the life expectancy of Hong Kong men and women are 82.7 years and 88.1 years respectively, surpassing Japan to be the area enjoying the most longevity in the world.
[Ask Dr Chiu] Understanding the hidden risks of dementia
With the advancement in modern medicine, life expectancy of people also increased. According to a World Health Organization report published in 2020, the life expectancy of Hong Kong men and women are 82.7 years and 88.1 years respectively, surpassing Japan to be the area enjoying the most longevity in the world.
[Ask Dr Chiu] Surviving with cancer, a blessing or a curse?
With advances in medicine, many diseases that were incurable in the past, such as stage 3 and stage 4 cancer, are now becoming more controllable with much longer survival owing to new treatment.
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