Vaccine effectiveness of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac against SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection and related hospital admission among people with substance use disorder in Hong Kong: a matched case-control study

Authors: Huang, Caige, Wei, Yue, Yan, Vincent K C, Ye, Xuxiao, Kang, Wei, Yiu, Hei Hang Edmund, Shami, Jessica J P, Cowling, Benjamin J, Tse, Man Li, Castle, David J, Chui, Celine S L, Lai, Francisco T T, Li, Xue, Wan, Eric Y F, Wong, Carlos K H, Hayes, Joseph F, Chang, Wing Chung, Chung, Albert K K, Lau, Chak Sing, Wong, Ian C K, Chan, Esther W

Source: Lancet.Psychiatry. 10(6):403-413

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Viral burden rebound in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 receiving oral antivirals in Hong Kong: a population-wide retrospective cohort study

Authors: Wong, Carlos K H, Lau, Kristy T K, Au, Ivan C H, Lau, Eric H Y, Poon, Leo L M, Hung, Ivan F N, Cowling, Benjamin J, Leung, Gabriel M

Source: Lancet infectious diseases. 23(6):683-695

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Low‐dose aspirin does not lower the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin

Authors: Shami, Jessica J. P., Yan, Vincent K. C., Wei, Yue, Alwafi, Hassan, Blais, Joseph E., Wan, Eric, Wong, Carlos K. H., Cheung, Ka Shing, Leung, Wai K., Wong, Martin C. S., Wong, Ian C. K., Chan, Esther W.

Source: Journal of internal medicine. 293(3):371-383

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Real-world effectiveness of early molnupiravir or nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 without supplemental oxygen requirement on admission during Hong Kong's omicron BA.2 wave: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Wong, Carlos K H ^*, Au, Ivan C H, Lau, Kristy T K, Lau, Eric H Y, Cowling, Benjamin J ^**, Leung, Gabriel M

Source: In The Lancet Infectious Diseases December 2022 22(12):1681-1693

Real-world effectiveness of molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir against mortality, hospitalisation, and in-hospital outcomes among community-dwelling, ambulatory patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during the omicron wave in Hong Kong: an observational study

Authors: Wong, Carlos K H ^*, Au, Ivan C H, Lau, Kristy T K, Lau, Eric H Y, Cowling, Benjamin J ^**, Leung, Gabriel M

Source: In The Lancet 8-14 October 2022 400(10359):1213-1222

Impact of varying wave periods of COVID‐19 on in‐hospital mortality and length of stay for admission through emergency department: A territory‐wide observational cohort study

Authors: Xiong, Xi, Wai, Abraham K. C., Wong, Janet Y. H., Tang, Eric H. M., Chu, Owen C. K., Wong, Carlos K. H., Rainer, Timothy H.

Source: Influenza and other respiratory viruses. 16(2):193-203

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Remdesivir use and risks of acute kidney injury and acute liver injury among patients hospitalised with COVID‐19: a self‐controlled case series study

Authors: Wong, Carlos K. H., Au, Ivan C. H., Cheng, Wing Yiu, Man, Kenneth K. C., Lau, Kristy T. K., Mak, Lung Yi, Lui, Sing Leung, Chung, Matthew S. H., Xiong, Xi, Lau, Eric H. Y., Cowling, Benjamin J.

Source: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics. 56(1):121-130

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Association between BNT162b2 or CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccines and major adverse cardiovascular events among individuals with cardiovascular disease

Authors: Ye, Xuxiao, Ma, Tiantian, Blais, Joseph E, Yan, Vincent K C, Kang, Wei, Chui, Celine S L, Lai, Francisco T T, Li, Xue, Wan, Eric Y F, Wong, Carlos K H, Tse, Hung Fat, Siu, Chung Wah, Wong, Ian C K, Chan, Esther W

Source: Cardiovascular research. 118(10):2329-2338

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Developing a named entity framework for thyroid cancer staging and risk level classification using large language models.

Authors: Fung, Matrix M. H., Tang, Eric H. M., Wu, Tingting, Luk, Yan, Au, Ivan C. H., Liu, Xiaodong, Lee, Victor H. F., Wong, Chun Ka, Wei, Zhili, Cheng, Wing Yiu, Tai, Isaac C. Y., Ho, Joshua W. K., Wong, Jason W. H., Lang, Brian H. H., Leung, Kathy S. M., Wong, Zoie S. Y., Wu, Joseph T., Wong, Carlos K. H.

Source: NPJ Digital Medicine; 3/1/2025, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p

Potential cost-savings of breastfeeding promotion to prevent breast cancer: a Monte Carlo simulation.

Authors: Hui, Lai Ling, Liao, Emily, Lian, Jin Xiao, So, Ching, Wu, Ting Ting, Wong, Carlos K. H., Loganathan, Tharani, Nelson, Edmund Anthony S.

Source: International Breastfeeding Journal; 2/24/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p

Subject Terms: BREAST tumor prevention, BREAST tumor treatment, COST control, BREASTFEEDING, MEDICAL care use, RESEARCH funding, BREAST tumors, LIFE expectancy, DECISION making, SIMULATION methods in education, BREASTFEEDING promotion, MATHEMATICAL models, THEORY, MEDICAL care costs, PEOPLE with disabilities

Geographic Terms: HONG Kong (China)

An economic evaluation on sub‐optimal breastfeeding in Hong Kong: Infant health outcomes and costs.

Authors: Hui, Lai Ling, Liao, Emily, Yeung, Karene Hoi Ting, Wong, Carlos K. H., Loganathan, Tharani, Nelson, Edmund Anthony S.

Source: Acta Paediatrica; Jan2025, Vol. 114 Issue 1, p65-73, 9p

Subject Terms: RESPIRATORY infections, NEONATAL jaundice, BREASTFEEDING promotion, BUDGET, BREASTFEEDING

The internal and external responsiveness of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) and Short Form-12 Health Survey version 2 (SF-12 v2) in patients with prostate cancer

Authors: Choi, Edmond P. H., Wong, Carlos K. H., Wan, Eric Y. F., Tsu, James H. L., Chin, W. Y., Kung, Kenny, Yiu, M. K.

Source: Quality of Life Research, 2016 Sep 01. 25(9), 2379-2397.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/44853318

Outcomes of Graves' Disease Patients Following Antithyroid Drugs, Radioactive Iodine, or Thyroidectomy as the First-line Treatment

Authors: Liu, Xiaodong, Wong, Carlos K. H., Chan, Wendy W. L., Tang, Eric H. M., Woo, Yu Cho, Lam, Cindy L. K., Lang, Brian H. H.

Source: Annals of surgery. 273(6):1197-1206

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Association between bariatric surgery and risks of cancer among Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A retrospective cohort study

Authors: Wei, Yihui, Wong, Simon K. H., Wu, Tingting, Law, Betty T. T., Ng, Enders K. W., Lam, Cindy L. K., Wong, Carlos K. H.

Source: Journal of diabetes. 13(11):868-881

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Effects of bariatric surgery on kidney diseases, cardiovascular diseases, mortality and severe hypoglycaemia among patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Authors: Wong, Carlos K H, Wu, Tingting, Wong, Simon K H, Law, Betty T T, Grieve, Eleanor, Ng, Enders K W, Wu, Olivia, Lam, Cindy L K

Source: Nephrology dialysis transplantation. 36(8):1440-1451

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Associations of Serum Lipid Traits With Fracture and Osteoporosis: A Prospective Cohort Study From the UK Biobank.

Authors: Xiong, Xi, Lui, David T. W., Ju, Chengsheng, Zhou, Ziyi, Xu, Chao, Welsh, Paul, Sattar, Naveed, Celis‐Morales, Carlos, Pell, Jill P., Wong, Ian C. K., Wong, Carlos K. H., Ho, Frederick K.

Source: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia & Muscle; Dec2024, Vol. 15 Issue 6, p2669-2683, 15p

Comparative Effectiveness of Antivirals and Monoclonal Antibodies for Treating COVID‐19 Patients Infected With Omicron Variant: A Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis.

Authors: Lau, Kristy T. K., Xiong, Xi, Wong, Carlos K. H., Au, Ivan C. H., Lui, Angel Y. C., Tsai, Gavin Y. T., Wu, Tingting, Li, Lanlan, Lau, Eric H. Y., Cowling, Benjamin J., Leung, Gabriel M.

Source: Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses; Dec2024, Vol. 18 Issue 12, p1-22, 22p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, MONOCLONAL antibodies, ANTIVIRAL agents, MOLNUPIRAVIR, RITONAVIR

Mapping the kidney disease quality of life 36-item short form survey (KDQOL-36) to the EQ-5D-3L and the EQ-5D-5L in patients undergoing dialysis

Authors: Yang, Fan, Wong, Carlos K. H., Luo, Nan, Piercy, James, Moon, Rebecca, Jackson, James

Source: The European Journal of Health Economics, 2019 Nov 01. 20(8), 1195-1206.

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A Web-Based Sexual Health Intervention to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections in Hong Kong: Model-Based Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.

Authors: Zhang, Wen¹ (AUTHOR), Wong, Carlos K H^2,3 (AUTHOR), Xin, Yiqiao⁴ (AUTHOR), Fong, Daniel Y T⁵ (AUTHOR), Wong, Janet Y H¹ (AUTHOR) jyhwong@hkmu.edu.hk

Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2023, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *SEXUALLY transmitted diseases, *YOUNG adults, *PELVIC inflammatory disease, *YOUNG women, *QUALITY-adjusted life years, *CONDOM use

Cost Effectiveness of PD-L1-Based Test-and-Treat Strategy with Pembrolizumab as the First-Line Treatment for Metastatic NSCLC in Hong Kong

Authors: Loong, Herbert H., Wong, Carlos K. H., Leung, Linda Kam Suet, Dhankhar, Praveen, Insinga, Ralph P., Chandwani, Sheenu, Hsu, Danny C., Lee, Mary Y. K., Huang, Min, Pellissier, James, Rai, Akanksha, Achra, Monika, Tan, Seng Chuen

Source: PharmacoEconomics - open. 4(2):235-247

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