Demand for medical services in clinical genetics has seen a threefold increase over the past six years, prompting a top medical body to design added training programmes for Hong Kong’s doctors.
Dr Brian Chung Hon-yin, a clinical associate professor from the University of Hong Kong, told the Post thatnew patients visiting Queen Mary Hospital for services relating to genetic disorders had increased from eight per week in 2010 to about 24 currently.
Meanwhile, figures from the Department of...
↧