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MOH probing LC Nursing Home founder for possible non-disclosure of disciplinary actions during licensing

LC Nursing Home in Siglap is the second nursing home to be slapped with a closing down order by the Ministry of Health.

Experts back regular spot checks as smaller nursing homes struggle with rising costs and standards

Smaller nursing homes should focus on active living to help mobile residents maintain their independence and delay cognitive decline.

Upskilling in generalist palliative care nursing exceeds expectations: Ong Ye Kung

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung (middle row, fourth from left) at the Nurses’ Merit Award ceremony held at the Shangri-La Singapore on July 6.

NKF lowers malnutrition risk among its patients by putting protein first

NKF principal dietitian Yee Chooi Fong explaining protein requirements to Neo Ah Lek at NKF’s 633 Ang Mo Kio Dialysis Centre on June 24.

More physiotherapists opting to work in private healthcare – can the public sector keep up?

Latest statistics showed that the growth in the number of physiotherapists in the public healthcare sector is much slower than the growth in the private sector.

LC Nursing Home founder Chia Yang Pong struck off medical register in 2004

MOH said on June 29 it will revoke the licence of LC Nursing Home on Nov 23, after finding serious and systemic lapses in care and safety.

Life sciences investment giant to give Singapore medtech start-ups international boost

Dr Tan See Leng, Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology in MTI delivering a speech during the Singapore Medical Device Showcase on June 29, 2026.

55 central kitchens, food caterers, restaurants involved in food poisoning outbreaks in past 2 years

Public Health Officers from CDA’s Food and Vector Borne Division demonstrating an investigation of a simulated foodborne gastroenteritis outbreak.

NUS names professorship after liver pathology pioneer Aileen Wee

Pathologist Aileen Wee hopes the professorship will benefit scholars who are actively pursuing research “to uncover some of the many unknowns in the diseased liver for the betterment of patients”.

‘Diseases, unfortunately, do not sleep’: How CDA is using AI to lead S’pore’s infectious diseases fight

CDA chief executive Vernon Lee stresses AI could help free up staff for more analytical and policy-making activities, tapping data provided by the technology.

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