Editorial
Potentially avoidable readmissions: Understanding drivers and technology-enabled solutions
Hospital admissions places high resource demands on the health system, and is a major cost-driver in Singapore and globally.1-3 Admissions have and will continue...
Laparoscopic liver resection: Global diffusion and learning curve
Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is being utilised with increasing frequency worldwide, as initial concerns about the safety and feasibility of LLR, such as the...
Phenotyping in COVID-19: Making the case for why science needs philosophy
COVID-19 pneumonia is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Among patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, the most frequent reason for intensive...
Hepatic artery anastomosis in liver transplantation
Liver transplant is the definitive therapy for end-stage liver failure. The challenges include overcoming technical difficulties of the transplant surgery followed by medical therapy...
Reducing the total ischaemic time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Every step matters
Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is the third leading cause of death in Singapore, accounting for 18.8% of all mortalities in 2019.1 With our ageing...
Improving Asthma Outcomes: Strategies for the Future
Despite accelerated research and major advances in the treatment of asthma in recent years, the disease burden remains high even in well resourced countries...
Marijuana Abuse in Singapore
Marijuana has taken the spotlight in recent years fuelled by calls by some governments1 to legalise and permit its use for medical purpose, and...
The 2016 Outbreak of Zika in Singapore
The eponymous Zika virus (ZIKV) originated from Africa, and was discovered incidentally in rhesus macaques in the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947 as...
Pandemic Preparedness: Nationally-Led Simulation to Test Hospital Systems
Cities that receive large numbers of international travellers are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of emerging infectious disease with pandemic potential. Secondary transmission of Ebola...
Psychiatric Neurostimulation in Singapore
Psychiatric conditions are estimated to account globally for 21.2% of years lived with disability (YLD) and 7.1% of disability-adjusted-life-years (DALYs), although the actual figure...