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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic began in early December in Wuhan, the 7th most populous city in Mainland China, and was reported to...

Review Article

Cognitive Aspect of Diagnostic Errors

Dong Haur Phua, Nigel CK Tan

It was an unusually busy ward round. The newly promoted registrar was keen to review the patients handed over to him. But there were...

Original Article

Factors Associated with Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older People in Taiwan

Tai Yin Wu, Wei Chu Chie, Rong Sen Yang, Jen Pei Liu, Kuan Liang Kuo,Wai Kuen Wong, Chen Kun Liaw

Falls are an important issue in geriatric medicine. Falls are particularly associated with increased morbidity, disability, lower quality of life, and earlier entry into...

Original Article

Epidemiology and Control of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Singapore, 2001-2007

Kee Tai Goh Li Wei Ang, Benjamin KW Koh, Kwai Peng Chan, Lian Tee Chua, Lyn James

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood viral infection, which is typically mild and self-limiting. It is characterised by a brief...

Original Article

CT-Guided Thoracic Biopsy: Evaluating Diagnostic Yield and Complications

Stanley EK Loh, Donald DF Wu, Sudhakar K Venkatesh, Cheng Kang Ong, Eugene Liu, Kar Yin Seto, Anil Gopinathan, Lenny KA Tan

Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsies which have been performed for more than a century have since gained wide acceptance for diagnosing malignant and benign lung lesions....

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Prevalence and Correlates of Internet Gaming Problem among Internet Users: Results from an Internet Survey

Mythily Subramaniam, Boon Yiang Chua, Edimansyah Abdin, Shirlene Pang, Pratika Satghare, Janhavi A Vaingankar, Swapna Verma, Say How Ong, Louisa Picco, Siow Ann Chong

The internet has become indispensable to societies across the world as it continually creates new ways for people to communicate, congregate, and share information....

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Clinical Outcomes of Below Knee Amputations in Diabetic Foot Patients

Keng Lin Wong, Aziz Nather, Shen Liang, Ziyun Chang, Tiffany TC Wong, Chin Tat Lim

Diabetes currently affects 366 million people worldwide or 8.3% of the world’s adult population. This figure is expected to increase to 9.9% by 2030,...