Category: Community
NHG and Tanoto Foundation partner for diabetes reversal in Singapore
The National Healthcare Group (NHG) is working together with Tanoto Foundation (Tanoto) to combat diabetes amongst the populace through a “Diabetes Reversal Programme.” This programme aims to control blood sugar levels in diabetes patients through behavioural changes, without the need […]
Antibody to prevent malaria reports success in first human trial
A majority of volunteers given an experimental antibody treatment against malaria were reportedly protected from deadly infection. The promising outcome of the monoclonal antibody treatment, dubbed L9LS, highlights its potential to fight the parasitic infection in regions endemic to malaria. […]
Artemis Health’s new partnership to elevate delivery of integrated musculoskeletal care
Artemis Health Ventures (Artemis) have announced a new partnership with Singapore Orthopaedic Specialists (SOS) to facilitate the expansion of SOS’s musculoskeletal care practices, namely, Orthopaedics International, Sports Medicine International, and Neurosurgery International. The planned expansion comes at a time when […]
Monkeypox now a nationally notifiable condition – CDCTARA
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to classify monkeypox disease as a “nationally notifiable” condition. The designation will allow for regular updates on reporting of data on monkeypox cases by states, direct to the CDC. […]
Singapore Academy of Medicine confers Honorary Fellowship on President Halimah Yaakob
The Academy of Medicine, Singapore, held its annual induction ceremony over the weekend, where it conferred the title of Honorary Fellow on President Halimah Yacob, the first female president of Singapore. President Halimah Yacob serves as Patron of the Academy […]
WHO issues emergency warning over monkeypox outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC) – representing WHO’s highest level of alert which calls for international response. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, prompted into speaking […]
Increased cannabis use irrespective of legal status in the US
US states that have legalised recreational cannabis use are seeing an uptick in the current and daily use of the psychoactive stimulant, compared to states where cannabis use remains illegal. The joint study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public […]
Singaporeans called to take charge of their eye health
A recent study conducted by Johnson & Johnson Vision shows that Singaporeans have poor levels of health literacy despite having one of the highest literacy rates in the world. This lackadaisical attitude regarding their health is noticeably reflected in Singaporeans’ […]
Two new cases of the deadly Marburg virus detected in Ghana
Ghana has confirmed two cases of the highly infectious Marburg virus disease (MVD), local health authorities report. The two people tested positive for the virus, which belongs to the Ebola family of viruses, before succumbing to the illness at a […]
US women report successful pregnancies after uterus transplant
A small group of American women who each received a uterus through a transplant went on to have successful pregnancies and healthy babies – more specifically, 19 out of 33 women (58%) delivered a total of 21 babies. About 83% […]
