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SGH/Singapore General Hospital

RSAF airlifts cruise ship passenger in need of medical attention to SGH

A RESCUE 10 H225M Medium Lift Helicopter was deployed for the rescue.
A RESCUE 10 H225M Medium Lift Helicopter was deployed for the rescue.

Patients with rarer types of diabetes can get up to 80% in subsidies for monitoring devices

Ms Ng Zhuang Shu, who has monogenic diabetes, uses the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system to monitor her blood sugar levels. This system currently is the only CGM device eligible for government subsidies.
Ms Ng Zhuang Shu, who has monogenic diabetes, uses the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system to monitor her blood sugar levels. This system currently is the only CGM device eligible for government subsidies.

Future hospitals could see merger of B2 and C wards under new facilities design framework

Subsidised wards with 8 beds or even more will likely be phased out with the implementation of a national design framework which standardises ward layouts for public hospitals in Singapore.
Subsidised wards with 8 beds or even more will likely be phased out with the implementation of a national design framework which standardises ward layouts for public hospitals in Singapore.

Medical Mysteries

She had her daughter through IVF, ensuring the baby would not inherit her genetic condition

Housewife Felicia Lee (left) was diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis when she was 12. Seen here with her husband Mr Cedric Ng and their one-year-old daughter Phoebe who was conceived through IVF.
Housewife Felicia Lee (left) was diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis when she was 12. Seen here with her husband Mr Cedric Ng and their one-year-old daughter Phoebe who was conceived through IVF.

More genetic conditions approved by MOH for testing before embryos are implanted for IVF

A teenage mother with her baby son.
A teenage mother with her baby son.

Magnetic pulses lower blood sugar of diabetic patients with excess belly fat: Study

The research team includes (from left) Dr Tan Hong Chang, a senior consultant at SGH’s endocrinology department, NUS Research Associate Professor Alfredo Franco-Obregon and Dr Tseng Fan Shuen, a resident at SGH's internal medicine department.
The research team includes (from left) Dr Tan Hong Chang, a senior consultant at SGH’s endocrinology department, NUS Research Associate Professor Alfredo Franco-Obregon and Dr Tseng Fan Shuen, a resident at SGH's internal medicine department.

Specialised gym for stroke patients to be set up as part of $6.59m rehab initiative

Stroke survivor Kelvin Loon at the launch of the four-year Stroke Rehab Ecosystem initiative on Aug 26.
Stroke survivor Kelvin Loon at the launch of the four-year Stroke Rehab Ecosystem initiative on Aug 26.

3 people taken to hospital after fire at Bukit Purmei flat

During the fire-fighting operation, three people were rescued from two bedrooms.
During the fire-fighting operation, three people were rescued from two bedrooms.

SGH medical team comes home after Dhaka mission to help treat burn victims from fighter jet crash

Dr Jolin Wong (left) and Dr Irene Wong from SGH's Department of Surgical Intensive Care checking on a burn patient in Dhaka.
Dr Jolin Wong (left) and Dr Irene Wong from SGH's Department of Surgical Intensive Care checking on a burn patient in Dhaka.

Profiles in dedication: 3 Singapore nurses who combine grit and compassion

(Clockwise from left) Obstetrics nurse Ang Mei Qi, staff nurse Nazrina Hogue and assistant clinician nurse Noor Rasha Binte Sapuan.
(Clockwise from left) Obstetrics nurse Ang Mei Qi, staff nurse Nazrina Hogue and assistant clinician nurse Noor Rasha Binte Sapuan.

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