Review Article
Youth Suicide and Parasuicide in Singapore
The World Health Organization defines suicide as an act with a fatal outcome that is deliberately initiated and performed by the person himself or...
Trauma-induced coagulopathy: Mechanisms and clinical management
Globally, trauma accounts for the highest number of mortalities in adolescents and young adults up to 49 years old.1 Of these deaths, a large...
Academy of Medicine, Singapore clinical guideline on the use of sedation by non-anaesthesiologists during...
The practice of gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy over the last 3 decades has seen both a rise in volume of routine procedures, and an increase...
Epidemiology of Betel Quid Usage
Betel quid/areca nut use has been common in South and Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific region for a long time and is common...
Oral Mucosal Immunology: An Overview
The primary function of the immune system of the mouth is to protect the teeth, jaws, gingivae and the rest of the oral mucosa...
Lymphomas Involving Waldeyer’s Ring: Placement, Paradigms, Peculiarities, Pitfalls, Patterns and Postulates
As the histopathological diagnosis of any lymphoma still largely hinges upon the demonstration of lymphoid architectural abnormality, the pathologist must first be cognizant of...
Melanocytic Lesions of the Face: Diagnostic Pitfalls
Cutaneous melanocytic lesions are amongst the commonest tumours in all races but are more common in Caucasians with fair skin. Although most are benign...
A Review: The Location, Molecular Characterisation and Multipotency of Hair Follicle Epidermal Stem Cells
There have been significant advances in the understanding of keratinocyte stem cells since the 1970s, when the concept of interfollicular epidermis was initially proposed;...
A Risk Reduction Approach for Schizophrenia: The Early Psychosis Intervention Programme
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder with a profound impact on patients, their caregivers and society. The Global Burden of Disease lists schizophrenia among...
Axoglial Interaction via the Notch Receptor in Oligodendrocyte Differentiation
Oligodendrocytes (OLs) derived from the common neural progenitor cells in the central nervous system (CNS) ensheathe the nude axon to form the myelin that...