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Joyce Teo

Senior Health Correspondent

Joyce is senior health correspondent at The Straits Times. She has been on the health beat for more than a decade, covering everything from mental health and population health to health policies and palliative care. She is also host of the ST Health Check podcast. Having written extensively about mental health, she believes that talking openly about it can help reduce stigma. She is a member of Singapore’s Bioethics Advisory Committee and a fellow of the Temasek Foundation-IPS Asia Journalism Fellowship. 

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‘It’s not just about the shakes’: Ninja Warrior Jimmy Choi on living with Parkinson’s disease

American Ninja Warrior Jimmy Choi and his wife, Cherryl, at a gym at AMK Hub on Oct 29. He was in Singapore to launch an interactive exhibition aimed at raising awareness of Parkinson’s disease.
American Ninja Warrior Jimmy Choi and his wife, Cherryl, at a gym at AMK Hub on Oct 29. He was in Singapore to launch an interactive exhibition aimed at raising awareness of Parkinson’s disease.

New SGH emergency and national neuroscience building slashes stroke treatment times

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Dr Chia Ghim Song, Senior Consultant, Department of Neuroradiology, Singapore General Hospital taking a wefie with Minister for Health, Ong Ye Kung, and the Angio Suite team inside the Angio Suite during the official opening of the SGH Emergency / National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) Building on Oct 30, 2026. 

The new integrated facility strengthens Singapore General Hospital's emergency care capabilities while bringing emergency medicine, acute medical care and neuroscience services closer together to support seamless patient care. 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Dr Chia Ghim Song, Senior Consultant, Department of Neuroradiology, Singapore General Hospital taking a wefie with Minister for Health, Ong Ye Kung, and the Angio Suite team inside the Angio Suite during the official opening of the SGH Emergency / National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) Building on Oct 30, 2026. 

The new integrated facility strengthens Singapore General Hospital's emergency care capabilities while bringing emergency medicine, acute medical care and neuroscience services closer together to support seamless patient care. 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

St Luke’s Hospital, Lien Foundation pioneer early palliative care through GPs

St Luke’s Hospital CEO Tan Boon Yeow (second from left) and Minister of State for Health Madam Rahayu Mahzam (left) at the Oct 27 launch of Opal, a primary palliative care programme that the community hospital co-developed with the Lien Foundation.  
St Luke’s Hospital CEO Tan Boon Yeow (second from left) and Minister of State for Health Madam Rahayu Mahzam (left) at the Oct 27 launch of Opal, a primary palliative care programme that the community hospital co-developed with the Lien Foundation.  

Schools to be strengthened as key places for youth to seek help, build mental resilience: Ong Ye Kung

Mental health needs are rising in Singapore, with one in three young persons aged 10 to 18 reported mental health symptoms.
Mental health needs are rising in Singapore, with one in three young persons aged 10 to 18 reported mental health symptoms.

App to help diners with visual impairment at hawker centres among ideas at inaugural challenge

The team of four developed a prototype app to help diners with visual impairment find empty tables at hawker centres. They include product designers from Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) Tay Yu Qing and Genevieve Yip (in white), Ho Yin Mei, a principal design lead from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and Jeffrey Ang, a principal architect from the Urban Redvelopment Authority.
The team of four developed a prototype app to help diners with visual impairment find empty tables at hawker centres. They include product designers from Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) Tay Yu Qing and Genevieve Yip (in white), Ho Yin Mei, a principal design lead from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and Jeffrey Ang, a principal architect from the Urban Redvelopment Authority.

Tackling workplace ageism is critical in super-aged Singapore, says expert

(From left) Professor Paulin Straughan, director of the Centre for Research on Successful Ageing at SMU, moderating a panel discussion with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development vice-dean Satoshi Shimizutani and Technische Universität Dresden rector Ursula Staudinger on Oct 20.
(From left) Professor Paulin Straughan, director of the Centre for Research on Successful Ageing at SMU, moderating a panel discussion with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development vice-dean Satoshi Shimizutani and Technische Universität Dresden rector Ursula Staudinger on Oct 20.

NUH offers precision brain stimulation to treat depression and anxiety

The treatment uses functional magnetic resonance imaging scans with AI-powered algorithms to map brain circuits.
The treatment uses functional magnetic resonance imaging scans with AI-powered algorithms to map brain circuits.

Seniors with dementia use objects from the past to rekindle memories under NTUC Health programme

A pilot study had shown that 72% of the participants had sustained positive moods and became more expressive after going through the programme.
A pilot study had shown that 72% of the participants had sustained positive moods and became more expressive after going through the programme.

IMH to be redeveloped and expanded, renamed the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore

Singapore’s psychiatric hospital, the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), will be renamed as the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore, and expanded by 2040.
Singapore’s psychiatric hospital, the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), will be renamed as the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore, and expanded by 2040.

Jill Biden, Ong Ye Kung outline future of women’s health in lifelong preventive care

(From left) Moderator Esther Krofah Executive Vice President of Health from Milken Institute; Jill Biden, Chair of Milken Institute Women’s Health Network; and Ong Ye Kung, Minister of Health Singapore in a panel discussion at the Milken Asia Summit on Oct 8.
(From left) Moderator Esther Krofah Executive Vice President of Health from Milken Institute; Jill Biden, Chair of Milken Institute Women’s Health Network; and Ong Ye Kung, Minister of Health Singapore in a panel discussion at the Milken Asia Summit on Oct 8.

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