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Medical Mysteries

Living with an extra X chromosome: How one man cracked the code to his condition

Former nurse Tim (not his real name) was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome, a genetic condition caused by an extra X chromosome.

Grieving parents launch Singapore non-profit to beat childhood brain cancer

Johnson Loo and Linda Ong – parents of Natasha Loo, who died from DIPG, a virtually fatal paediatric brain tumour – have founded non-profit DIPG Alliance.

Medical Mysteries

Girl born with skin missing from her scalp, body, arms and legs, treated with her own lab-grown skin

Siti Abdullah (right) with her husband Abdul Rahman and their daughter Sumayyah, who was born without skin on nearly 40 per cent of her body.

Former national table tennis star Yu Mengyu gives birth to twins three days before National Day

Former Singapore national table tennis player Yu Mengyu hopes her twins Asher (left) and Amelia will develop an interest in the sport.

We are more aware of autism, but how well do we understand it?

Public recognition of autism certainly exists, but it is often shaped by narrow and incomplete stereotypes, says the writer.v

4 trailblazers receive President’s Award for Nurses

(From left) Wong Yoke Ping, Zhou Wentao, Jordan Hwang and Pham Thi Ngoc Anh with their 2026 President’s Award for Nurses.

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.

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.

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.

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