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Bone density and other muscular tests for women to be offered through Healthier SG: Ong Ye Kung

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said details of screening tests for osteoporosis and sarcopenia will be announced soon.

New Hougang facility set up for mental health residents as S’pore rethinks long-term psychiatric care

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung (right) picking up an origami made by a Compass Home client at the official opening of Vanguard Healthcare’s Hougang facility on Oct 5.

Nearly $50m given to about 8,000 severely disabled Singaporeans in 6 years under ElderFund

Ren Ci @ Woodlands resident Jumadi Sayap (right), 71, who has dementia, with his niece Hazwani Mohamad, 52. She uses $200 from her uncle’s MediSave account each month under the MediSave Care scheme to offset the nursing home’s fees.

Singaporean’s research spells new hope for healing severe skin injuries, chronic wounds

What started off as a summer research project with the Almquist Lab at Imperial College London eventually led Magdalene Ho and her colleagues to develop the smart wound-dressing technology.

Science Talk: 1 in 3 Singaporeans has hypertension. Can cutting salt reverse the trend?

Brands of low sodium salt at Sheng Shiong Supermarket at Ten Miles Junction.

First dedicated centre for persons living with dementia, caregivers opens in Toa Payoh

National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat shakes hands with a Voices for Hope alumnus during a tour of Dementia Singapore’s first Voices for Hope Centre on Oct 3.

Singapore’s sugar consumption falls, but sodium, calorie intakes have gone up, new surveys show

The National Nutrition Survey – which polled 3,000 Singapore residents between the ages of 18 and 69 – found the daily total sugar intake here had fallen from 60g in 2018 to 48g in 2025.

Being more active cannot fully offset bad diet: Experts

Singapore’s population is moving more but also consuming too much sodium and too many calories, according to the latest national health and nutrition surveys.

Medical Mysteries

How Botox changed the life of a man who could not burp for 52 years

Daryl has been unable to burp since childhood. To relieve gas, he would induce vomiting or massage his stomach with medicated oil to help expel it.

Koh Poh Koon rejoins Singapore General Hospital as colorectal surgeon

Koh Poh Koon has rejoined Singapore General Hospital where he used to practise medicine for several years before assuming political office.

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