he Hospital Authority (HA) recently released the findings of a systematic review on the use of CHM and acupuncture to treat obesity. Dr Eric Ziea, Chief of Chinese Medicine & Integrative Medicine, said that scientific research has shown that CHM and acupuncture, which can both speed up the metabolism, can help reduce body fat. The review also found that, if the right acu-points are stimulated, weight reduction is possible even without too much physical exercise. And it's not just the scientists that say these treatments work - one HA employee has shed 10 pounds in just three weeks using CHM and acupuncture!

While the HA's 16 Chinese Medicine Centres (CMC) do not provide slimming services, they can help patients with obesity problems. If your waistline exceeds 80cm as a woman or 90cm as a man as suggested by an ad of the Department of Health, a CMC appointment could be just what Dr Ziea suggested. Lose fat and get back in touch with your toes!

ealthcare workers from seven departments collectively clocked up 300 clinical shifts to ensure the transplant operations were a success. With the timing of organ donations often impossible to predict, everyone must be ready for action when a precious opportunity arises.

"We couldn't believe that a fifth kidney had become available while we were performing our fourth transplant operation in less than two days. But since kidneys must be best-transplanted within 18 hours, there was no time to rest - the team understands that it's a race against time. It was so gratifying to see my colleagues keep pushing on to help those in need,' said Professor Li.

By the end of the fifth transplant operation, Professor Li's team had been on duty for 48 hours, with some doctors having worked 36 hours non-stop!

Sadly, not everyone waiting for a kidney donation is as lucky as the five individuals recently helped by the PWH nephrology team. Professor Li urges people to consider registering as organ donors to give more transplant patients the opportunity to receive the most precious gift there is - life.