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Doctors/Surgeons

Mbappe misses Real's playoff against Benfica, Arbeloa unsure of return date

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Osasuna v Real Madrid - El Sadar Stadium, Pamplona, Spain - February 21, 2026 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Vincent West
Soccer Football - LaLiga - Osasuna v Real Madrid - El Sadar Stadium, Pamplona, Spain - February 21, 2026 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Vincent West

Australian gynaecologist accused of unneeded surgeries on women

7 killed after medical transport plane crashes in India

Italian region resists US pressure to curb use of Cuban doctors

FILE PHOTO: Governor of Italy's Calabria region Roberto Occhiuto poses with Cuban medics whom he has hired to help deal with a shortage of staff in local hospitals, at the University of Calabria in Cosenza, Italy, in this undated picture obtained by Reuters on October 3, 2023. Calabria Region Press Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Governor of Italy's Calabria region Roberto Occhiuto poses with Cuban medics whom he has hired to help deal with a shortage of staff in local hospitals, at the University of Calabria in Cosenza, Italy, in this undated picture obtained by Reuters on October 3, 2023. Calabria Region Press Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Number of doctors in S’pore rose about 50% over 10 years, with 6 in 10 trained here

The total number of registered doctors in Singapore was 17,582 as at end-2024.
The total number of registered doctors in Singapore was 17,582 as at end-2024.

Cuban security forces exit Venezuela as US pressure mounts

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez and Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Padilla attend the ceremony \"Promotions and Decorations for Heroes and Martyrs\", honouring Venezuelan and Cuban military and security personnel who died during a U.S. operation to capture Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez and Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Padilla attend the ceremony \"Promotions and Decorations for Heroes and Martyrs\", honouring Venezuelan and Cuban military and security personnel who died during a U.S. operation to capture Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Singapore launches guidelines for family doctors to manage patients’ menopause

Former director of nursing at KKH, Madam Lee Yoke Lan, (in green), 86, did not know she was becoming menopausal despite her training as a nurse. She started having hot flashes and mood swings at 48. These stopped after she went on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
Former director of nursing at KKH, Madam Lee Yoke Lan, (in green), 86, did not know she was becoming menopausal despite her training as a nurse. She started having hot flashes and mood swings at 48. These stopped after she went on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

More than 1,000 GP clinics to remain open over Chinese New Year period

Would-be patients can check the GPGoWhere website for information on the opening hours and location for 1,095 clinics.
Would-be patients can check the GPGoWhere website for information on the opening hours and location for 1,095 clinics.

South Korea revives plan to add medical students; doctors criticise bid

FILE PHOTO: A doctor holds a slogan in a protest against a plan to admit more students to medical school, in front of the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-Hyeon/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A doctor holds a slogan in a protest against a plan to admit more students to medical school, in front of the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-Hyeon/File Photo

South Korea to raise medical school quota to ease shortage

Students wait for the start of the annual college entrance exam, known locally as Suneung, at an exam hall in Seoulon November 13, 2025. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / POOL / AFP)
Students wait for the start of the annual college entrance exam, known locally as Suneung, at an exam hall in Seoulon November 13, 2025. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / POOL / AFP)

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.