Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was introduced to the Singapore population by early Chinese immigrants from China.1 During Singapore’s colonial era, particularly between 1819 to...

Human epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer is recognised as a particularly aggressive subtype, associated with a poorer prognosis and a higher risk...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global public health crisis, associated with 4.7 million deaths worldwide in 2021 alone.1 Antibiotic stewardship is one of...

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a multidimensional assessment of the impact of disease and treatment on physical, psychological and social aspects of individuals’...

Illustration by LadyFingers Co. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI, also known as primary ovarian insufficiency) refers to loss of ovarian activity before the age of 40...

Within 3 years from 2019 to 2021, adolescent suicide rates in Singapore almost doubled from 5.35 to 9.14 per 100,000 population.1,2 This is against...

As Singapore’s population ages, the incidence of non-communicable chronic diseases will rise in tandem.1 There exists a subset of individuals, oftentimes elderly with multiple...

With advancements in medical care, mortality rates in critically ill patients have decreased substantially.1,2 Contemporary studies from developed countries report paediatric intensive care mortality...

Pharmacogenomic testing in psychiatry is an emerging area with the potential clinical application of guiding medication choice and dosing. Interest in this area has...

The global prevalence of smoking has declined over the years. According to authors utilising data from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk...