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Doctors/Surgeons

What’s the best way to deal with bunions?

Women’s shoes may be more constrictive and pull toes inward, which can cause friction and pressure on bunions.
Women’s shoes may be more constrictive and pull toes inward, which can cause friction and pressure on bunions.

She trusted ChatGPT with her medication decisions. It cost her everything

In 2025, Bowen averaged more than 1,500 messages per week, sometimes chatting for hours in conversations that would stretch late into the night.
In 2025, Bowen averaged more than 1,500 messages per week, sometimes chatting for hours in conversations that would stretch late into the night.

Relax at ‘Gardens by the Bay’ before surgery: KKH turns to virtual reality to help calm patients

The development team from KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital comprises (from right) senior consultant Sng Ban Leong, nurse clinician Ong Siok Hoon, and senior consultant Jason Chan.
The development team from KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital comprises (from right) senior consultant Sng Ban Leong, nurse clinician Ong Siok Hoon, and senior consultant Jason Chan.

How a doctor lost $600k after acting as a loan guarantor for his boss’ clinic

A doctor was duped into signing the loan agreement by his boss who is facing charges over fake loan applications.
A doctor was duped into signing the loan agreement by his boss who is facing charges over fake loan applications.

Getting haze-induced pimples? Skincare dos and don’ts to fight facial irritation

PM2.5 and PM10 particles in the haze are small enough to penetrate the skin’s surface and cause irritation.
PM2.5 and PM10 particles in the haze are small enough to penetrate the skin’s surface and cause irritation.

Microsoft develops AI tool that can diagnose ‘sequentially’ like a doctor

Microsoft researchers say the AI tool was more than twice as accurate as general physicians at solving complex medical cases.
Microsoft researchers say the AI tool was more than twice as accurate as general physicians at solving complex medical cases.

5 gastrointestinal symptoms you should never ignore

Sometimes a miserable bout of diarrhoea is caused by nothing more than nerves or a 24-hour stomach bug.
Sometimes a miserable bout of diarrhoea is caused by nothing more than nerves or a 24-hour stomach bug.

Pope Leo to hold general audience for first time since lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV leading the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking St Peter’s Square on Oct 18.
Pope Leo XIV leading the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking St Peter’s Square on Oct 18.

Pope Leo to undergo surgery for small growth on lung

The Vatican did not say whether the nodule is believed to be malignant.
The Vatican did not say whether the nodule is believed to be malignant.

Telok Blangah murder: Clinic doctor rushed to help elderly man who was stabbed in the chest

Dr Joel Lee, the doctor at The Local Doctor Clinic, speaks to the media at his clinic on Oct 6. He treated a stabbing victim.
Dr Joel Lee, the doctor at The Local Doctor Clinic, speaks to the media at his clinic on Oct 6. He treated a stabbing victim.

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