Albert Einstein once said: “All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence, and leading the individual towards freedom”. The essence of this tree is our creativity. This article is...

Neurology is often felt to be a challenging subject. The term “neurophobia” has been coined, partly in jest, to describe “a fear of the neural sciences and clinical neurology”. Several studies have explored neurophobia in different teaching environments and countries and concluded that both medical students and doctors have...

Stroke has serious consequences, and is the leading cause of adult disability worldwide1 and the fourth most common cause of mortality in Singapore. Intravenous (IV) stroke thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is the only approved acute drug treatment for ischemic stroke. When given within 4.5 hours of...

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can be classified epidemiologically (hospital or community associated), genotypically and phenotypically. Over the last decade, pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) type USA300 has become the dominant strain isolated from skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) arising in the community in the US. The incidence...

Hip fractures are an increasingly common problem and a significant cause of mortality, morbidity and functional dependence. The incidence of hip fracture has increased in recent decades in countries with ageing populations and Singapore is no exception. Hip fracture incidence rates in Singapore have risen rapidly over the past...