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Health Check Podcast

Health Check Podcast

OCD Part 1: The hidden reality and a new way out

OCD is more than a quirk.
OCD is more than a quirk.

Emotional regulation is not an innate ability, but has to be taught: Psychiatrist

As a parent, try to understand your child’s perspective and don’t be upset if you don’t know what he or she is thinking.
As a parent, try to understand your child’s perspective and don’t be upset if you don’t know what he or she is thinking.

Health Check Podcast

Helping children understand and manage their emotions

A psychiatrist's guide to your child's emotional well-being
A psychiatrist's guide to your child's emotional well-being

Health Check Podcast

Boys with nine hours of sleep are less likely to grow fat

Boys who slept nine hours or more every night had a lower obesity risk and less dangerous fat.
Boys who slept nine hours or more every night had a lower obesity risk and less dangerous fat.

Health Check Podcast

When coping with grief is not about the death of a loved one

How to cope with losing a sense of normalcy in your life
How to cope with losing a sense of normalcy in your life

Hidden health risks in young Singaporean women with low muscle mass, high body fat: Study

While BMI is a useful screening tool, the study shows that it does not fully reflect the health risks associated with body composition.
While BMI is a useful screening tool, the study shows that it does not fully reflect the health risks associated with body composition.

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Health risks in young ‘healthy-weight’ women

You can appear lean but have insufficient muscle mass and too much body fat.
You can appear lean but have insufficient muscle mass and too much body fat.

Think menopause symptoms start at 50? Debunking myths about the change

In Singapore, women typically reach menopause at the average age of 49, or between 45 and 55.
In Singapore, women typically reach menopause at the average age of 49, or between 45 and 55.

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How to cope with perimenopause and menopause

Bothersome menopausal symptoms can be treated.
Bothersome menopausal symptoms can be treated.

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