In early September this year, 74-year-old Ms Bao suffered an abrupt health crisis. Within just a few days, her condition deteriorated rapidly from general fatigue to acute kidney failure. The culprit was atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Fortunately, thanks to precise treatment by a multidisciplinary team at Sir Robert Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, she was successfully weaned off dialysis on the 22nd day of onset and regained a healthy li

Excess neck fat acts like a “noose,” compressing the airway. At night, relaxed muscles cause repeated airway collapse: breathing pauses hundreds of times nightly, up to 50 seconds each — repeated cycles of hypoxia → suffocation → awakening. This intermittent nighttime hypoxia: Raises heart workload，Triggers sympathetic overactivity，Causes nocturnal hypertension and arrhythmias，Increases sudden‑death risk.