Lancet
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Professionalism is a central part of medical practice, and medical organisations worldwide have mandated training on this topic for future medical doctors. In China, national guidelines were developed to make explicit expectations that were once implicit. Medical education reform over the past decade has emphasised topics such as medical humanities, life-long learning, and patient-centered learning in an effort to increase the professionalism of future physicians. Although the importance of teaching professionalism has been well recognised, few studies have evaluated its implementation at Chinese medical schools. ⋯ Republic of China Ministry of Science and Technologygrant MOST104-2511-S-010-003.
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The treatment combination of traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine results in significant decrease of serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and increase of HBeAg loss in patients with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) without any serious adverse events. We aimed to assess whether the Bushenjianpi Formula combined with entecavir could increase the HBsAg loss rate in patients with HBeAg-negative CHB. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (81473477, 81403354, 81473629, 81403351, 81503545), Science Research Project of Twelve Five-year Plan (2012ZX10005004-002), Shanghai Rising-Star Program (13QA1403500), the Key Technology Research of Shanghai Municipal Science (13401902900), Three-year action plan of development of TCM in Shanghai (ZYSNXD-CC-ZDYJ015 and ZY3-CCCX-3-3027), Training plan of outstanding young medical talents, Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau (XYQ2013093), Shanghai Sailing Program (14YF1411600, 15YF1412300), Wang Baoen liver fibrosis research fund of China foundation for Hepatitis Prevention and Control (CFHPC20131045, CFHPC20131046) and the Budgeted Projects of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2013JW40, 2014YSN39).
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Substantial breastfeeding disparities exist among various ethnic and racial groups, and between mainland Chinese immigrants and native born Chinese women. However, few studies have addressed the effect of migration on mainland Chinese immigrants or the effect of time since migration on breastfeeding practices. Hong Kong, SAR, China, provides a unique opportunity since immigrants are from one country and share the same race and ethnic origin. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of time since migration on the breastfeeding practices of native Hong Kong-born and mainland Chinese immigrant mothers in Hong Kong. ⋯ The Health and Medical Research Fund and the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Government.
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Breastfeeding is the gold standard for infant and young child feeding. Increased rates of breastfeeding could reduce morbidity and mortality for both children and mothers. In addition, breastfed children could have better cognitive development, persisting through later life. However, quantitative data are scarce on the effect of improved breastfeeding rates in China. The objectives of this study were to assess current breastfeeding rates and to analyse the potential effect of improved breastfeeding rates in China. ⋯ Chinese Central Government.
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Recurrence of stroke is common and it affects quality of life, mobility, and mortality rates of stroke survivors. Previous studies have shown a paradoxical association between body mass index (BMI) and post-stroke mortality, and a dose-dependent association between second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure and risk of stroke. But the associations between BMI, SHS exposure, and stroke recurrence are unclear. We aimed to examine these associations in stroke survivors. ⋯ The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (NUR-CV1102).