Commentary
Artificial intelligence innovation in healthcare: Relevance of reporting guidelines for clinical translation from bench...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation have revolutionised many sectors and industries, prominently including healthcare during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.1 For example,...
Re-examining the roles of generalists and specialists in healthcare
Singapore is one of many Asian countries facing the challenge of an ageing population. Its population grew from 1.65 million to 5.45 million from...
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...
Meeting today’s healthcare needs: Medicine at the interface
The demographic of Singapore has undergone dramatic changes. Historically, younger patients with communicable diseases predominated; however, patients are now older with chronic multimorbidity and...
‘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...
Low-dose computerised tomography screening for lung cancer in Singapore: Practical challenges of identifying participants
INTRODUCTION
In March 2022, the European Commission on cancer screening suggested the inclusion of low-dose computerised tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer, targeted at current...
Activating Code Crimson in the emergency department: Expediting definitive care for trauma patients with...
Public healthcare institutions (PHIs) in Singapore have a range of policies and guidelines for the management of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED)...
Cardiac sarcoidosis: Difficulties in diagnosis and treatment
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, granulomatous disorder of unknown aetiology. It affects the lungs in 90% of cases, but is also known to affect other...
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...