The LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) officially launched the Centre for Health AI Research and Translation (CHART) on 29 September at an inauguration ceremony and symposium themed ‘Advancing Human-Centred Healthcare through AI’. The event brought together donors, academic leaders, clinicians, researchers, students, industry partners and stakeholders from the healthcare innovation sector to witness a major milestone in HKUMed’s efforts to create a meaningful healthcare impact through artificial intelligence (AI).

New research reveals that teenagers, their families and GPs are placed under increased pressure due to long waits for specialist mental healthcare, as researchers call on GPs to take part in a new service pilot designed to support young people while they wait.

An international collaborative research study led by investigators from the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the University of California San Diego, has found that exposure to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a bacterium known to cause stomach ulcers and gastric cancer, may be associated with approximately 22% of colorectal cancer cases globally. The findings highlight the potential public health benefits of H. pylori screening and eradication programmes, which would help prevent gastric cancer and reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. The study was published in eGastroenterology.

- Professor Uichin Lee’s team in the Department of AI Computing develops a technology that identifies daily stress from repeated behaviors within smartphone apps

- Analysis of data from 26 people in their 20s and 30s shows that personalized models achieve an average accuracy of about 75%

- Analyzing only a few behaviors, such as chatting and payment, still outperforms the conventional approach, showing potential for long-term monitoring

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