Editorial
Replacing fear with familiarity: Schizophrenia, stigma, and the shared work of recovery
World Mental Health Day, observed annually on 10 October, is an opportunity to reflect on how far Singapore has come in improving public understanding...
From teachable moment to national strategy: Acting on readiness to quit smoking
In this issue of the Annals, Fong et al. note that Singapore's daily smoking prevalence has continued its long-term decline, reaching 8.4% among residents...
Beyond haemodynamics: Do SGLT2 inhibitors protect the podocyte?
Over the past decade, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have evolved from glucose-lowering agents into a cornerstone of kidney-protective therapy. Landmark trials, including CREDENCE,...
Body roundness index, frailty, and stroke
Stroke remains a leading global cause of death and disability. Primary prevention efforts to reduce the burden of stroke should focus on the management...
Ageing Gracefully in 2020
Nobody’s life or death is an island. My teaching diary for 1990 yielded these notes: science is great but slow; who will govern people’s...
Emerging Infections: Why We Must Be Concerned
Emerging infections may be defined as new, re-emerging or drug-resistant infections whose incidence in humans has increased within the past two decades or whose...
The Impact of Electronic Publication and the E-Journal on Quality and the Peer Review...
The core function of a scientific journal has been to select papers of merit and worthiness for publication. Traditionally, the editor relies on his...
Vascular stiffness and sepsis mortality: A promising signal in search of clinical relevance
Sepsis is a major contributor to all-cause mortality worldwide and is a leading cause of in-hospital deaths in Southeast Asia.1 The emergence of SARS-CoV-2...
Strengthening infection control in Singapore’s nursing homes: Lessons, limitations, and the road ahead
In this issue of the Annals, Sun et al. contribute to a growing body of evidence supporting preventive and systems-based interventions in nursing homes...
Integrating inflammation and nutritional status: Monocyte-to-albumin ratio as a novel prognostic marker in nasopharyngeal...
Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is a prominent head and neck cancer, with a multifactorial aetiology that includes Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, genetic susceptibility, and environmental...