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After Amanda Fok Choi-ling was told, at the age of 35, she had ADHD, the first doctor she saw about her condition was a child psychiatrist. “When I was diagnosed in 2008, there were no support systems...
Feet pad on the mat as two Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors cautiously approach each other at the beginning of a face-off. The pair’s cotton gi robes rub together as they become embroiled in a grapple....
You Jin-kyu lives up to the psychological definition of a “wounded healer” – someone who uses their own pain as a bridge to understand and heal others. Once a socially withdrawn man who had spent near...
This is the 74th instalment in a series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment, advice for carers, and stories of hope. The food you eat has a profound and reciprocal impact...
Driven by accelerating healthcare demand, Fosun Health plans to target markets in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East to capitalise on their economic growth and fragmented health systems, a...
Could the reason for your irrational anxiety, depression or chronic fatigue lie not in your life, but in the traumas experienced by your great-great-grandparents? Once dismissed as pseudoscience, the ...
Here is a simple way to switch up your walking routine, according to experts: try going backwards. Taking a brisk walk is an exercise rich in simplicity, and it can have impressive mental and physical...
Joan MacDonald is an unlikely influencer. At nearly 80 years of age, she has garnered 2 million followers on Instagram since she began posting on the platform almost a decade ago. During that time, sh...
As Hong Kong grapples with a rise in chronic diseases like cardiovascular issues, cancer and diabetes, a growing frustration is emerging: the conventional medical model, focused on quick diagnosis and...
After having her head shaved by nurses at the Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center in Charlotte, in the US state of North Carolina, Catherine Klie’s right hand shook as she tried to trace spiral cir...
Sport has always been a positive part of Emery Fung’s life. The trans man played a lot of sports at the all-girls school he attended from the age of nine in the United Kingdom. There were not many Chi...
Each participant in Hong Kong’s annual Walk Up Jardine House event may try to reach the top first, but all work together towards a common goal: to support mental health in the city. This year, more th...
You have almost certainly visited a library and scanned its neatly ordered rows of books. You are likely familiar with the saying, “Never judge a book by its cover.” A different take on the book libra...
For Mumbai resident Aarti Pathak, 2021 was memorable for all the wrong reasons. She lost her mother to Covid-19 in June, then, weeks later, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. The ...
Culinary exploration pairing favourite Hong Kong snacks with elegant wines, a performance arts festival on a lush island and the latest Tron film are just some of the best things you can do in Hong Ko...
Nobody talked about mental health when my mother was diagnosed with depression in the 1970s. “What’s she got to be depressed about?” people asked. Today, there is no need for a reason. We now understa...
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Being diagnosed with cancer at a young age can stir up a range of emotions, from fear and anger to anxiety to sadness. May Yeung understands this well. In 2019, at just 30 years old, the Hong Kong-bas...
As I sit across from Dr Inmaculada Rodríguez Ulecia, a specialist in clinical neurophysiology and sleep medicine, I am sceptical. Can changing my food, environment and habits on a three-day holiday re...
This is the 73rd instalment in a series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment, advice for carers, and stories of hope. A sobering new report led by the University of Oxford...