Letter to the Editor
Barriers to cervical cancer screening and the potential role of HPV self-sampling in Singapore:...
Dear Editor,
Cervical cancer is a common female cancer and a leading cause of cancer deaths, with about 170 deaths annually in Singapore.1 Despite a...
Digital health’s impact on the patient-doctor relationship in a primary healthcare setting: A qualitative...
Dear Editor,
The integration of digital health is reshaping the patient-doctor relationship in primary care by challenging its core principles of trust, knowledge, regards, empathy...
Infected ovarian endometrioma: Case series and management outcomes
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Dear Editor,
Infected endometrioma, which is the superimposed infection and abscess formation of ovarian endometrioma, is increasingly understood to be a distinct...
Navigating the risks of contrast extravasation in CT scans: A 3-year study of 26,544...
Dear Editor,
We present findings from our large-scale retrospective study on contrast media extravasation (CME) in computed tomography (CT) examinations. Over 3 years, we analysed...
Navigating health challenges: Singapore’s National University Health System’s approach to child and family well-being
Dear Editor,
Singapore’s progressive commitment to addressing child and family well-being is anchored in its forward-thinking public health agenda. Recognising that long-term population health outcomes...
Exploring the perspectives of child health strategy stakeholders on resilience and well-being in children...
Dear Editor,
Resilience has been defined as the capacity of a dynamic system to adapt well to potential threats,1 while mitigating the negative impact of...
Knowledge and attitudes towards sarcopenia among healthcare professionals
Dear Editor,
Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass as well as muscle strength and/or performance.1 Sarcopenia is an important public health issue...
Improving school teachers’ self-efficacy and knowledge on food allergy and management of anaphylaxis using...
Dear Editor,
Children with food allergies are at risk of inadvertent allergic reactions that range from mild to potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis, even with appropriate dietary...
Knowledge, attitudes and readiness of final-year medical students towards clinical goals-of-care discussion
Dear Editor,
In a rapidly ageing global population,1 there is increasing recognition of the importance of clinical goals-of-care (GOC) discussions aimed at understanding patients’ goals,...
COVID-19 residual symptoms and adverse drug reactions after oral antiviral therapy in the Singapore...
Dear Editor,
The COVID-19 pandemic remains a significant public health threat with over 7 million deaths worldwide (as of 14 January 2024).1 In Singapore, oral...