Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Multiple organ failure can happen to a healthy person, say doctors

A key trigger of multiple organ failure in an otherwise healthy individual is sepsis, formerly referred to as “blood poisoning”.

Man taken to hospital after incident in Lavender

When ST arrived at the scene at about 11am, at least six police officers were seen at CT Hub 2’s food street, where a police cordon had been set up.

Staying awake during spine surgery can be a safer treatment option for the elderly

Thomas Tan, a consultant in neurosurgery at the National Neuroscience Institute@Tan Tock Seng Hospital (second from right), demonstrated where the specialised instruments accessed the spine while minimising damage to surrounding tissues.

In the hospital ward, NorthLight students show compassion and forge bonds with seniors

(From left) NorthLight School students Esther Kuan Yi Lin and Puteri Ellysha Binte Misram assist a patient to ambulate during a demonstration at the Orthopaedic and General Surgical Ward in the TTSH Integrated Care Hub.

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.

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