According to the Ministry of Health, stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in Singapore, with a prevalence of 4 per cent among adults aged 50 and above.
The models, each the size of a fingertip, are created using stem cells from the blood of patients with heart failure and allows for personalised drugs to treat the condition.
It works in tandem with its R&D laboratory to provide biopharmaceutical products, from concept to manufacturing, including high-value vaccines and biologics for Singapore as well…
The therapeutic gardens opened in Yishun Pond Park and Sembawang Park, each with unique features designed to meet the needs of different users, including seniors, outpatients and…
Vaccination is still key to staying well, and this includes getting inoculated against influenza, shingles and pneumococcal diseases, asserted experts at a roundtable panel on…
The Ministry of Health will continue to monitor both the infrastructure development and manpower inflows to ensure that they increase in tandem.
But there is some good news: The war on sugar seems to be having an impact, with diabetes and high cholesterol figures down a shade.
Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, the Malaysian giant turtle was assessed to be a critically endangered species due to declining populations.
The fall in life expectancy in 2021 – the first since such figures were made available more than 60 years ago – was due to higher mortality rates resulting from Covid-19.
Called IAmGoingHome, the project was started in Oct 2022 by medical teams from both the ICU and Supportive Care and Palliative Medicine at the hospital.