Volume 42, Number 7 July 2013

Application of Science to Medicine—The Clinician-Scientist

Without the clinician in the scientist, there can be little translation of scientific discoveries to benefit patients. In recent years, significant increases in medical...

Diagnostic Performance of Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire for Screening Dementia among Patients Attending Cognitive Assessment Clinics in Singapore

Healthcare workers and researchers have widely acknowledged the need for a brief cognitive screening instrument for the diagnosis of dementia. While many physicians use...

Factors Associated with Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older People in Taiwan

Falls are an important issue in geriatric medicine. Falls are particularly associated with increased morbidity, disability, lower quality of life, and earlier entry into...

Borderline Viability—Neonatal Outcomes of Infants in Singapore over a Period of 18 Years (1990 – 2007)

Advances in perinatal and neonatal care have resulted in the increased survival of extremely preterm infants in the nineties. As limits of viability continue...

The Medical, Functional and Social Challenges Faced by Older Adults with Intellectual Disability

Older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their caregivers are sometimes overlooked in the planning and delivery of health services; and unfortunately, are sometimes...