Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Health Check Podcast

When to start the conversation: Palliative care is for living, not just dying

Your guide to a kinder end-of-life journey in the ICU.

Surgeons perform first brain tumour removal through eye socket in Singapore

The team that carried out the eight-hour transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery (TONES) on patient Teong Wen Han (centre): Ophthalmologist David Law and otolaryngoloist Tan Jian Li from Tan Tock Seng Hospital; and neurosurgeons Jensen Ang and Christopher Ang from the National Neuroscience Institute.

Medical Mysteries

Half her vision went dark. It was not an eye problem but her nervous system under attack

Madam Tan Lee Chern and her son Mr Lee Rui Xuan. Madam Tan was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).

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.

Medical Mysteries

Diarrhoea, sinus infections for a year: Living with invisible conditions

(From left) Software engineer Jerry Tan, 41, and Administrator, Brian Chan, 30, were diagnosed with primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) late in life, making it difficult as symptoms are often mistaken for common, non-related illnesses such as the flu or food poisoning.

Pharmacists at TTSH turn medicine boxes green, saving $400,000 in packaging cost over four years

Tan Tock Seng Hospital pharmacists designed a single-material paper medication box (right), removing the plastic component of the old box (left), and making it recyclable in NEA’s blue recycling bins.

Death, trauma, divorce: How impact of traffic accidents in Singapore extends beyond A&E department

Established in 2003 as Singapore’s first dedicated trauma unit, the TTSH Trauma Centre serves as the critical hub for the island’s most complex emergencies.

AI tool helps paralysed patients communicate through blinks and focus; hospital to trial device

SUTD freshman Khambhati Mohammed Huzefa places electrodes on his forehead and behind his ears to demonstrate the device.

TTSH to extend care programme to all wards as patients benefit from power of touch

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Madam Wong Lai Quen, 68, part-time IT advisor and caregiver who attended the Namaste Care workshop and actively applies the skills - such as leg massage - for her husband, Mr Steven Lau, 69, who has dementia, at home on April 15, 2026.

Namaste Care uses individualised activities such as gentle hand massage, aromatherapy, calming music, guided reminiscence and familiar tastes, tailored to each patient's cognitive and physical abilities. These interventions help bridge communication barriers, build trust between patients, healthcare teams and caregivers, and foster a calmer environment that supports recovery and daily care.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Two kids and woman taken to hospital after accident between car and PMD in Hougang

A 54-year-old female car driver was arrested for reckless driving causing grievous hurt.

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