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Jurong Play Grounds Opens for Families, Including Fur and Plant Parents

Melissa Fann
25/11/2022

Jurong Play Grounds (JPG), Singapore’s lifestyle precinct in the west for families and pets, announces their official opening after a change of management late last year. Carved out of previously…

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Yes, exercise is good for you. But are you doing the right exercise?

Guest Contributor
24/11/2022

Contributed by Jesse Cai, founder of Square One Active Recovery and Pom Pi Pi Functional Training. As a chiropractor, I work a lot with clients who have chronic pain. While most…

Health

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Five Digital Trends Shaping Asia Pacific Healthcare

Guest Contributor
23/11/2022

Contributed by Stella Ramette, Director, Healthcare Customer Relations & Sales, South East Asia for InterSystems. With rising consumer demands, rapid advancements in technology and more complex care needs, healthcare organisations…

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Carebuddy Community Initiative to Support Caregivers

Melissa Fann
20/11/2022

HMI Institute, a social enterprise and Singapore’s first dedicated healthcare training provider, emphasised its commitment and plan to address heightening need for more caregiving skills, training and talent. “With a…

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Men Have Emotions Too

Melissa Fann
19/11/2022

There has been increasing talk about mental health, which is great overall. However, there still seems to be some sort of gender bias with regards to coping with emotions and…

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Raising Awareness of Adolescents with Obesity

Melissa Fann
18/11/2022

Before any body positivist goes up in arms, let’s address the elephant in the room: there is an increasing prevalence of adolescents with obesity in Singapore. Statistically, from 2017 to…

Health

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5 Expert Tips for a Diabetes Free Retirement

Guest Contributor
18/11/2022

This year marks 100 years since the groundbreaking discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best, which has since gone on to save many countless lives. This act…

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No One Forgotten This Winter – Attempting to End Homelessness in Hong Kong

Melissa Fann
17/11/2022

ImpactHK, a local non-profit group dedicated to enabling people experiencing homelessness to develop and sustain independent lives by providing a range of holistic support services, has launched its winter campaign: No…

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Mental Health as a Doctor – Interview with The Colour Fool

Rui Ting Goh
16/11/2022

Singapore-based artist The Colour Fool premiered his original song, “Cross Your Ts”, at the Beyond the Label (BTL) Mental Health Festival on 7 October. The song is based on his…