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Bone health

Musculoskeletal health: Tackling a critical piece of the ageing puzzle

Generic image of aged worker for stories about retirement and older workers.
Generic image of aged worker for stories about retirement and older workers.

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.
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.

Osteoporosis is not just a woman’s problem

More men are now living long enough to develop osteoporosis.
More men are now living long enough to develop osteoporosis.

Sumiko at 61: ‘No, your body won’t collapse like a jellyfish.’ How I live with osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a silent disease. In the early stages, it often has no symptoms and may go undetected until a fracture occurs.
Osteoporosis is a silent disease. In the early stages, it often has no symptoms and may go undetected until a fracture occurs.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.