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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.

What are the health risks of getting a tattoo?

Process of making tattoo, closeup

Medical Mysteries

After getting a series of tattoos, she developed pain and blurry vision in her right eye

Tattoo-associated vision loss, while rare, causes chronic inflammation of the eye, which can appear years after the tattoo is done.

Singaporean man hit by car while crossing road in Johor Bahru

The accident occurred on April 3 at about 3.40pm on Jalan Tun Abdul Razak in Johor Bahru, said the Malaysian police.

Almost all children with road injuries in Singapore were not buckled up: Trauma data

Ninety-five per cent of older children and more than half of adults involved in road traffic accidents were not using a seatbelt.

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