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Woodlands to become first Singapore town to customise health activities for its residents

Seniors citizens participate in healthy lifestyle activities and quizzes at the Healthier SG roadshow held at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, July 8, 2023.

Man who had unpasteurised milk daily is only known bovine TB case in Singapore

Cows-a-milking: The cows stand in line patiently
as their milk is extracted with vacuum suction
cups. Up to 16 cows can be milked at any
one time at this high-tech milking facility
in Toby Farm.

Sales of all but 2 IP riders now will cease come April 2026

IPs cover stays in higher-class wards in restructured hospitals as well as in private hospitals, including this room at Raffles Hospital.

KKH urges kids, teens suffering from chronic dizziness to seek early diagnosis

Dr Chan Ching Yee (left), a senior consultant at KK Women's and Children's Hospital's otolaryngology department, diagnosed 16-year-old Shannon with vestibular migraine in 2024.

Patients with rarer types of diabetes can get up to 80% in subsidies for monitoring devices

Ms Ng Zhuang Shu, who has monogenic diabetes, uses the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system to monitor her blood sugar levels. This system currently is the only CGM device eligible for government subsidies.

Future hospitals could see merger of B2 and C wards under new facilities design framework

Subsidised wards with 8 beds or even more will likely be phased out with the implementation of a national design framework which standardises ward layouts for public hospitals in Singapore.

New pilot to offer free tuition, football training to at-risk young people

Mayor of South East District Dinesh Vasu Dash (left, in blue shirt) joined former Singapore national footballer Fandi Ahmad (right, in black tracksuit) at the first run of Football Clinic @ South East.

New Singapore hospitals will be built faster, likely to cost less: Ong Ye Kung

The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.

AI tool delivers better outcomes in complex spine surgery for Tan Tock Seng Hospital patients

Adj A/Prof Jacob Oh (right), head of spine surgery and a senior consultant from the department of orthopedic surgery at TTSH, and Dr Wayne Yap, a consultant from the same department, demonstrating how the AI tool assisted the planning and execution of complex spine surgeries.

S'pore commits record $37 billion to drive research, innovation and enterprise over next five years

The Singapore Government has committed $3 billion to enable research which will help seniors to age healthily, including maintaining their brain healht and physical function.

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