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Cracking the code: Diagnosing rare medical conditions can take up to 15 years

The team of medical "investigators": (from left) Portraits of Ms Shreya S Shetty, Case Management Officer, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute (KTP-NUCMI), National University Hospital (NUH); Adjunct Associate Professor Chan Yee Cheun, Senior Consultant, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, NUH; Dr Lau Kin Mun, Senior Resident, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, NUH; and Adjunct Associate Professor Chin Hui-Lin, Senior Consultant, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Paediatrics, KTP-NUCMI, NUH.

Medical Mysteries

Mother of two suffered falls, double vision and memory loss because of rare condition

Ms Poonam Choudhary, (right) 43, a home baker; and her sons (from left): Aayansh Choudhary, 11; and Aarav Choudhary, 13.

One in four stroke patients who recover does not return to work: S’pore study

18-year-old undergoes hip replacement in Singapore after rare condition

Lutfhil Hadi Azman - a slipped capital femoral epiphysis patient, who received a hip replacement at 18 - together with the doctors who performed surgery, Adjunct Associate Professor Andrew Lim and Adjunct Assistant Professor Barry Tan from the NUH Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Medical Mysteries

Saving face: He’s had four major operations since he was 1½ to make him look ‘normal’

jucrouzon/ST20260115_202635200685/Ng Sor Luan/Mr. Tobie Goh, 22, who underwent surgery for Crouzon syndrome.

Woman ordered to pay $975k in costs to 2 hospitals after losing suit over amputation of mum’s leg

The lawsuit was dismissed on Aug 28, 2025, after a 15-day trial, and the costs orders were made on Oct 15.

NUH opens digestive health centre to fight rising tide of gastrointestinal diseases

Dr Bernice Tan, a consultant with NUH’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, with patient Anson Hoo, who has ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome linked to longer reproductive lifespans in Singapore: Study

The finding fundamentally shifts the narrative surrounding polycystic ovary syndrome, which affects about 11 per cent to 13 per cent of women worldwide.

New Singapore hospitals will be built faster, likely to cost less: Ong Ye Kung

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.

NUH’s new post-partum gestational diabetes service supports mums beyond delivery

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