Commentary
Call for a Singapore National Action Plan for Sepsis (SNAPS): Stop sepsis, save lives
Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction syndrome caused by a dysregulated host response to an infection.1 It affects up to 48.9 million people globally...
Value the patient as a person: Answering the call for a person-centred model of...
There has been a change in patients’ attitudes towards healthcare professionals in recent decades, coupled with an increasingly evident shift in the care paradigm....
Transforming radiology to support population health
The recent launch of Healthier SG—a national initiative by Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) focusing on preventive health—will have far-reaching effects on the delivery...
Approach to bradyarrhythmias: A proposed algorithm
Bradyarrhythmias are common and occur in both physiological and pathological states. Bradycardia is defined as a heart rate of fewer than 60 beats per...
‘Roe’lling with the punches: Telehealth contraception and abortion
Unsafe abortion is a global health issue as it is a key preventable cause of maternal mortality. It has been estimated that up to...
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection: Advocating for screening and education
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading non-genetic cause of congenital neurosensory hearing loss in children, accounting for 21% of cases of hearing loss at...
COVID-19 vaccination acceptance of healthcare workers in Singapore
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in 511.0 million cases of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and almost 6.2 million deaths globally as of end...
The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: What it means for Singapore
Effective healthcare systems depend on a functioning healthcare value chain—defined as a care cascade comprising screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. The tremendous heterogeneity and...
Health economics of kidney replacement therapy in Singapore: Taking stock and looking ahead
Burden of ESKD in Singapore. The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5 in Singapore increased by 31% from 383.9 per million population...
Preparing for the silver boom: A falls prevention tool for older adults in the...
Each year, 28–35% of community dwelling adults over 65 years fall.1 This figure increases to about 50% for those above 80 years old.2 Falls...