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More physiotherapists opting to work in private healthcare – can the public sector keep up?

Latest statistics showed that the growth in the number of physiotherapists in the public healthcare sector is much slower than the growth in the private sector.

Medical Mysteries

Two brothers diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare disorder dubbed ‘childhood dementia’

Matthew Leong, 29, was diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare rare and brutal disorder that’s dubbed “childhood dementia”. His mother Sharmaine Lau, 58, had been by his side, taking care of him for over 20 years.

3 friends raise over $44,000 for cancer research by running relay for 10 days in China

(From left) Jensen Jing, Ryan Tay, and Timothy Foo, who raised $44,500 for cancer research in a 10-day relay run through China.

Health Check Podcast

When to start the conversation: Palliative care is for living, not just dying

Your guide to a kinder end-of-life journey in the ICU.

Fatty liver genes combined with diabetes and obesity increase liver cancer risk: S’pore study

Adj A/Prof Daniel Huang, Senior Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, NUH and Chair of the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancer Programme at NCIS, with his patient Mr Foo Say Nong at NUH Medical Centre on May 25, 2026.

Lien Foundation gives $3.93m to TTSH, NUH to extend early palliative care to ICU patients who need it

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ward at Tan Tock Seng Hospital on May 5.

‘Like an F1 pit crew’: How NUH medical staff work together to save trauma patients

(From left) Senior Physiotherapist of NUH's Department of Rehabilitation Karilyn Koh; Head & Senior Consultant of NUH's Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Sandeep Jacob Sebastin Muttath; NUH patient Patrick Pereira; director of NUH Centre for Trauma Raj Menon; Head of Division & Senior Consultant, Division of General Surgery (Trauma), of NUH's Department of Surgery Lynette Loo.

Five minutes later to hospital, Jurong traffic accident victim might not have survived

Mr Patrick Pereira had to undergo a nerve graft to repair a contused nerve in his left arm after a lorry collided into him along Jurong East Avenue 1 in 2017.

He came, he Sawe, he conquered – the story of Sabastian Sawe’s sensational sub-two-hour marathon

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe celebrates with an adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 shoe after winning the London Marathon and setting a new world record of 01:59:30 on April 26, 2026.

Tele-dentistry programme helps kids from lower-income families improve oral health

(From left) A/Prof Catherine Hong, Vice Dean (Research, Innovation and Enterprise), NUS Dentistry and Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Dentistry, NUCOHS, Mdm Peggy Tan and her granddaughter Rhianne Lee, HEADS-UPP tele-dentistry programme participant, Dr Ishreen Dhillon, Associate Consultant, Division of Paediatric Dentistry, NUCOHS and Academic Fellow, NUS Dentistry, Adj A/Prof Chong Shang Chee, Head of Division and Senior Consultant, Division of Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children's Medical Institute, NUH, and programme lead of HEADS-UPP pictured April 22, 2026.

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