Hong Kong, mainland healthcare professionals exchange brings mutual inspiration

STORY: Hong Kong, mainland healthcare professionals exchange brings mutual inspiration DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:23 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of healthcare professionals from the Chinese mainland arriving in Hong Kong 2. various of Princess Margaret Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Cantonese): YEUNG YIU-CHEONG, Deputy chief of service of medicine and geriatrics of Princess Margaret Hospital 4. various of hospital 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU JIALI, Nurse from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center 6. various of hospital 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Cantonese): SAVINA SZE, Nurse consultant of gerontology from the Hospital Authority 8. various of the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital STORYLINE: About six months ago, a group of new faces appeared in the medical team of Hong Kong's public hospitals. Over 80 healthcare professionals from the Chinese mainland came to Hong Kong to exchange for about a year under Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programs. The visit

Testing for Alzheimer's disease becomes simple

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NAGOYA, Japan - A new device developed by the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology and other organizations that enables simple testing for illnesses, such as Alzheimer's disease, is introduced at the Aichi prefectural government office in Nagoya on Jan. 21, 2014.

Academic societies propose defining elderly as those aged 75 or older

Academic societies propose defining elderly as those aged 75 or older

Yasuyoshi Ouchi, head of Toranomon Hospital, briefs reporters on proposals by the Japan Gerontological Society and the Japan Geriatrics Society during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017. The two academic bodies proposed defining "elderly" people as those aged 75 or older from 65 or above at present, reflecting the fact that many senior citizens remain physically and mentally vibrant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo