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Cordlife faces civil claims of at least $5.45 million over improperly stored cord blood

Cordlife said in its filing that the claims totalled at least $5.45 million, and that it is seeking advice on the next steps to take.

How will the new requirements for Integrated Shield Plan riders affect you?

New riders sold from April 2026 will have to impose the minimum deductibles that patients have to pay before insurance kicks in.

MediFund gave over $165m in assistance to needy Singaporeans in last financial year

MediFund helps needy Singaporean patients who are unable to afford their medical bills after government subsidies.

Insurers to let policyholders switch to new riders of similar, lower benefits without extra underwriting

Insurers will be facilitating transition of their policyholders to new riders without any additional underwriting.

MOH moves to curb rising premiums; IP riders sold from April 2026 won’t cover minimum deductibles

New riders on top of Integrated Shield Plans (IPs) to be sold from April 2026 can no longer cover the minimum IP deductibles, which means patients who are hospitalised, even if they do so for simple scans, will have to pay for hospitalisation costs themselves.

National data analytics platform speeds up research, ensures safety of personal info

Ms Koh Mingshi (second from left), director of the TRUST Office, with the development team from GovTech: deputy director of data programme Mervin Chan (third from left), product manager Chua Khai Shing (left), and data engineer Chan Yao Ying.

More genetic conditions approved by MOH for testing before embryos are implanted for IVF

A teenage mother with her baby son.

First Singaporean woman to serve as UN under-secretary-general recognised with National Award

Dr Noeleen Heyzer was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal at the National Awards Investiture ceremony on Nov 16.

‘Reasonable force’ used to catch dogs at Seletar West farm after 4 biting incidents: NParks

One video posted on Instagram shows a dog being pushed into a crate with two poles while it bites one of the poles.

S'pore study finds osteoporosis going undiagnosed among older men with chronic conditions

Clinical Associate Professor Tan Ngiap Chuan, director of research and the Primary Care Research Institute under SingHealth Polyclinics, attending to a patient on bone health.

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