Editorial
Population-based Healthcare: The Experience of a Regional Health System
Asian populations are experiencing a much faster rate of ageing compared to western countries. Western countries such as France and the United States took...
High Glycaemic Index (GI) of Asian Diet—What are the Clinical Implications?
Traditional Asian diets are characterised and dominated by high-glycaemic carbohydrates with primarily rice as the staple grain. Studies have shown that Asian rice, rice...
Unprofessional Doctors—Are They Really Born This Way?
• Ms M, a third-year medical student, posts a derogative comment on her Facebook account about a patient undergoing her fourth termination of pregnancy.
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Staying Relevant With the Times—The Changing Face of an Asylum
Last year, the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) celebrated its 85th anniversary. From its origins in 1928 as what was then simply called The...
Predicative Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common types of dementia worldwide and it is of tremendous concern to individuals and society at...
Could the Devastation From Ebola Occur in Asia?
Outbreaks originating from animal reservoirs continue to take the world by surprise. Whether it is a novel virus such as Middle East respiratory syndrome...
The Interface Between Medicine and Psychiatry: Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease characterised epidemiologically by the preponderance of women, and pathologically by the loss of immunological tolerance...
Paediatric Services: The Future Direction
Medical care in Singapore has progressed significantly over the past few decades; we have achieved a world class healthcare system with a standard of...
Hepatitis—Cure and Prevention
World Hepatitis Day has been celebrated annually on 28 July since 2008. This day was chosen as it was the birthday of Professor Baruch...
Blood Stem Cell Donation: A Model for Worldwide Cooperation in Transplantation
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been carried out for more than 50 years in over 50 countries. Over a million patients have undergone...