Commentary
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...
Experience with a Nine-step Policy Dealing with Requests for Medically Inappropriate Interventions for Cancer
Although great strides have been made in treating cancers, a significant number of patients still reach the point at which no curative treatment is...
Invasive Cancer after Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
The objective of a cervical screening programme is to prevent invasive cancer of the cervix by detecting and treating pre-invasive disease of the cervix....
The Polarprobe—Emerging Technology for Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical cancer is a preventable disease that affects nearly half a million women worldwide. The Papanicolaou smear has been used for screening for over...
Planning and Design of a Surgical Intensive Care Unit in a New Regional Hospital
The Changi General Hospital is a new regional hospital in the eastern part of Singapore catering to a population of about 750 000. Planning...
Management Training in Critical Care Medicine
Critical care medicine as a specialty has grown rapidly, both clinically and academically, over the past 25 years. In the USA, certification of competence...
Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis and Osteitis (SAPHO) Syndrome: A Brief Review of a Rare...
The acronym SAPHO refers to a syndrome characterised by synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis. In 1961, a link between acne conglobata and arthritis...
The Role of Occupational Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Management
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease characterised by remissions and exacerbations that vary in severity and timing among people. Its chronic and degenerative course...
A Practical Technique of Colour Image Analysis: Applications in Experimental Research
Colour image analysers have been extensively used in medical research since 1970 for histomorphometric studies. Image analysis gives more information and a better understanding...