Salma Khalik

salma@sph.com.sg

Salma Khalik has been covering health issues for over 20 years.

Latest articles

A silent killer: Half of kidney failure cases in S’pore could have been prevented, says doc

Dr Arjunan Kumaran, 34, with his patient, Mr Syafic Bin Omar, 40, at Intemedical Tampines on Oct 28.

How kidney dialysis takes a toll on one patient’s life and work

Mr Lim Chee Meng, 55, at NKF Aljunied on Nov 1.

Are doctors in Singapore being disciplined fairly? Recent penalties for misconduct draw scrutiny

The Singapore Medical Council still appears to be meting out penalties that are too lax or too draconian.

NUS Medicine’s target? To be world’s top medical school for Asia

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Portrait of Prof Chong Yap Seng for NUS Med school paid package taken on June 6, 2025.

NUS Medicine’s focus on research leads to better patient care, raises school’s standing globally

The school secures more than $100 million in research grants each year to fund impactful research and breakthroughs.

Community projects a key part of student life at NUS Medicine

Currently, there are some 180 students involved in the project, with 30 of them coming from the medical school.

NUS Medicine hopes to help Singaporeans age more healthily

Professor Brian Kennedy heads NUS Medicine’s Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme.

NUS team taps digital medicine to make treatments more precise for patients

Professor Dean Ho and his team are developing ways to take the guesswork out of medication, and to optimise drug doses and combinations for each person.

Some good may come out of uproar over health insurance pre-authorisation

The practice of pre-authorisation surfaced here less than a decade ago, following recommendations in 2016 by the Health Insurance Task Force.

The Trump effect on high drug prices

US President Donald Trump said on May 11 that he wants prices of drugs sold in the US to reflect the cheapest prices globally.

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