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How Singapore’s precision medicine sector is changing patient care

Co-foudner of HistoIndex Dr Gideon Ho.

Tylenol use in pregnancy may be linked with uterus, ovary changes in daughters

FILE PHOTO: An illustration photo shows Tylenol in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo

HSA warns of banned substance, potent medicinal ingredients in product marketed as weight-loss pill

The weight-loss product, which claimed to contain vitamins and natural ingredients such as cinnamon, was marketed on local e-commerce platforms Shopee and Lazada.

Novartis stock falls nearly 4% as heart-drug failure deepens setbacks

Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ latest twin disappointments follow the success of its multiple sclerosis pill remibrutinib in two late-stage trials.

India grapples with 'endemic' age-fraud menace in sports

Wrestlers practice at an akhara on the banks of Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra/File Photo

Snoring, subways and stealth ads: How big pharma targets China's waistline

China’s rate of overweight or obese people could reach more than 65 per cent by 2030, the country’s National Health Commission has said.

Roche, Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s blood test gets US FDA clearance

Swiss drugmaker Roche says the Elecsys pTau217 biomarker blood test is not intended to be used as a stand-alone diagnostic test.

Sport-Global initiative for female athletes expands to nine nations

Athletics - European Athletics Championships - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Britain - August 14, 2026 General view during the women's 10000m final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

What to know about melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer

There are simple ways to reduce your risk and to detect possible cases early while they are most curable.

Child died in Chinese biotech firm’s gene-editing trial

Shanghai-based HuidaGene Therapeutics attributed the child’s death to acute respiratory distress syndrome as part of a severe immune reaction to the gene-editing therapy.

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