A common misconception is that you only suffer hearing loss when you are old. While it’s true that hearing tends to deteriorate in the silver years for most people, there is an increasing trend…
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA), in consultation with its Medicines Advisory Committee, has, on 1 August 2022, granted an interim authorisation under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) for AstraZeneca’s antiviral monoclonal antibody, Evusheld.…
As the monsoon season arrives, it not only brings with it rain but also the onset of tropical diseases such as viral fever, common colds, Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Hepatitis and Diarrhoea¹ across South and…
Did you know that the National University Hospital (NUH) reported that they receive 100 new patients at the patient referral clinic for headache disorders every month¹? Additionally, the lifetime prevalence of headaches in Singapore…
People who are living with HIV are often faced with the challenges of an uncertain future, fears of shortened life and stigmatisation from society. Nonetheless, antiretroviral therapies have helped transform HIV into a chronic…
Cordlife Group Limited (Cordlife), a Singapore Exchange mainboard-listed healthcare company, and AMILI Pte. Ltd. (AMILI), a Singapore-based microbiome organisation, announced on Tuesday a strategic partnership to provide the first-ever gut microbiome banking service in…
On World Blood Donor Day, the Singapore Red Cross and Health Sciences Authority paid tribute to 1,834 Champion Donors and 25 Blood Mobile Organisers for their invaluable contributions to the National Blood Programme in…
Did you know that half of the world’s population is projected to be myopic by 2050¹, and Singapore’s myopia figures are even higher than that?
Often known as the myopia capital of the world, eight…
ASICS recently introduced the 15:09 Uplift Challenge on Global Running Day (1 June) – to challenge more people to get out and move for 15:09 minutes.
You’re probably wondering – what is the significance of…
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is alerting members of the public not to purchase or use ‘Star Cream (星星膏)’, which led to Cushing’s syndrome (a serious medical condition caused by prolonged use of steroids)…