Editorial
Medical Education in a Flat World
In 2005 Thomas Friedman published the international best-seller The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. He asserted that as the...
Translational Research
Singapore has identified the biomedical sector as a key engine of economic growth and has invested heavily in promoting biomedical research. The Agency for...
Diabetes in Asia – From Understanding to Action
In the present pandemic of diabetes and obesity, 60% of the affected population will come from Asia. Between India and China, these two most...
Antimicrobial Resistance: A New Beginning and the Need for Action
In this issue, the articles (historical, original and review papers) highlight the extent and problem of antimicrobial resistance in Singapore. The authors should be...
Suicide
The word suicide is derived from the Latin word suicidium, itself derived from sui (of oneself) and cidium (a killing; caedere = to kill....
Sleep Disorders: Sleepless in Singapore
Sleep disorders are common afflictions in both the paediatric and adult populations, increasingly recognised as major public health concerns. Recently, the Institute of Medicine...
Lessons in Case Management for the Physician
The emergence and rapid proliferation of case management programmes, quality improvement projects, and continuous improvement plans is a prominent feature of the medical landscape...
Parkinson’s Disease: Looking Back, Looking Forward
April is significant to sufferers and supporters of Parkinson’s disease (PD) for two events: the death of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II on...
Preventive Nephrology: A Time for Action
The incidence of new end-stage renal failure (ESRF) treated with dialysis in Singapore has risen from 96 per million population (pmp) in 1992 to...
Practising Otology and Neuro-otology in Singapore
Otology/Neuro-otology is a well-defined subspecialty of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat) practice that deals with conditions related to the ear and its neural pathways....