Straitstimes.com header logo

Choose edition

Search

singapore

asia

world

opinion

life

business

sport

Visual

Podcasts

STClassifieds

Paid press releases

Advertise with us

FAQs

Contact us

 

Traditional Chinese medicine

Forum: TCM integrated in mainstream healthcare in a safe way that benefits patients

Forum: Uphold rigorous safety standards for TCM too

Forum: Accrediting TCM providers will lead to more inclusive and person-centred healthcare approach

Forum: Better integration needed between TCM practitioners and family doctors

Singapore to accredit first five TCM providers under broader Chinese-Western medicine push

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that accreditation shows a commitment to stronger governance, consistent standards and public confidence.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that accreditation shows a commitment to stronger governance, consistent standards and public confidence.

Beat the haze: 5 TCM herbs and recipes to soothe dry throats and nourish the body 

Ba Wang Hua Soup features dried night blooming cereus, a flower that is believed in TCM to help with detoxification, such as reducing heat in the lungs.
Ba Wang Hua Soup features dried night blooming cereus, a flower that is believed in TCM to help with detoxification, such as reducing heat in the lungs.

Forum: When patients use both Western medicine and TCM, judgment matters more than blanket bans

Beyond Botox: S. Korea’s traditional medicine gains ground among tourists, including S’poreans

The Seoul K-Medi centre opened in 2017 to virtually no foreign visitors, but that has changed in recent years after the centre began hosting familiarisation tours for people in the medical tourism industry.
The Seoul K-Medi centre opened in 2017 to virtually no foreign visitors, but that has changed in recent years after the centre began hosting familiarisation tours for people in the medical tourism industry.

Beat the haze with three recipes for tasty herbal brews

Chinese Pear And Snow Fungus Soup.
Chinese Pear And Snow Fungus Soup.

Research integrating Western medicine and TCM gets boost under new collaboration

(From left) Stephen Riady, OUE executive chairman and group chief executive officer; Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Health and Digital Development and Information; and Ho Teck Hua, NTU president, at the launch of the Stephen Riady Professorship in Healthcare and Technology, on Aug 17.
(From left) Stephen Riady, OUE executive chairman and group chief executive officer; Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Health and Digital Development and Information; and Ho Teck Hua, NTU president, at the launch of the Stephen Riady Professorship in Healthcare and Technology, on Aug 17.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

中文版 (beta)

Download the app

Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom

News titles published by SPH Media

The Straits Times|The Business Times|Lianhe Zaobao|Berita Harian|Tamil Murasu|Stomp
MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.