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Singapore Extends the Use of Moderna Vaccine to Younger Population

Melissa Fann
30/08/2022

Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has extended the authorisation of Moderna’s Spikevax¹ COVID-19 vaccine via the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) on 24 August 2022, for the prevention of Coronavirus…

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Hear Hear: Hearing Loss is More Common Than You Think

Guest Contributor
11/08/2022

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…

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HSA Grants Interim Authorisation for Evusheld for Pre-exposure Prevention of COVID-19 in Adults who are Medically Unsuitable for Vaccination

Guest Contributor
09/08/2022

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…

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Telehealth Effectively Available Across South and Southeast Asia Through Lifebuoy Collab

Melissa Fann
07/08/2022

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…

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Navigating The Pain of Headaches

Melissa Fann
29/07/2022

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…

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HIV Viral Suppression Does Not Translate To Health Suppression

Corazon
12/07/2022

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…

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Cordlife and AMILI partnered to launch the first-ever gut microbiome banking service in Southeast Asia

Paul Rank
01/07/2022

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…

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Singapore Red Cross and HSA Honour Champion Donors, Launch Community Engagement Initiatives

Melissa Fann
20/06/2022

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…

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It’s Time to Take Action Against Your Child’s Myopia

Guest Contributor
13/06/2022

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…

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Time To Get Moving At Least 15:09 Minutes

Melissa Fann
10/06/2022

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…

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