Healthcare

AI made me a better doctor. It may be making doctors-in-training worse

Current doctors-to-be may be the most adversely affected generation when it comes to AI.

Forum: When patients use both Western medicine and TCM, judgment matters more than blanket bans

Science Talk: Why a greener medication box matters to your health

Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s pharmacists designed a single-material paper medication box (right) by removing the plastic component, making it suitable for recycling. On the left is the previous box, with a small plastic window.

85-year-old in Bukit Batok assisted living flat did not get help after fall due to faulty alert button

24-hour emergency responses are part of the basic services that Community Care Apartments residents must subscribe to.

What a cholera map can teach us about trusting AI

AI can have a direct impact on healthcare, says the writer, but we should be able to test and investigate the patterns that the models reveal.

India's transgender amendment leaves many in limbo

Transgender woman Kali Sidharth Medepalli said she went 10 days without a testosterone blocker, experiencing hot flushes and body aches.

US halts Obamacare enrollment for over 760,000 enrollees, claiming fraud

The plans, created by Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act, offer income-based subsidies.

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Care that starts with listening, not over-treating: Why some patients stay with the same doctor for decades at this hospital

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Forum: As healthcare moves closer to home, better health literacy is needed

The other expert in the doctor’s room

As doctors, we seek to persuade our patients to change their habits but a lifestyle cannot be prescribed, says the writer.

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