Category: Community
Getting your medicine faster with automation
THE revamped outpatient pharmacy at Tan Tock Seng Hospital could be mistaken for a factory production line. After receiving electronic orders from doctors’ clinics upstairs, machines pick and pack the correct medication for each prescription. These are put into baskets, […]
Feeling unwell? Wait in blue box for train
SINGAPORE – Special attention will be paid to the safety of passengers over the next few months with train operator SMRT setting up “Care Zones” and reminding passengers to pay attention when using escalators. Passengers who feel unwell or have […]
Malaysia sends W Africa medical gloves
Malaysia plans to donate more than 20 million protective rubber gloves to five African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, the government says. They will be distributed among medical workers in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic […]
UAE motorists with chronic diseases to be banned from driving
Decision about permanent or temporary ban will be taken after the physician’s examination report, says ministry. People with chronic disease will not be allowed to drive in case their driving was dangerous for the road users, the UAE’s Ministry of […]
HIV cases rising among the elderly in Beijing
The number of newly discovered HIV cases in people aged 60 or older increased in Beijing in recent years. Men who have sex with men remain one of the key groups in which the city is intervening to stop the […]
S’pore researchers unlock the genetic code of cancer-causing liver parasite
An international team of scientists from Singapore, Thailand, China and Australia has cracked the genetic code of a liver fluke parasite, furthering research into the development of treatments for bile duct cancer – a condition caused by the parasite. The […]
Singapore Welcomes the World to the Region’s Leading Healthcare and Medtech Event for 2014
MEDICAL FAIR ASIA 2014 and MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ASIA 2014 are increasingly seen by global manufacturers and service providers as the gateway to Asia’s booming healthcare and medical technology (medtech) industries. The growth potential in the region’s healthcare industry has attracted […]
Thyroid cancer now suspected in 104 youths from Fukushima; government denies link to radiation
The latest health report from Fukushima Prefecture counts 104 young people with confirmed or suspected thyroid cancer, suggesting a dramatically higher than normal rate. Because nuclear disasters release large amounts of radioactive iodine, which accumulates in the thyroid gland, thyroid […]
Conjunctivitis cases on the rise in Singapore
There has been an increase in conjunctivitis cases, with the number of cases seen at polyclinics hitting its highest in two years last week. Statistics from the Health Ministry showed an average daily number of 155 cases compared to 88 […]
Parents warned against lead-tainted kiddie chairs
MANILA – A consumer safety group has cautioned parents to watch where their children sit after it detected high levels of lead in the paint used on kiddie chairs. In a press statement on Sunday, the EcoWaste Coalition said it […]
