Letter to the Editor
Preventing Youth Suicide
This letter is in reference to Dr Ung’s article published in the Annals which investigated youth suicide and parasuicide in Singapore. The study of...
Stress among emergency medicine residents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
Dear Editor,
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted medical education1,2 and distressed clinicians.3,4 Understanding the impact of this pandemic on emergency medicine (EM) residents’ experience of...
Patterns and predictors of sound levels in hospital rooms
Dear Editor,
Excessive sound levels in the hospital can impair the work performance of healthcare professionals and affect patient well-being.1 Previous studies have also...
Pressure injuries related to N95 respirator masks among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dear Editor,
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, which started in 2019, has affected millions of patients globally.1 Singapore is not spared, being one...
Labour epidural practice in a tertiary training centre
Dear Editor,
Labour analgesia provided through the central neuraxial approach is offered for parturients who are in their active stage of labour, usually after 2–4cm...
Re: Evidence for an “epidemic” of myopia
In the Annals January 2004 theme issue on Myopia, Park and Congdon have disputed the reality of the increases in prevalence of myopia in...
A Fatal Turkish Case of Campomelic Dysplasia
Paediatric Medicine (CD) is a rare form of congenital short-limbed dwarfism, classically characterised by campomelia (bowing of the long bones of the lower extremities)...
An Unexpected Left Hydrothorax after Left Internal Jugular Venous Catheterisation for Total Parental Nutrition...
Percutaneous indwelling central venous catheters are commonly used for a variety of medical and surgical indications. There are various complications associated with the insertion...
Translational Research – A Multidisciplinary Approach
Translational research aims to convert laboratory discoveries into therapeutic gains for patients – in oncology, drug development is a prime example. This multifaceted process...
Time to Raise Awareness of Blindness as Another Smoking-related Condition
Singapore currently has a comprehensive range of tobacco control policies and programmes. It started implementing legislative measures against cigarette smoking in the early 1970s,...