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NHG Health

Science Talk: Delivering value – why appropriate healthcare matters

Generic pix of healthcare workers with a patient in a garden, at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), on Feb 6, 2026.
Generic pix of healthcare workers with a patient in a garden, at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), on Feb 6, 2026.

Singapore rolls out $37.9m initiative to help people age well with technology

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung tours exhibition booths at the NHG Health Musculoskeletal Day at Woodlands Hospital on March 28, 2026.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung tours exhibition booths at the NHG Health Musculoskeletal Day at Woodlands Hospital on March 28, 2026.

Singapore skincare brand Suu Balm warns that counterfeits of its products are being sold online

Examples of Suu Balm product listings by unauthorised sellers.
Examples of Suu Balm product listings by unauthorised sellers.

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.
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.

Cataract patients in Singapore with penicillin allergy can now get alternative antibiotic jab

Retiree Akubal Singh Lal Singh, 78, was part of the study, led by ophthalmologist from NHG Health Koh Yan Tong.
Retiree Akubal Singh Lal Singh, 78, was part of the study, led by ophthalmologist from NHG Health Koh Yan Tong.

Singapore’s largest polyclinic opens near Serangoon MRT station

The polyclinic is designed to serve the growing senior population in Serangoon, where about one in five residents is aged 65 and above.
The polyclinic is designed to serve the growing senior population in Serangoon, where about one in five residents is aged 65 and above.

Internships, placements for more than 500 ITE healthcare students as part of NHG Health tie-up

azite28 - Student from Higher Nitec in Customer Experience presenting an AI-powered chatbot developed with NHG Health’s Khoo Teck Puat Hospital to Senior Minister of State for Health and Digital Development and Information Mr Tan Kiat How.
Credit: ITE
azite28 - Student from Higher Nitec in Customer Experience presenting an AI-powered chatbot developed with NHG Health’s Khoo Teck Puat Hospital to Senior Minister of State for Health and Digital Development and Information Mr Tan Kiat How.
Credit: ITE

Ren Ci Hospital CEO to helm the Institute of Mental Health from Feb 1

Dr Jamie Mervyn Lim (left) will take over the IMH role from Associate Professor Daniel Fung (right).
Dr Jamie Mervyn Lim (left) will take over the IMH role from Associate Professor Daniel Fung (right).

New postgraduate training ecosystem for physiotherapists launched by NTU, NHG Health

azrehab23 - (From Left to Right) Mr Lim Tong Li, Physiotherapist, AWWA, (Mock Patient) and Dr Chin Lay Fong Assistant Director (Research) Allied Health TTSH demonstrating the facilitation in inpatient ward gym). Taken at TTSH Integrated Care Hub.


ST Photo: LUTHER LAU
azrehab23 - (From Left to Right) Mr Lim Tong Li, Physiotherapist, AWWA, (Mock Patient) and Dr Chin Lay Fong Assistant Director (Research) Allied Health TTSH demonstrating the facilitation in inpatient ward gym). Taken at TTSH Integrated Care Hub.


ST Photo: LUTHER LAU

AI-fasting – Just what the doctor ordered

A booth attendant demonstrating Fujitsu’s Human Motion Analytics data analysis platform and the AI agent at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies in Chiba, Japan, on Oct 14.
A booth attendant demonstrating Fujitsu’s Human Motion Analytics data analysis platform and the AI agent at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies in Chiba, Japan, on Oct 14.

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