Review Article
2025 Singapore consensus statements on the management of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a progressive disease characterised by a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) secondary to pathophysiological alterations in the bone microstructure that predispose...
The effect of pulse steroid therapy on bone density and turnover: A systematic review...
Glucocorticoids (GC) are potent anti-inflammatory agents used for the treatment of various acute autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. Current studies estimate that the prevalence of...
The APLC expert consensus recommendations on the management of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in Asia
Relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a mature B-cell neoplasm characterised by the accumulation of monoclonal B lymphocytes in the bone marrow, peripheral...
Sarcopenia: Current evidence, advances in assessment, clinical implementation and future directions
Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of muscle strength and mass,1,2 most commonly age-related but also occurring secondary to chronic disease, malnutrition and inactivity. It...
Recommendations for screening for latent tuberculosis infection in people with rheumatic diseases: Consensus statement...
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, is endemic in Asia. Latent TB infection (LTBI) has a prevalence of 12.7% among Singapore residents,1...
Community care at scale: Singapore’s Active Ageing Centres 2.0 as a model for healthy...
Populations are rapidly ageing, with 1 in 6 people projected to be 60 years or older by 2030 worldwide.1 This has profound implications for...
Advancing cardiology pharmacy practice: A position paper on physician-led, pharmacist-enabled model for sustainable cardiovascular...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of Singapore’s leading causes of morbidity and mortality, accounting for a growing proportion of hospital admissions and chronic disease...
Establishing quality standards for white light upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in Singapore: Consensus statements from...
Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) is the gold standard for examining upper gastrointestinal (UGI) symptoms. It enables direct visualisation of the mucosa, facilitates tissue sampling and allows...
Treatment outcomes in Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease: A systematic review
Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) is a group of rapidly growing, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) increasingly recognised as clinically significant pathogens worldwide.1,2 The complex comprises 3...
Singapore consensus statements on the management of obstructive sleep apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a condition characterised by repeated episodes of upper-airway obstruction during sleep associated with desaturations or arousal from sleep.1 This...