Volume 48, Number 3
“We’re all in this human experience together, so let’s try to be kind, gracious, and compassionate to each other.”
Kailin Gow
American author
Editorial
Tuberculosis in Singapore: Past and Future
Tuberculosis—a curable and largely preventable
disease—remains one of the top 10 global causes of death
today. In 2017, the World Health Organization estimated
that 23% of the...
Original Article
Ethnic Differences and Trends in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Incidence and Mortality in a Multi-Ethnic Population
Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is the world’s leading cause
of death and is responsible for more than 8 million deaths
each year.1 Mirroring global trends, IHD...
Original Article
The Singapore Heart Failure Risk Score: Prediction of Survival in Southeast Asian Patients
Heart failure is a growing public health problem with
a significant disease burden worldwide.1,2 Given the
substantial uncertainty associated with disease outcomes,3
risk scores play an important...
Commentary
Peer Support in Mental Health: A Growing Movement in Singapore
Peer support is a growing global phenomenon in healthcare
services. Peers for Progress, an international peer support
association based in the University of North Carolina,
currently oversees...
Letter to the Editor
Empiric Meropenem-based versus Ceftazidime-based Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in a Retrospective Cohort Study
Optimal antibiotic regimen is unknown for severe
community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) which has mortality
rates of up to 67% locally.1 Recommended empiric regimens
from the West cannot be...
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