It has been 8 years since the World Health Assembly passed a resolution that viral hepatitis is indeed a major public health threat. Already, the World Health Organization (WHO) has set ambitious targets for 2030 to reduce new viral infections by 90%, diagnose 90% of infections and have 80%...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia managed by emergency medicine physicians. The prevalence of AF in developed countries is estimated to be between 0.5 to 1.0%,3 with AF accounting for 0.8% of Emergency Department (ED) visits in the United States from 1993 to 2004. This article is available...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a growing global health problem, affecting 11.8% of people over the age of 60. Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is the leading reason for hospitalisation in CHF patients, and is associated with substantial rates of mortality and morbidity of 5% to 14%. This article is...

The development of a reliable blastocyst culture system presents the opportunity to perform single blastocyst stage embryo transfer that avoids multi-pregnancies and its attendant morbidities, while maintaining pregnancy rates of cleavage-stage double embryo transfers (DETs). This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view...

Around a decade ago, frailty was an emerging research area and a nascent concept in many clinical specialties. Today, its growing relevance in both research and clinical practice is sustained amid the ageing of populations across the world including Singapore. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click...