RT @HKU_SPH: February 4 is #WorldCancerDay, a day dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action for cancer prevention and care. This….

Will Hong Kong do better when next big public health crisis hits? via @scmpnews @HKU_SPH notes the need for health in all policies in order to do better.

RT @HKU_SPH: Over 30 students and colleagues from #HKUSPH are now in Brisbane attending the OPTIONS XII Conference, organised by the Intern….

RT @HKU_SPH: A #HKUSPH study led by Prof @dbishai shows past heatwaves in Hong Kong may have caused over 1,600 excess deaths, highlighting….

"Trust science!!!" is not part of "trust-science": Explanation in this month's blog.

Which governments handled #COVID best and worst? I only looked at countries with solid cumulative excess mortality statistics for 2020-2024. Prepare for a surprise or two.

Inspired by @sandrogalea 's reflection on self-satisfaction as an erosion of trust, I write about pivoting public health back to its roots in "asset-demiology" =the study of community strengths. @HKU_SPH

RT @HKU_SPH: 【Deadline extended】Application to @HKU_Pasteur's 10th Cell Biology Course is now extended to March 15. Act now and join this w….

What is a nowdemic? An immediate threat to health that we can prevent. Example? Summer heat deaths. Today's blog is about how to prevent them. #nowdemic #heatdeaths #publichealth .

Academia needs radical change — mothers are ready to pave the way

Ivy Presidents bombed during their 5 hour grilling in the sound bite studio. Painful lessons for all of us to carefully watch our words and always remember our context.

Team @HKU_SPH is at American Public Health Association (APHA) Expo in Atlanta today.

Vijay Dhanasekaran's lab @HKU_SPH @hkumed published in Nature today showing how H5 flu virus evolved as birds carried it over the silk road in 2015. Need to ask them why they drew spaghetti on the map.

A calling in philanthropy awaits each of us. Today my blog says why public health has a central role in marshalling micro-philanthropy. @HKU_SPH .

via @NYTOpinion. We need to work harder on TB, malaria, and polio

Leaders of the alumni society of the School of Public Health came to campus this week for event planning and brainstorming. Ben, a pediatric ICU doc, is holding our helmet wearing mascot.

Stop ranking schools of public health on popularity. Ask if they teach and do the work to make their communities healthier. See this week's blog:

RT @richardhorton1: Leaving Hong Kong today, with huge gratitude to friends at HKU for your hospitality, intellectual partnership, and prom….

At leaders retreat of Association of Schools and Programs in Public Health in Portland today 10 current deans/directors had been faculty @JohnsHopkinsSPH prior.

RT @HKU_SPH: Thanks Dr @richardhorton1, @TheLancet's Editor-in-chief, for a truly inspiring lecture at #HKUSPH ytd on the role of medical j….