Editorial
Professionalism: Looking For Your Blind Spots
In 1996 a major breakthrough was reported in the medical literature. A 5-week ectopic pregnancy was re-implanted into the uterus via the cervix, and...
The Journal Numbers Game
This editorialist wears two hats. Having published his first scientific paper in 1976, he continues to write in biomedical periodicals; he is also a...
Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Time for Critical Engagement
Practice outside of mainstream or conventional medicine has always been an important part of public healthcare in some countries, particularly in the developing world....
Building Collaboration in Cardiac Imaging
Publicity about new developments in medical technology is not at all unusual. But the degree with which multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) for coronary artery...
Curriculum TIPS For All of Us
Medical education is a lifelong learning process. Just as we remind our students and ourselves that the practice of medicine is a lifelong process...
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...
Medicalising the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Traditionally the treatment of opioid dependence in Singapore has not been viewed as a public health problem, but rather as a social problem that...
Paediatrics to Geriatrics: The Continuum
In many parts of Asia today, paediatricians are still grappling with the childhood problems of infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition. In Singapore, it...
Lessons From the SARS Crisis – More Relevant Than Ever
This issue of the Annals contains articles on the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). One might wonder what else there is to write about...
Commercial Renal Transplantation – Body Parts for Sale
A 45-year-old Singaporean was seen for review by a nephrologist at a restructured hospital. She had been on follow up by a private nephrologist...