Editorial
Challenges and considerations in delivering nutritional therapy in the ICU during COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created unprecedented challenges for healthcare workers in Singapore and across the world. Providing clinical nutrition and metabolic care to...
Sepsis and cardiovascular events: The story so far
Sepsis is a state of life-threatening organ dysfunction that results from a dysregulated host immune response to infection.1 Sepsis is a common condition that...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease in Asian infants: Similar condition, different perceptions
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a common problem in infancy, may lead to troublesome symptoms or complications such as oesophagitis or oesophageal stricturing in a...
Circular RNAs and sepsis: New frontiers in diagnostics and therapeutics?
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a group of endogenous RNAs characterised by their covalently closed-loop structures. These molecules are part of a large class of...
Polycystic ovary syndrome in Singapore
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in young women, affecting approximately 10% of women. It is a heterogeneous condition that...
Pressures, indexes and peripheral arterial disease: Time to rethink our approach?
Most patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are asymptomatic. Despite the absence of symptoms, these patients have a significantly increased risk of death and...
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...
Academic Medicine in Singapore
Academic medicine is currently grappling with the problem of whether the triple-threat academician is a species threatened with extinction in the 21st century, given...
Gynaecologic Oncology—The Next Lap
Cancer of the pelvic reproductive organs and external genitalia accounts for one in six cancers in women. It can occur in women of all...
Evidence-based Medicine and Electronic Publication: Is There a Common Thread?
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) and electronic publication (EP) formed the basis of two back-to-back workshops (EBM Workshop—6 & 7 June 1998 and EP Workshop—8 June...