On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) an international public health emergency after the...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were about 1.6 billion overweight adults aged 15 years and above and at least 400 million...

Obesity is a condition characterised by an excess of body fats. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were about 1.6 billion overweight...

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...

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

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing global pandemic infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is established that increasing...

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

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....

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...

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