Healthcare

Surge capacity may be implemented if more turn to public hospitals following IP rider changes: MOH

The trend of private patients moving to the public system is “an additional fuel to the fire that we are facing”, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.

Live: Parliament debates changes to speed up data sharing between public agencies

Singapore's Parliament will discuss the performance of GIC and Temasek, alongside proposed changes to IP riders.

Ozempic for humans, ‘Meowzempic’ for cats? Pharma companies race towards fluffy new frontiers

A biopharmaceutical company has begun a pilot study of a weight loss drug for cats with obesity.

US builds case to retain measles elimination status as infections mount

To be considered measles-free by WHO, a country must have no locally transmitted cases of the same strain for 12 months or longer.

US Health Dept to freeze $12.8 billion in funding to 5 democratic states

US President Donald Trump had foreshadowed a freezing of funds for some of the states, vowing on Jan 4 to cut welfare money for a few states.

Dementia made my mother a poet

In dementia, memories may fragment and fall away but through metaphor, the message comes through in a strange dialect, says the writer

Woodlands Health renamed as Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.

New IP rider rules, enhanced measures to care for seniors: What’s next for healthcare in 2026

From April 1, new Integrated Shield Plan (IP) riders will not be allowed to cover minimum deductibles patients have to pay before insurance kicks in.

Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states

FILE PHOTO: A Planned Parenthood building is seen in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

CEO Insights

Johor can be a game changer for healthcare in the region: Thomson Medical Group CEO

Dr Melvin Heng, Thomson Medical Group CEO, said that the JS-SEZ could see increased regulatory freedom, opening the door to experimental drugs and treatments in Johor.

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