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Therapy

He took just four days to reclaim his life from the grip of OCD

Bryan (not his real name) is among over 100 people whom IMH has helped using the Bergen 4-day Treatment.
Bryan (not his real name) is among over 100 people whom IMH has helped using the Bergen 4-day Treatment.

Bank of Japan deputy governor Uchida in hospital for leukaemia treatment

The Japanese government's nominee for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks during a hearing session at the lower house of the parliament in Tokyo, Japan, February 24, 2023.  REUTERS/Issei Kato
The Japanese government's nominee for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks during a hearing session at the lower house of the parliament in Tokyo, Japan, February 24, 2023.  REUTERS/Issei Kato

London ‘scream club’ helps young people relieve stress

Ms Mona Sharif (left) organised the "scream club" event after seeing on TikTok that people were gathering to scream together in the United States.
Ms Mona Sharif (left) organised the "scream club" event after seeing on TikTok that people were gathering to scream together in the United States.

Cupping, leeching and other ancient healing methods welcomed in Turkish hospitals

Furkan Ali Sayan waits for his cupping therapy to end at Medicana International Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey August 28, 2025. Known locally as hacamat, wet cupping and other traditional treatments such as leech therapy are being increasingly performed under government oversight in Turkey, rather than in informal settings such as homes, to complement modern medicine and cut down infection risks. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Furkan Ali Sayan waits for his cupping therapy to end at Medicana International Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey August 28, 2025. Known locally as hacamat, wet cupping and other traditional treatments such as leech therapy are being increasingly performed under government oversight in Turkey, rather than in informal settings such as homes, to complement modern medicine and cut down infection risks. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Andrey Rublev offers support to childhood friend Daniil Medvedev after US Open antics

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Finals - Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy - November 13, 2023 Russia's Daniil Medvedev shakes hands with Russia's Andrey Rublev after victory in their group stage match REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Finals - Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy - November 13, 2023 Russia's Daniil Medvedev shakes hands with Russia's Andrey Rublev after victory in their group stage match REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Gaza's young musicians sing and play in the ruins of war

Music instructor Ahmed Abu Amsha, 43, of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, conducts a lesson for Palestinian girls as a building damaged in the Israeli offensive appears in the background, in Gaza City, August 5, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Music instructor Ahmed Abu Amsha, 43, of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, conducts a lesson for Palestinian girls as a building damaged in the Israeli offensive appears in the background, in Gaza City, August 5, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Non-invasive depression treatment TMS helps engineer get his life back

CMG20250808-RChiong01/张俊杰/赵世楚/KTPH Offers New Hope for Treatment-resistant Depression with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy [Psychological Medicine Clinic, Admiralty Medical Centre, 676 Woodlands Drive 71 #03-01 Kampung Admiralty Singapore 730676]
Mr Ng Chee Hiong undergoing a brain stimulation therapy session with the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), seen during a therapy session at the Psychological Medicine Clinic in the Admiralty Medical Centre on Aug 8, 2025.
CMG20250808-RChiong01/张俊杰/赵世楚/KTPH Offers New Hope for Treatment-resistant Depression with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy [Psychological Medicine Clinic, Admiralty Medical Centre, 676 Woodlands Drive 71 #03-01 Kampung Admiralty Singapore 730676]
Mr Ng Chee Hiong undergoing a brain stimulation therapy session with the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), seen during a therapy session at the Psychological Medicine Clinic in the Admiralty Medical Centre on Aug 8, 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.