e-Bulletin February 2026

RESEARCH

Publications in December 2025 and January 2026
Scholars’ Output Highlighted
Scholars’ Output Highlighted – Publications in March 2024

The following are research papers published by SPH researchers in December 2025 and January 2026:

Local and introduced lineages drive MERS-CoV recombination in Egyptian camels
Journal of Virology
Mokhtar Gomaa, Kimberly M. Edwards*, Ruixuan Wang*, Ahmed El Taweel, Yassmin Moatasim, Omnia Kutkat, Mina Nabil Kamel, Hamdy A. El-Nagar, Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran*, Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Ghazi Kayali, Rabeh El-Shesheny

Differential effects of mindfulness and grit on positive mental health outcomes in major depressive and bipolar disorders: A moderation analysis using an ecological momentary assessment approach
Journal of Affective Disorders
Joyce Xu Hao Jin, Heidi Ka Ying Lo, Iris Wai Tung Tsui, Ting Kin Ng, Ka Fai Chung, Suet Ying Yuen, Fiona Yan Yee Ho, Corine Sau Man Wong*, Chit Tat Lee, Chun Yin Poon, Kayla M. Teopiz, Christine Dri, Roger S. McIntyre

Sugar restriction in the first 1000 days after conception, and long-term respiratory health: a quasi-experiment study
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Jiazhen Zheng, Chuang Yang, Zhen Zhou, Jinghan Huang, Qiang Tu, Haisheng Wu*, Quan Yang, Wenbo Huang, Junchun Shen, Feng Cao

Global need, regional action: opportunities to improve cancer survivorship care in the Western Pacific
The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific
Michael Jefford, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Carolyn Taylor, Miyako Takahashi, Wendy W.T. Lam*, Alexandre Chan, Bogda Koczwara, Yan Lou, Raymond J. Chan

Prevalence, persistence, and severity of 12-month and 30-day DSM-5 disorders in the World Mental Health Hong Kong Study
The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific
Corine S.M. Wong*, Candi M.C. Leung*, Shiyi Wu*, Francis P. Flores*, Yoona Kim*, Xiao Xiao*, Solomon B.K. Wong*, Wing Chung Chang, Wai Chi Chan, Nancy Xiaonan Yu, Calvin P.W. Cheng, Albert K.K. Chung, Edwin H.M. Lee, Wai Tat Chiu, William G. Axinn, Ronald C. Kessler, Michael Y. Ni*

Shared mineral pathology in malignant and non-malignant lung tissues of non-smoking women from Xuan Wei, China
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Zheshen Han*, Zaoxiu Hu, Zhouxi Fang, Ying Chen, Guangjian Li, Jingli Ren, Jinhui Li, Hongli Lin*, Renyue Ji*, Jian Zhang, Weijun Li, Fang Guo*, Yunchao Huang, Linwei Tian*

Interpersonal conflicts, social media use and depression associated with protests
Nature Medicine
Jian Shi*, Candi M. C. Leung*, Roujia Chen*, Xiao Xiao*, Francis P. Flores*, Ke Ning, Tiffany S. W. Ma*, Solomon B. K. Wong*, Corine S. M. Wong*, Yoona Kim*, Ichiro Kawachi, Gabriel M. Leung*, Michael Y. Ni*

Bringing patients and family onboard: Validation of advance care planning communication assessment tool (ACP-CAT) with patient and family perspectives
Palliative Medicine
Steven T W Chu, Helen Y L Chan, Tracy W T Chen, Annie O L Kwok, Harinder S Gill, Kwok-Wai Tsang, Doris M W Tse, Desmond Y H Yap, Terence Yip, Sze Kit Yuen, Robert M Arnold, Jacqueline K Yuen*

Childhood neglect and adult mental disorders: A sibling-comparison study
Journal of Affective Disorders
Candi M.C. Leung*, Yanyan Ni*, Corine S.M. Wong*, W.C. Chan, Ichiro Kawachi, Gabriel M. Leung*, Michael Y. Ni*


Remarks:

      * 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 December 2025 and January 2026
  • Arranged by date of publication
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