Doctors/Surgeons

Caught by IRAS: Doctor earned millions but reported monthly salaries of $5k and $6k

The doctor paid himself below market salaries but received huge amounts in dividends and loans.

Staying awake during spine surgery can be a safer treatment option for the elderly

Thomas Tan, a consultant in neurosurgery at the National Neuroscience Institute@Tan Tock Seng Hospital (second from right), demonstrated where the specialised instruments accessed the spine while minimising damage to surrounding tissues.

Singaporean doctor in Melbourne pleads guilty to secretly filming colleagues in toilets

Ryan Cho pleaded guilty at the Melbourne Magistrates Court to 13 charges on July 9.

‘Serial killer’ German doctor given life sentence for 15 murders

The court in Berlin convicted the man of killing 12 women and three men during home visits between September 2021 and July 2024.

The doctor, the patient and... the podcaster?

The dynamic in the exam room is changing as more people show up ready to talk about what they have heard on podcasts.

Israel’s detention of prominent Gazan doctor is arbitrary, UN body says

Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, who was captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and still held in detention, appears via video link at the Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem on June 10.

Doctor struck off register over false declarations in death certificates

Sebastian Kwan Yann Haur was originally handed a three-year suspension in 2025 by the Singapore Medical Council disciplinary tribunal.

You may not need eight hours of sleep

A consistent finding in sleep epidemiology studies is that there is not a magic number below which health suddenly falls off a cliff.

France Ebola patient recovers: Minister

Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP)

Do I really need to wear sunglasses every time I go out?

A pair of sunglasses photographed in a studio in New York, June 12.

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