2017 March Newsletter – Utilizing technology-enabled devices to live a Healthy Golden Age
Census and Statistic Department, HKSAR had released the report of 2016 Population by-census. The figures revealed that Hong Kong becomes an [...]
2017 Feb Newsletter –Early Detection of Alzheimer’s disease by retinal imaging device
Many people confuse Alzheimer's disease with dementia. There are numerous causes leading to dementia and Alzheimer is the most common type [...]
2017 January issue – New Health Care Model for our Ageing Society
1) We need a new paradigm of health care A paradigm is a world view. It is the pair of glasses through [...]
2016 December issue – How e-health products bring about a revolutionary change in health care
Wearable devices are getting popular these days, especially among those who are health conscious and love to train their bodies by [...]
2016 November issue : e-health and wearable device
1. What is e-health and why Hong Kong needs it The World Heath Organisation (WHO) defines e-health as "the [...]
2016 October Special Issue – Fall Preventing Shoes
In the last decade, the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has made significant [...]
2016 October Newsletter – Hip Fracture
A. Hip Protector A hip fracture is generally the result of a fall. Hip protectors consist of specifically designed padding [...]
2016 September Newsletter – Safe Home for Elderly
In Asia, Hong Kong has the highest percentage (6.8%) of old people living in institutional elderly homes. Despite the fact [...]
2016 August Newsletter – How to Use Smartphone to Protect Elderly
The key advantage of smartphone is the flexibility to enhance its functions and meet the needs of different people by [...]
2016 July Newsletter – Helping Elderly to Embrace Smartphone
The Hong Kong Society for the Aged (SAGE) has conducted a survey in December 2013 about the usage of smartphone [...]