Singapore health

Healthcare manpower will be key agenda in coming years: Ong Ye Kung

Minister for Health and and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Mr Ong Ye Kung; delivers his speech at the 17th Singapore Health Quality Service Awards (SHQSA) 2026 held at University Cultural Centre on Jan 16, 2026.

SGH to relocate emergency department to new building on Jan 18

The new building is next to the current emergency department located at SGH Block 1

New IP rider rules, enhanced measures to care for seniors: What’s next for healthcare in 2026

From April 1, new Integrated Shield Plan (IP) riders will not be allowed to cover minimum deductibles patients have to pay before insurance kicks in.

Sales of all but 2 IP riders now will cease come April 2026

IPs cover stays in higher-class wards in restructured hospitals as well as in private hospitals, including this room at Raffles Hospital.

Co-op doctors and social workers join forces for more seamless care in S’pore

GP+ and Allkin Singapore with their partners aim to bridge medical and social care.

The US CDC’s shift on vaccines and autism should alarm the world

A protester calling for the removal of US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The guidelines of the US Centers for Disease Control have been adopted by physicians and other health professionals around the world, including in Singapore.

S'pore study finds osteoporosis going undiagnosed among older men with chronic conditions

Clinical Associate Professor Tan Ngiap Chuan, director of research and the Primary Care Research Institute under SingHealth Polyclinics, attending to a patient on bone health.

New law proposed to mandate sharing patients’ info among healthcare providers

The Health Information Bill introduced in Parliament on Nov 5 sets out the framework to govern the safe collection, access, use and sharing of health information.

Singapore to recognise family doctors as specialists

The Specialists Accreditation Board will formally recognise family medicine as a speciality from Nov 1.

This is what ADHD looks like – from buying multiple earplugs to getting diagnosed because of your kids

(Clockwise, from top left) Mr Ahmad Nizam Abbas, Mr Esmond Wee, Mr Wong Siew Hong, Ms Tahirah Mohamed and Ms Winnie Wong are among the over 60 people about a new book about differently wired minds.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.