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Opposing Views

Can renaming IMH really tackle longstanding mental health stigma?

Following years of attempts to reshape the national conversation on mental health and tackle stigma, some feel that the change of name and the rebranding could move the needle on this score.

Covid-19 vaccine to be included in national immunisation schedules from Oct 12

People aged 60 and above, medically vulnerable people aged six months and above, and residents of aged care facilities should get the vaccine, said MOH and CDA.

Bone density and other muscular tests for women to be offered through Healthier SG: Ong Ye Kung

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said details of screening tests for osteoporosis and sarcopenia will be announced soon.

Why not exercise more? People need other people to sustain healthy living habits

Research participants emphasised that personal invitation and trust mattered more than incentives.

Science Talk: 1 in 3 Singaporeans has hypertension. Can cutting salt reverse the trend?

Brands of low sodium salt at Sheng Shiong Supermarket at Ten Miles Junction.

Children at 5 Jurong schools to get head start on tackling diabetes by learning how choices matter

It is also far less costly to prevent the onset of diabetes by shaping everyday lifestyle choices, rather than trying to tackle the condition once it is advanced, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Sept 25 at the 55th anniversary gala dinner of Diabetes Singapore.

New guidelines call for osteoporosis screening, earlier breast cancer scan

Women are recommended to self-assess their osteoporosis risk from age 50. Those with higher risk should undergo a bone mineral density scan.

Should we use MediSave to promote health, not just pay for sick-care?

Lifestyle changes and activities such as group exercises can improve health outcomes even more than healthcare, say the writers.

The New Age

From personalised health dashboard to body servicing: Inside S’pore’s massive healthy ageing experiment

The team members at Alexandra Hospital’s Healthy Longevity Research Clinic (HLRC) with some participants (from left): research assistant He Qian; exercise physiologist Saiful Anwar; Michelle Liao, a doctor; participant Ivan Low; Laureen Wang, head of HLRC; participant Lee Siu Yin; Grace Chiang, a family medicine consultant with HLRC; senior staff nurse Eswari Sundrasagaran; and health coach Cheryl Tan.

NKF pushes for more sustainable dialysis to reduce carbon footprint and ease staff’s back pain

Nurse Chembali Ambujakshan Dhanyamol, tops up the acid concentrate for the Haemodialysis machine, for a patient at NKF. The introduction of the Centralised Acid Concentrate Delivery System system has reduced the need for caregivers to carry the acid concentrate containers, and in turn the medical waste generated.

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