e-Bulletin April 2026
RESEARCH |
Publications in February and March 2026
Scholars’ Output Highlighted

The following are research papers published by SPH researchers in February and March 2026:
Fragmentation of Health Benefits Plans in Chile: Findings from a comparative policy analysis and implications for advancing Universal Health Coverage
Health Policy
Pilar Contreras-Montiel, Nicolás Armijo, Macarena Vera, Oscar Arteaga, Pamela Góngora-Salazar, Carlos Balmaceda, Manuel A. Espinoza*
Meta-analysis of the relationship between internal microplastic and health outcomes
European Journal of Internal Medicine
Xiao Liua, Jiaxue Xu, Zexuan Wang, Haisheng Wu*, Peng Yu
The impact of clade B lineage 5 MERS coronaviruses spike mutations from 2015 to 2023 on virus entry and replication competence
PLOS Pathogens
Ray T. Y. So*, Kenrie P. Y. Hui*, John C. W. Ho, Kaman K. M. Lau*, Ziqi Zhou, Michael C. W. Chan*, Leo L. M. Poon*, Malik Peiris*
The mediating role of biological age advance in the association between periodontitis and mortality: Biological aging links periodontitis to mortality
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
Dawei Zhang, Shijie Zhu*, George Pelekos, Lijian Jin, Patrick Rijkschroeff
Effectiveness of behavioural economics-based financial incentives and social feedback on glycaemic control and physical activity in adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A randomised control trial
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Cheryl W. Y. Lai*, Harley H. Y. Kwok*, Jiaxi Ye*, Carmen S. Ng*, Pang Fai Chan, David V. K. Chao, Tsun-kit Chu, Matthew M. H. Luk, Ming-chuen Sin, Jenny H. L. Wang, Man-kin Wong, Gabriel M. Leung*, Helen Zhi*, Parco M. Siu*, Jianchao Quan*
Moderating effects of residential green and blue spaces on particulate matter related myocardial infarction mortality: A multicity time-stratified case-crossover study
Atmospheric Environment
Yingru Gong, Jiahui Zhou, Haisheng Wu*, Yueyue Zhu, Chengzhi Xing, Xinqi Wang, Chao Zhang, Danni Wang, Yuhui Wan, Xuehuan Gao, Yanlong Xu, Qinghua Xu, Jinping Ou
Adolescent mental health in Hong Kong: a longitudinal analysis of positive self-evaluation, contextual influences and adverse experiences (2009–2014)
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Yanyan Ni*, Ying Chen, Xiao Xiao*, Corine S.M. Wong*, Sunita M. Stewart, Michael Y. Ni*
Clinical characteristics and associated risk factors for diminished ovarian reserve among Chinese women: A matched case-control study
Frontiers in Endocrinology
Fan Zhao, Penghao Li, Ruobing Mei, Chongbi Huang, Dongsen Hu, Tony Cheung, Yajiao Lu, Pulin Luo, Lucas Gonzalo Garay, Ying Yang, Dandan Zhao, Juan Yang, Jing Li, Leesa Lin*
How to do (or not to do)… asset mapping in community health
Health Policy and Planning
Xiyin Chen*, Edward Ye*, Nicola Fong, Mumtahina Maksud*, Luis Garcia*, Ally Yiu*, Jingjing Zhou*, Xinxin Han, Qiuyan Liao*, David Bishai*
Evaluating the health economic impacts of baloxavir marboxil and oseltamivir for the treatment of influenza in adult outpatients in Hong Kong: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses
Ruohan Chen*, Zengyang Shao*, Kaiming Bi, Benjamin John Cowling*, Zhanwei Du*
Advancing a palliative approach in dementia care in Asia: De-implementation of tube feeding as litmus test
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Jacqueline K. Yuen*
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* Member of School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong
- This list is compiled by searching in Scopus using the keywords “School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong” for February and March 2026
- Arranged by date of publication