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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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