KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Scars from eczema and vitiligo run more than skin deep

Visible skin conditions can cause deep mental distress, especially among young patients, says the writer.

Why hitting doesn’t teach, and what parents can do to discipline children instead

While many still rely on physical discipline, experts say such methods may stop unwanted behaviour in the moment, but often fail to teach children why their actions were wrong.

Boy taken to hospital after signboard collapses at foodcourt in Rivervale Mall

The boy is currently resting at home after being taken to hospital for further medical assessment and care.

Medical Mysteries

Toddler’s rare diagnosis gives family answers to her developmental delays

Three-year-old Tabitha Lowe is diagnosed with Okur-Chung Neurodevelopmental Syndrome (OCNDS), a rare condition first identified in 2016. She is blowing bubbles with her father Joshua Lowe, 35, mother Tiffany Tan, 34, and younger brother Judah, one.

Even for short car trips, buckle children up; it’s a matter of life and death: KKH doctor

A KKH study on the use of car seats found that parents did not know how to properly install car seats.

Medical Mysteries

Couple prepared their 7 children for the arrival of their ‘special sister’

Video producer Eu-jin Lim and his wife Eunice Wong with their children, (from left) Ethan, 12; Eusebius, four; Ezekiel, seven; Emmanuel, six; Eva, 15 months; Esther, two; Evron, nine; and Elijah, 10.

Fractured nose doesn’t stop Gabriel Teoh from scoring as Raffles Institution bag B Div hockey title

Gabriel Teoh (left) of RI hockey team in action during the National Schools Games hockey B Division boys' final against Sengkang Secondary School on April 20, 2026.

New allergic diseases centre launched so patients can get optimised treatment across disciplines

Associate Professor Lee Haur Yueh, who helms the SingHealth Duke-NUS Allergic Diseases Centre, said the centre will coordinate approach in dealing with allergies and help patients cut down time and costs.

Medical Mysteries

Living with growing muscle weakness, movement challenges and seizures

Student of visual communications at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Abigail Chua, 20, inherited her rare condition from her mother.

ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Almost all children with road injuries in Singapore were not buckled up: Trauma data

Ninety-five per cent of older children and more than half of adults involved in road traffic accidents were not using a seatbelt.

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