Editorial
Application of Science to Medicine—The Clinician-Scientist
Without the clinician in the scientist, there can be little translation of scientific discoveries to benefit patients. In recent years, significant increases in medical...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Holistic Approach
In 1997, the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disease (IFFGD) designated April as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. This period of awareness was...
Introducing Residents’ Corner
In this issue of the Annals, we are pleased to introduce a Residents’ Corner with the expressed aims of:
1. Getting residents to read the...
World Kidney Day 2012: Renal Transplantation
The slogan for this year’s World Kidney Day is Donate – Kidneys for Life – Receive, which focuses on the positive outcomes of kidney...
Recognising the Many Faces of Cancer
World Cancer Day falls annually on February 4th. An initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control, it is an event meant to focus...
Current Strategies in Management of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Allowing Patients to Live with Hope
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is inherited as an X-linked recessive disorder which affects 1 in 3600 to 6000 live male births and is the...
Better Hand Hygiene Means Safer Care
The 1st World Health Organization (WHO) Global Patient Safety Challenge, “Clean Care is Safer Care”, was launched in October 2005. Since then, Prof Didier...
Residency Programmes in Singapore—Challenges Ahead
Transitioning from the specialist training system of the United Kingdom (UK) to the Residency system of the United States of America, Singapore1 is in...
Antimicrobial Stewardship: The Next Big Thing?
Antimicrobial drug resistance is recognized as a global problem; as such, The World Health Organization dedicated World Health Day on April 7 2011 to...
Clinician Scientists in Public Sector Hospitals—Why and How?
The Singapore Biomedical Sciences (BMS) initiative was launched in June 2000 to develop the Biomedical Sciences cluster as one of the key pillars of...