Editorial
Empowering Physicians and Patients Through Greater Knowledge of Drugs, For Safety’s Sake
Recently, a number of events occurred in the world of drug safety surveillance, also known as pharmacovigilance, which were mere blips on the radar...
Age-related Macular Degeneration: An Emerging Challenge for Eye Care and Public Health Professionals in...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a severe ocular disease characterised by progressive deterioration of the macula, the most sensitive central back portion of the...
Making $ense of Growth Hormone Therapy for Normal Short Children
The advent of recombinant growth hormone 20 years ago, which led to increased, albeit expensive, supplies of growth hormone (GH) in the market, has...
Re-defining Neurological Syndromes: The Genotype Meets the Phenotype
Since time immemorial, generations of medical students and physicians have always been taught that a thorough and detailed history and examination is the foundation...
Infectious Disease Eradication: Poliomyelitis as a Lesson in Why “Close” is Not Good Enough
The current polio epidemic in Indonesia is a reminder that infectious agents know no political or race boundaries. Like most of the world, this...
Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is an important cause of death and later neurological disability in full-term neonates worldwide. Perinatal asphyxia causes about 19% of the...
Towards 2020 Vision in Singapore
With the increasing demands of contemporary life, higher levels of visual performance are expected. In modern societies such as Singapore, many more adults will...
Bridging the Gap between Physician Specialists: A Role for the College of Physicians, Singapore
The rapid growth of new medical knowledge, and the drive toward increasing specialisation and sub-specialisation, are closely related aspects of modern medicine. Specialisation and...
Neonatal Screening – A Global Perspective
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Towards Better Practices in Medical Student Assessment
Decades ago, when the science of medical education was just beginning to take a formal shape, one of its early doyens, the late Professor...