Salma Khalik

salma@sph.com.sg

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

Latest articles

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.

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 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.

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.

NUS Medicine hopes to help Singaporeans age more healthily

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

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.

More seniors should have access to Bixeps to strengthen muscles and stay active for longer

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Prof Tay Boon Keng, 75, Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Singapore General Hospital, with Madam Louisa Chen, 82, Housewife, who uses BIXEPS machine from QuantumTX which improve muscle strength, at SingHealth Tower on Nov 22, 2024.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Healthcare financing in S’pore: 10 questions for DPM Gan and Health Minister Ong

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The Straits Times Senior Health Correspondent, Salma Khalik (right) in a discussion with (from left): Health Minister Ong Ye Kung and DPM Gan Kim Yong about the Healthcare finance package at News Centre, Studio 65 on Dec 27, 2024.

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