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More males in Singapore getting HPV vaccine amid growing awareness of benefits

This comes as a growing number of countries recommend the vaccine for both genders.

TCM practitioners can join hands with eligible clinics to manage patients’ health: Koh Poh Koon

Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower Koh Poh Koon said the effort aims to develop innovative care models for residents inclined towards TCM.

Surgeons perform first brain tumour removal through eye socket in Singapore

The team that carried out the eight-hour transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery (TONES) on patient Teong Wen Han (centre): Ophthalmologist David Law and otolaryngoloist Tan Jian Li from Tan Tock Seng Hospital; and neurosurgeons Jensen Ang and Christopher Ang from the National Neuroscience Institute.

askST: Are 12,700 Covid-19 cases in a week cause for concern?

The Communicable Diseases Agency said current Covid-19 vaccines are still effective against the NB.1.8.1 variant, which is the main variant now circulating in Singapore.

S’pore launches $350m longevity challenge to tackle cognitive decline and loss of physical function

The programme aims to develop approaches and interventions that can help reduce the onset or progression of cognitive impairment and decline in physical function.

Blood markers may help predict psychosis in at-risk Asian youth: IMH-NTU study

In Singapore, one in 43 individuals aged 18 and above has been diagnosed with psychosis, which includes schizophrenia, in their lifetime.

S’pore takes precautionary stance on youth gender dysphoria; bans hormonal and surgical treatment for under-18s

Risk of another pandemic crisis remains, Ong Ye Kung tells attendees at Geneva event

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung speaking on global pandemic preparedness and response at an event held on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, organised by the Communicable Diseases Agency Singapore (CDA), Robert Koch Institute (RKI), and the World Health Organization.

Bedok TB screening exercise ends, with one man diagnosed with active TB disease so far

People queueing at the tuberculosis screening centre at Heartbeat@Bedok, on May 5.

Hawker centre in Bedok Central linked to TB clusters undergoes deep cleaning

Block 216 Bedok Food Centre & Market is now closed for cleaning operations and will reopen on May 20.

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