Review Article
Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Periodontal Disease: Current Status and Future Considerations
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common and growing global health problem. It is highly prevalent in Asian communities. Hong Kong, Pakistan, and Singapore are...
Updates on the Surgical Management of Paediatric Cataract with Primary Intraocular Lens Implantation
Paediatric cataract has a low incidence compared with adult cataract. The estimated incidence is about 1 to 6/ 10,000 births.
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Singapore National Medical Image Resource Centre (SN.MIRC): A World Wide Web Resource for Radiology...
Radiological images are critical for diagnosis, teaching and research. In radiology education, learners must be exposed to large amounts of visual information, and assimilation...
Teleradiology in Singapore – Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
Teleradiology is the electronic transmission of radiologic images from one location to another for the purposes of interpretation and/or consultation. The current interest in...
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Overview and Local Situation
The emergence and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from the community that are distinct from their archetypal healthcare-associated counterparts (HA-MRSA) marked a...
SARS Revisited: Managing “Outbreaks” With “Communications”
In the short span of 3 years since SARS first appeared on the Asian landscape, terms like “risk communications” and “outbreak communications” have assumed...
Laboratory Containment of SARS Virus
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged in November 2002 in Guangdong Province in China and quickly spread to 26 countries/areas with local transmission in...
SARS and Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Challenge to Place Global Solidarity above National Sovereignty
The majority of the world’s information about infectious disease outbreaks no longer comes from voluntary reporting by countries, the willingness of which is influenced...
SARS in Singapore – Key Lessons from an Epidemic
The 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak represented the most severe communicable disease challenge to the public health system and the government and...
New Concepts in the Management of Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas
Optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSMs) account for one-third of primary optic nerve tumours, are the second most common optic nerve tumours after gliomas, and...