Editorial
Environmental Planning and Urban Health
Environmental exposures to the adverse effects from climate change are expected to increase for many urban populations in the United States during the next...
Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and healthcare service delivery
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 6.8 million lives globally.2 While there is yet a cure for the disease, vaccines are now available...
High Glycaemic Index (GI) of Asian Diet—What are the Clinical Implications?
Traditional Asian diets are characterised and dominated by high-glycaemic carbohydrates with primarily rice as the staple grain. Studies have shown that Asian rice, rice...
Delirium in patients following general anaesthesia
Delirium is a disturbance of consciousness characterised by an acute onset and fluctuating course of inattention, accompanied by either a change in cognition or...
Balancing screen time: Insights and impact on preschool children
Over the past decade, the exposure of young children to screen devices at home and preschool has become increasingly common. Screen viewing time (SVT)...
Survival outcome of haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a challenging and growing health issue, with number of patients increasing globally. The use of dialysis has greatly improved...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): “Not a Cigarette Only Pulmonary Disease”
Since 2002, World COPD Day is celebrated yearly in November to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) globally. ‘The Many Faces of...
The relationship between major depressive disorder and employment status
Major depressive disorder is associated with executive dysfunction that includes impairment in problem-solving and decision-making,1 as well as with occupational impairment.2 One of the...
Stemming the tide of chronic kidney disease: A focus on primary care prevention
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among Singapore residents aged 18 to 74 years rose significantly from 8.8% in 2019–2020 to 13.8% in...
Evaluating the effectiveness of cervical cancer screening and prevention in Singapore
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, with approximately 660,000 new cases and 350,000 deaths reported in 2022.1 In Singapore,...