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University to roll out screenings at pharmacies to uncover osteoporosis cases

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The University of Hong Kong will roll out a screening programme at pharmacies across the city early next year to identify people at high risk of osteoporosis and prevent bone fractures. The institution’s Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine on Thursday launched the city’s first community pharmacist-led osteoporosis screening programme. The scheme uses a screening algorithm that allows pharmacists to identify high-risk patients during routine visits and refer them to family doctors for bone density...

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