Volume 43, Number 7

July 2014

Hepatitis—Cure and Prevention

World Hepatitis Day has been celebrated annually on 28 July since 2008. This day was chosen as it was the birthday of Professor Baruch...

Paediatric Services: The Future Direction

Medical care in Singapore has progressed significantly over the past few decades; we have achieved a world class healthcare system with a standard of...

A Comparison of the Short-term Morbidity and Mortality Between Late Preterm and Term Newborns

Late preterm infants are defined as those who are born between the gestational age (GA) from 34 weeks and 0/7 days through 36 weeks...

Neonatal and Paediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in a Single Asian Tertiary Centre

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a cardiopulmonary bypass technique (CPB) introduced by Bartlett in 1972, which provides life-saving support in patients with refractory yet...

Validation of the Paediatric Hearing Impairment Caregiver Experience (PHICE) Questionnaire

The stress experienced by parents of children with hearing impairment (HI) has been studied over the past 2 decades. Increased parenting stress is often...