Diseases

More young adults, teens in Singapore being diagnosed with cancer

Joshua Lee, a 25-year-old final year student at NUS pursuing a Bachelors in Psychology, was diagnosed with Stage 3 Testicular Cancer in 2024.

New sarcopenia clinic aims to screen and treat muscle loss before disability sets in

Madam Tan Ah Sang, 82, was referred to the new clinic for muscle health at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in 2025.

NUH opens digestive health centre to fight rising tide of gastrointestinal diseases

Dr Bernice Tan, a consultant with NUH’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, with patient Anson Hoo, who has ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 1, 2026

Crowds welcoming the new year during the fireworks display in Marina Bay on Jan 1, 2026.

Flu cases rise across US as holiday travel fuels spread

Holiday travel, low vaccination rates and misinformation are contributing to a spike in flu cases in the US.

Dengue cases in S’pore hit 7-year low in 2025 amid global decrease

There were 3,990 cases of dengue reported in 2025 as at Dec 26 – a drop of about 70 per cent from the 13,651 cases seen in 2024.

France drafts in army for cattle vaccinations to defuse farmer protests

Soldiers carrying new vaccine doses aimed at containing an outbreak of lumpy skin disease affecting French cattle, in Toulouse, France, on Dec 18.

‘Stop the slaughter’: French farmers block roads over cow disease cull

Tractors blocking a motorway in southwestern France on Dec 13, as farmers protest over what they see as the heavy-handed culling of cows over lumpy skin disease.

Hundreds of storks found dead near Madrid amid wider bird flu surge in Europe

A forestry agent puts a dead stork inside a trash bag found in a field next to the Manzanares river in Perales del Rio, near Madrid, Spain, December 12, 2025. Forestry agents have collected hundreds of dead storks along wetlands in southeastern Madrid, as authorities have confirmed four outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds in the region. REUTERS/Susana Vera

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 7, 2025

A Ukrainian serviceman preparing to fire towards invading Russian troops in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region.

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