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Convolutional neural networks (CNN) can outperform less-experienced pathologists at discriminating melanomas from nevi, reports a recent study. For experienced pathologists, CNNs may still be helpful as a form of triage.

An online survey of over 2,500 Hong Kong adolescents has identified knowing someone diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), having at least one vaccinated parent, and receiving the influenza vaccine in the past year as three top predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.

Research from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) demonstrates that intranasal influenza-based booster vaccination following PD1-based receptor-binding domain (RBD) DNA vaccine induces mucosal and systemic immunity for effective prevention of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in both upper and lower respiratory systems of mice.

A prospective cohort study by the University of Hong Kong comparing the reactogenicity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines reports a lower risk of self-reported adverse reactions following vaccination with inactivated CZ02 compared with mRNA-based BNT162b2.

A study by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has found that immune sera from mRNA-based BNT162b2 and inactivated CZ02 vaccine recipients have substantially reduced neutralizing antibody titres against the Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

A self-controlled case series reported by researchers from the University of Hong Kong has identified an increased risk of herpes zoster–related hospitalization associated with mRNA-based BNT162b2 and inactivated CZ02 vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Common blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications in pregnancy cut the risk of severe hypertension, but labetalol has the added advantage of reducing the risks of proteinuria or pre-eclampsia and perinatal death, according to the results of a network meta-analysis.