Gleneagles Connect #40

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View this email in your browser Gleneagles is honoured to have been awarded the "Family Top Brand 2023: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Services" in recognition of our commitment to quality healthcare.    At Gleneagles, we embrace a high-touch, personalised approach in taking care of expectant mothers and babies. Our team of professionals, complemented by advanced equipment and technology, is committed to giving parents-to-be the support, knowledge, and peace of mind for their baby's arrival. As the first and currently the only private hospital in Hong Kong taking part in the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, Gleneagles supports breastfeeding and provides professional and comprehensive pre-natal and post-natal support to mothers. 港怡醫院榮獲「家庭生活易卓越品牌2023：健康護理品牌—婦產科服務」殊榮。 我們以個人化的貼心服務照顧準媽媽與寶寶的需要。我們專業的醫護團隊，配合先進的設備及科技，致力為準父母提供一切支援與知識，讓他們安心迎接新生命的來臨。此外，作為全港首間及現時唯一一所參與「愛嬰醫院行動」認證計劃的私營醫院，港怡全力支持母乳餵哺，為各位媽媽提供產前及產後的相關全面支援。 Gleneagles' column on HK01     Gleneagles' Registered Dietitian Chloe Lee talked about dietary preferences for patients with prediabetes. This was followed by another article by our In-charge of Rehabilitation Centre Fanny Leung who shared tips on healthy aging.  Read on for the full articles (in Chinese only): 🔎Prediabetes diet 🔎Healthy aging 香港01專欄「醫健怡情」 港怡醫院註冊營養師李瑋珩分享關於糖尿病前期飲食控制的資訊；在另一篇文章中，港怡醫院復康中心主管梁佩嫦與大眾分享健康樂齡小貼士。  閱讀全文： 🔎糖尿病前期飲食控制 🔎預防機能退化  迎接健康樂齡 Gleneagles' column on Sky Post   Gleneagles' Honorary Consultant in Gastroenterology & Hepatology Dr Ng Tsz-lam Lindy shared with readers remedies for fatty liver disease. In another article, Gleneagles' Honorary Consultant in Urology Dr Lam Pei Wayne shared information about the treatment for penile cancer.  Read on for the full articles (in Chinese only):   🔎Fatty liver disease can be reversed with exercise and diet 🔎Treatment for penile cancer 晴報專欄「醫語怡情」 港怡醫院腸胃肝臟科名譽顧問醫生吳芷琳醫生與大眾分享如何改善脂肪肝問題；而於另一篇文章中，港怡醫院泌尿外科名譽顧問醫生林沛泓醫生與讀者分享關於治療陰莖癌的資訊。  閱讀全文： 🔎脂肪肝可靠運動飲食逆轉 🔎及早治療陰莖癌 可保留外觀與功能 Obesity is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnoea   Obstructive sleep apnoea is a common medical condition. In Hong Kong, eight out of every hundred patients may suffer from the condition. This type of sleep apnoea occurs when patients experience episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep, causing breathing difficulty and hence lack of oxygen in the blood. "Obesity is a well-known risk factor for obstructive sleep apnoea. In addition, certain facial features e.g. small receding chin in Asian patients may also render them more vulnerable," explained Dr Ai Hiu-fay Dawn, Consultant in Family Medicine at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong.  Symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea include loud snoring, episodes of cessation of breathing during sleep, morning headache, excessive daytime sleepiness, etc.  Dr Ai advises that patients who think they might have sleep apnoea should seek medical advice as soon as possible and be prepared to undergo a sleep test. As technology advances, in-home sleep test can be conducted to allow patients to take the test more comfortably at home in a familiar environment. 🔎Click here to view the article (*in Chinese only) in which Dr Ai Hiu-fay Dawn, Gleneagles' Consultant in Family Medicine shares the symptoms and long-term effects of obstructive sleep apnoea, information of sleep test, and the treatment options. 肥胖是阻塞性睡眠窒息症的高危因素   在香港，每一百名市民中大約有八名受到阻塞性睡眠窒息症困擾，情況非常普遍。阻塞性睡眠窒息症是指患者在睡眠時出現上呼吸道阻塞，導致呼吸困難，繼而出現缺氧情況。 港怡醫院家庭醫學顧問醫生倪曉暉醫生指肥胖是其中一個導致阻塞性睡眠窒息症的高危因素；此外由於亞洲人的面型結構問題，如下顎短小，會令上呼吸道更容易出現阻塞，從而增加患上阻塞性睡眠窒息症的機會。 如您有嚴重鼻鼾、睡眠時間歇性停止呼吸、早上起床時感到頭痛、日間容易疲倦、打瞌睡等情況，都有可能是患上睡眠窒息症。倪曉暉醫生建議當懷疑自己患上睡眠窒息症，應儘快求醫並進行睡眠測試檢查。隨著科技進步，睡眠測試亦可以在家進行，讓患者能夠在熟悉的環境中舒適地進行測試。 🔎如想進一步了解睡眠窒息症及睡眠測試檢查，請按此閱讀文章，由倪曉暉醫生解說睡眠窒息症的症狀、長期影響及治療方法。 Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong 港怡醫院   "Help Us Help You" and find out the measures we have taken - website: https://bit.ly/3cAbJPI 請與我們同行抗疫，了解本院所採取的相關抗疫措施 - 網站: https://bit.ly/2KiixFh Centre for Health Protection   衞生防護中心 Provide the latest epidemic information and guidelines in Hong Kong  提供香港最新的防疫資訊及指引 Website 網站: https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/index.html Department of Health 衞生署 Release updated government health policy   公佈政府衞生政策  Website 網站: https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html World Health Organization 世界衞生組織 Provide the latest global epidemic information and guidance  提供全球即時的防疫資訊及指引 Website 網站: http://WHO.int Social media 社交媒體 Contact us 聯絡我們 Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong - 1 Nam Fung Path, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong 港怡醫院 - 香港黃竹坑南風徑 1 號 Mainline 電話: +852 3153 9000 Service Hotline 服務熱線: +852 2122 1333 Website 網站: https://gleneagles.hk/ We are sending this newsletter and other health information to our patients who have shared with us their email contacts. If you do not wish to receive them, please click here to unsubscribe. 我們向已與本院分享電郵地址的病人發放此通訊和其他相關健康資料。 如果您不願意接收相關電郵，請按此取消訂閱。 Copyright © 2023 Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, All rights reserved.