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SingHealth gets $135m donation from Khoo Teck Puat estate to fund healthcare growth

(From left) Prof Ng Wai Hoe, Group Chief Executive Officer, SingHealth; Ms Mavis Khoo, Trustee of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat; President Tharman Shanmugaratnam;  Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung; Mr Cheng Wai Keung, Chairman, SingHealth and Prof Ivy Ng, Chair, SingHealth Fund during the presentation of a token of appreciation to the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat on Jan 13.
(From left) Prof Ng Wai Hoe, Group Chief Executive Officer, SingHealth; Ms Mavis Khoo, Trustee of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat; President Tharman Shanmugaratnam;  Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung; Mr Cheng Wai Keung, Chairman, SingHealth and Prof Ivy Ng, Chair, SingHealth Fund during the presentation of a token of appreciation to the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat on Jan 13.

US approves oral drug for adults with rare type of lung cancer after early clinical trials globally

‘This year, we hope to have zero maternal deaths’: India’s south makes giving birth safer

rmmother - A senior nurse from SingHealth (orange shirt) shows doctors and nurses from primary healthcare centres how to deliver a child in breach using a mannequin in a simulation exercise in Chennai. Several medical professionals from Singapore have volunteered to collaborate with the Tamil Nadu health department to improve maternal and child health and reduce mortalities with refresher programmes and protocol reviews.
ST PHOTO: ROHINI MOHAN
rmmother - A senior nurse from SingHealth (orange shirt) shows doctors and nurses from primary healthcare centres how to deliver a child in breach using a mannequin in a simulation exercise in Chennai. Several medical professionals from Singapore have volunteered to collaborate with the Tamil Nadu health department to improve maternal and child health and reduce mortalities with refresher programmes and protocol reviews.
ST PHOTO: ROHINI MOHAN

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.
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 children’s palliative ward at Sengkang Community Hospital offers care for complex conditions

(Left) Mr Mohd Aszrin Ahmad, 51, and his son (seated) Dean Joaquim Mohd Aszrin, 14, with (centre)  physiotherapist Jilene Lau, and occupational therapist Yang Ching Wen, both from Sengkang Community Hospital, at the Paediatric Care ward.
(Left) Mr Mohd Aszrin Ahmad, 51, and his son (seated) Dean Joaquim Mohd Aszrin, 14, with (centre)  physiotherapist Jilene Lau, and occupational therapist Yang Ching Wen, both from Sengkang Community Hospital, at the Paediatric Care ward.

Centralised SAF, public healthcare medical records by 2028 for better transfer of care

Minister of State for Defence Desmond Choo (right) on a tour of CMPB medical facilities on Oct 24.
Minister of State for Defence Desmond Choo (right) on a tour of CMPB medical facilities on Oct 24.

Singapore researchers looking to harness ‘nature’s pharmacy’ for cancer treatment

The bandicoot berry is one of the plant species being screened against approximately 10 different cancer cell lines.
The bandicoot berry is one of the plant species being screened against approximately 10 different cancer cell lines.

Patients with hypertension fared better in S'pore trial that involved fewer pills

(From left) Professor Patrick Tan, Dean-designate, Duke-NUS Medical School;  Professor Marcus Ong, Director of Health Services Research & Population Health Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School; and

Professor Nicholas Graves, Deputy Director, Health Services Research & Population Health Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School; 

in a group photo during the  Health Services Research Institute 10th anniversary at Duke-NUS Medical School in Sep 5, 2025.
(From left) Professor Patrick Tan, Dean-designate, Duke-NUS Medical School;  Professor Marcus Ong, Director of Health Services Research & Population Health Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School; and

Professor Nicholas Graves, Deputy Director, Health Services Research & Population Health Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School; 

in a group photo during the  Health Services Research Institute 10th anniversary at Duke-NUS Medical School in Sep 5, 2025.

Staff in public healthcare caught vaping or with vapes could be dismissed

All three public healthcare employers commit to a strong stance against healthcare staff caught vaping.
All three public healthcare employers commit to a strong stance against healthcare staff caught vaping.

Locally developed VR tool can detect pre-dementia with almost 90% accuracy

Housewife Goh Ai Lian, 61, trying out virtual reality based cognitive screening tool Cavire-2, at Eunos Polyclinic on Aug 5, 2025.
Housewife Goh Ai Lian, 61, trying out virtual reality based cognitive screening tool Cavire-2, at Eunos Polyclinic on Aug 5, 2025.

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