Letter to the Editor
Interdisciplinary approach of conservative kidney management with a community nurse-led programme
Dear Editor,
Conservative kidney management (CKM) should be considered when the burdens of dialysis treatment outweigh the benefits and compromise quality of life. The availability, accessibility and quality of care vary across the world depending on healthcare structure and resources. We explored the feasibility of integrating a nurse-led CKM community...
Review Article
Development of the Human Intrahepatic Biliary System
The development of the human biliary system has been studied extensively. This knowledge is essential to the understanding of the pathogenesis of a spectrum of diseases termed “ductal plate malformation” (DPM).
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Original Article
Extremity Osteosarcoma—A Southeast Asian Experience
Osteosarcoma is a highly malignant bone cancer occurring primarily in young patients. Although rare, it is still the commonest primary bone cancer seen in Southeast Asia.
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Others
History of the Orthopaedic Specialty in Singapore
When the practice of orthopaedic surgery first began in Singapore, it was not a specialty in itself. There are no records as to when the first orthopaedic cases were managed, but it must have been when modern medicine was introduced into Singapore, at the beginning of the twentieth century...
Review Article
Axoglial Interaction via the Notch Receptor in Oligodendrocyte Differentiation
Oligodendrocytes (OLs) derived from the common neural progenitor cells in the central nervous system (CNS) ensheathe the nude axon to form the myelin that not only effects saltatory conduction but also protects and maintains the axonal structure. It is the last type of cells that appear in the CNS....
Commentary
Translating the Family Medicine Vision into Educational Programmes in Singapore
The core of the Family Medicine (FM) vision is patient-centred care, requiring specific education and vocational training. Modern day FM began its existence as a “counterculture” to the disease-and-body-part focus of the hospital specialties in the 1960s.
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