Commentary
Transurethral Surgery and the Adductor Spasm
Bladder tumours frequently arise from the posterolateral wall of the bladder1 over the course of the obturator nerve. It is during transurethral resection of...
Sir Gordon Arthur Ransome (1910-1978) – His Teaching Style and His Legacy
Sir Gordon Arthur Ransome was born in Salop, England, in 1910.1 He came to Singapore in 1938, where he taught and practised medicine for...
Molecular Biomarkers at the Interface of Basic and Clinical Dengue Research
The recent spike in dengue cases in Singapore brought to the foreground the need to triage dengue patients and stratify them for management by...
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...
Building for the Known Unknown—Development of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases
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Navigating the evolving landscape in the prescribing of medications for insomnia in Singapore: Principles...
The risks of prescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs for insomnia are well recognised by regulators, where the prescribing of such medications in contravention of guidelines...
Counting Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Cases: Case Definitions, Screened Populations and Testing Techniques Matter
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COVID-19: Preparedness in Nuclear Medicine Departments in Singapore and Response to The Global Pandemic
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“Future” Threat of Gram-negative Resistance in Singapore
Gram-negative bacteria are important causes of urinary tract infections, bloodstream infections, healthcare-associated pneumonia, and intra-abdominal infections. The increasing resistance of Enterobacteriaceae is a significant...
Re-evaluating adjuvant systemic therapy in cancer treatment: Scientific rigour to guide policy and practice
In the 1980s, perioperative chemotherapy succeeded in improving survival for children with osteosarcoma and validated a fundamental premise: eradication of micrometastatic disease reduces distant...