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Singapore launches guidelines for family doctors to manage patients’ menopause

Former director of nursing at KKH, Madam Lee Yoke Lan, (in green), 86, did not know she was becoming menopausal despite her training as a nurse. She started having hot flashes and mood swings at 48. These stopped after she went on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). (ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

MOH to revise salary guidelines for community care staff; annual wages may rise by 7% or more

Minister for Health and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung, visited healthcare workers at St. Luke’s Hospital and Alexandra Hospital on the first day of Lunar New Year. Mr Ong and representatives from the Healthcare Services Employees’ Union(HSEU) will also deliver a doorstop interview at the end of the visit to AH. ST PHOTO KELVIN CHNG

NurseFirst helpline redirected over 800 calls away from emergency departments in nationwide trial

These callers were among around 2,500 people, most of whom had called NurseFirst directly, The Straits Times has found out.

78-year-old Singapore retiree runs the distance for health, vitality

ST20260213_202648000373 Kua Chee Siong/ juageing/? Profile of Mr Bernard Moey, 78, worked for the US marines during the first Gulf War as catering manager and fed the troops, worked in Riyad on oil rigs and did community farming. Now retired, he runs full marathons, including vertical marathons.

2 new measles cases detected in Singapore, bringing total to 13 for 2026 so far

Vaccination can confer long-term protection against measles infection.

One in four stroke patients who recover does not return to work: S’pore study

ST20260211_202686000623 Kua Chee Siong/ azstroke11/ Profile of NUH ESD patient Mr Chen Chye Song and NUH RTW Clinic patient Mr Nur Azhar Bin Hanafiah at NUHS, on Feb 11, 2026. The National University Hospital (NUH) is taking a holistic approach to stroke recovery that aims to address the critical gap between medical recovery and reintegration into daily life, with the aim of helping more younger stroke survivors, in particular, able to return to work a possibility for more patients.

Tool developed by Singapore surgeon’s team makes knee replacement safer, more precise

Orthopaedic surgery consultant Adjunct Assistant Professor Glen Liau, who led the team that came up with a pin guide tool that allows for better single-incision robotic total knee arthroplasty.

Health Check Podcast

Is it safe to exercise with joint pain? An orthopaedic surgeon explains

What an orthopaedic surgeon wants you to know about exercise and knee osteoarthritis.

Promising longevity molecule may help defend against Alzheimer’s disease: NUS Medicine study

jtaging - Dr Sheeja Navakkode and Prof Brian Kennedy, in the Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme’s laboratory. CREDIT: NUS MEDICINE

Proteins in urine can be used to test for dengue, show likely severity of disease: S’pore study

azurine - Dr Andrew Teo, senior research fellow at the NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, and Dr Chia Po Ying, head of the research office at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, are among the authors of a study that found that two substances in urine are biomarkers for dengue, suggesting that a urine test could spot severe dengue early. Credit: NTU LKCMedicine

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