Letter to the Editor
Gender-focused mental health services in Singapore: A brief history and future directions
Dear Editor,
Singapore has had recent gradual shifts towards more inclusive policies and practices in gender-focused healthcare. Despite these advancements, challenges such as societal stigma...
Implementation of spinal muscular atrophy screening for newborns at a Singapore tertiary hospital
Dear Editor,
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder due to mutation in the SMN1 gene leading to progressive muscle weakness, motor...
Lived experiences of chronic pain patients in Singapore: A qualitative perspective
Dear Editor,
Chronic pain, defined as persistent or recurrent pain lasting more than 3 months,1 is a global public health concern with significant physical, psychological...
Clinical features and outcomes of the adult Singapore IgA vasculitis cohort
Dear Editor,
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis (IgAV), formerly known as Henoch-Schönlein purpura, is an immune-mediated small vessel vasculitis that has a predilection to affect the...
The “silent gap”: Geographic and socioeconomic disparities in Singapore’s cardiometabolic screening
Dear Editor,
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension and hyperlipidaemia (collectively DHL) are longstanding cardiometabolic risk factors contributing to premature morbidity and mortality globally.1-3 Despite...
Laryngeal preservation versus upfront laryngectomy in advanced laryngeal cancer
Dear Editor,
The management of locally advanced laryngeal cancer presents a complex clinical challenge, requiring a delicate balance between maximising oncological control and preserving the...
Ribavirin for paediatric patients with severe respiratory syncytial virus disease: A retrospective clinical audit
Dear Editor,
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus of the Paramyxoviridae family and is one of the most common causes...
Genetic counselling and testing for inherited glomerular kidney diseases: A single-centre experience
Dear Editor,
The World Health Organization (WHO) has projected kidney diseases to become the fifth leading cause of mortality by the year 2040.1 Singapore is...
HIV self-testing in Singapore is safe, feasible and acceptable: Results from a pilot implementation...
Dear Editor,
The Joint United Nations Programme on human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (UNAIDS) has set an ambitious goal to end AIDS by 2030...
No increased incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections with PrEP use among men who...
Dear Editor,
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective biomedical intervention to prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition in at-risk populations, particularly in men who...