The Wellness Insider

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HSA Grants Interim Authorisation for Paxlovid™, the First Oral Medicine for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

Melissa Fann
07/02/2022

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA), in consultation with its Medicines Advisory Committee, has on 31 January 2022, granted interim authorisation under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) for Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™,…

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HSA Extends the Use of Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech to Children of Ages 5 to 11

Melissa Fann
07/02/2022

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has extended the authorisation of Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech for use in children of ages 5 to 11 years for the prevention of Coronavirus…

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6 Easy Ways To Maintain Mental Wellness

Jose Ferrer
26/01/2022

Taking care of your physical health is almost always everyone’s top pursuit. While this is the right thing to do, focusing on it completely isn’t always the best strategy. To…

Health

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Sputnik V Claims to Provide Twice The Protection Against Omicron Compared to its Competitor

Melissa Fann
25/01/2022

According to an announcement by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology (Gamaleya Center) and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, investor in Sputnik…

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Overcoming Dyslexic Challenges Through Game

Melissa Fann
19/01/2022

Dyslexia, a neurobiological learning disability, affects about 20,000 primary and secondary students in Singapore. An average of one to two students in a class of 40 can be dyslexic and…

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Give Some Love To Your Lady Parts

Melissa Fann
18/01/2022

Singaporean women are now opening up and talking more about our sexual health, and breaking taboos while changing perspectives. Besides the sexual intimacy, female sexual health is about self-care and…

Lifestyle

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Integrated Shield Plan special coverage for COVID-19 vaccination complications resulting in hospitalisation extended to 31 December 2022

Melissa Fann
17/01/2022

The Life Insurance Association, Singapore (LIA Singapore) today announced that coverage of in-patient hospitalisation under Integrated Shield Plans (IP) for COVID-19 vaccination complications will be extended until 31 December 2022.…

HSA Grants Interim Authorisation for Paxlovid™, the First Oral Medicine for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

HSA Extends the Use of Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech to Children of Ages 5 to 11

6 Easy Ways To Maintain Mental Wellness

Sputnik V Claims to Provide Twice The Protection Against Omicron Compared to its Competitor

Overcoming Dyslexic Challenges Through Game

Give Some Love To Your Lady Parts

Integrated Shield Plan special coverage for COVID-19 vaccination complications resulting in hospitalisation extended to 31 December 2022

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