Akshita Nanda

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Akshita writes about health, well-being, ageing and longevity. She co-led a project on dementia in 2022 that won The Straits Times the overall gold for best news website at the Digital Media Awards Asia. Once a cancer researcher, she also researches migration and maritime security and writes fiction in her spare time. In 2020, she was the co-winner of the Singapore Literature Prize for English fiction.

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Do you have performance anxiety? Live streamer, musician, C-suite executive share how they cope

(Clockwise) Ms Genecia Alluora Luo, Ms Chan Peifang and Mr Jin Tan share how they overcome their performance anxiety.

How to exercise safely to manage high blood pressure

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Mr Christopher Huang (right), an Active Health Coach with Sport Singapore, conducting a Manage Hypertension With Exercise session, run by ActiveSG, at Heartbeat@Bedok, Sept 17, 2025.

Why do people sign up for marathons? S’pore runners share some life lessons and tips

(From left) Ms Jileen Tan, 62, Mr Tan Cheng Kok, 64, Mr Francis Ang Soon Guan, 67, Mr Chan Kok Fu, 60, and
Ms Chua Suat Har, 62, at a social run around Marina Bay on Aug 27, 2025.

Beyond basic blood tests: What add-ons should you get at your next health screening?

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Mr Adrian Teo, 43, administrative assistant, at Changi General Hospital on Aug 26, 2025.
Mr Teo has elevated levels of lipoprotein (a). Elevated levels of Lp(a) correlate with an increased risk of cardiac disease.
For feature on blood tests beyond the norm - what can these tests tell us and who should get them?
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

When spinal nerves get compressed: Retired accountant ‘had to crawl on all fours to get to the loo’

Longstanding discomfort from pinched nerves can flare up overnight.

Is it hard to read the fine print? Don’t delay treating presbyopia

As we age, the lens of the eye gets stiffer and the muscles controlling lens thickness become weaker. This leads to presbyopia.

Alone but not lonely: Tips from seniors who live solo and like it

Mr Ricky Law, 69, lives alone and likes it. The lecturer in digital marketing does livestreams on ageing, plays sports and makes a point to dress up including changing his spectacle frames.

Walking for exercise? Here are tips on how to do it properly

From left
Adrian Quah, 54, programme manager Certis Cisco, Dr Loong Tse Han, 49, colorectal surgeon, Yong Wai Sing 52, HR trainer and Tammie Lee, 43, gm of digital agency, at East Coast Park on Jun 28, 2025.

More than half of older women in Singapore face bathroom woes

More than half of older women here face bathroom woes, even if they are otherwise healthy, according to local research.

How handwriting has changed in Singapore and its surprising link to well-being

Ms Michelle Lee, 38, calligraphy teacher and preschool educator, Ms Dorothy Lim-Chew, 57, calligrapher, Ms Judith Perera-Lee, 37, graphic designer, penmanship teacher and calligrapher, and Mr Jeffrey Lim, 45, owner of custom pen and nib business, BlueDew Pens.

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