Commentary
Implications of Morbid Obesity and Surgery for the Obese
Since the dawn of mankind, the survival of the species theory mandates the adaptation of complex mammalian bodies to harsh climates and unfavourable environments....
Chikungunya in Singapore—the Battle Continues
In the past decade, Singapore has been confronted by outbreaks caused by novel viruses, namely Nipah virus in 1999, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)...
Advances in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Bariatric surgery is the euphemistic name for the surgical treatment of severe or morbid obesity. Weight loss is induced by 2 main mechanisms. The...
Does Experience Meet Expectations Among General Surgical Trainees in Australia and New Zealand?
One of the key aspects to become a skilful surgeon is to acquire the technical competence in performing the various operations safely. Several changes...
200 years of surgery at the General Hospital, Singapore
Western medicine in Singapore began with Sir Stamford Raffles’ arrival on 28 January 1819 with a sub-assistant surgeon, Dr Thomas Prendergast, providing medical care...
Is Cost-Effective Healthcare Compatible with Publicly Financed Academic Medical Centres?
Nearly all legislation involves a weighing of public needs as against private desires; and likewise a weighing of relative social values.
—Louis D Brandeis
As a...
Early Influences in Childhood Obesity—Implications for Adult Metabolic Disease
In the past 20 years, an epidemic of adult and childhood obesity has swept through the developed world resulting in the “globesity” epidemic. This...
Projecting the Number of Older Singaporeans with Activity of Daily Living Limitations Requiring Human...
Similar to other developed countries in Asia, including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, the population of Singapore is ageing rapidly. In 2011, 9.3% of...
Artificial Hydration at the End of Life – Treating the Patient, Family or Physician?
The debate surrounding the provision of artificial hydration at the end of life continues to provoke impassioned arguments on both sides of this position,...
Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin and Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Infections—Implications on Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccinations
Tuberculosis (TB) is endemic in Asia. Out of 22 countries with high TB burden, 10 are Asian countries. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is one...