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Bulan mulia Ramadan bermula pada 23 April. Pada bulan ini, ramai umat Islam akan berpuasa dari subuh hingga matahari terbenam, berbuka puasa pada waktu petang dengan Iftar. Berpuasa boleh berbahaya untuk umat Islam dengan kencing manis yang tidak terkawal. Risiko...

Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 has spread even further across the globe, with close to 100,000 cases reported in over 80 countries. In South Korea, a super-spreader from the city of Daegu who initially refused to test for the virus led to a massive surge in...

There is a lot to love about being a doctor: I get to help and interact with people on a daily basis, improve the quality of life for my patients, and innovate medical technology. Being a part of the Speedoc team has also given me more opportunities to improve...

What’s the first thing you see when you look at someone? Likely, their eyes! You might notice the colour of the person’s eyes first, or you might notice his/her eyelashes. But did you know you can find out a lot about someone’s health by looking at his/her eyes? As...

It has been a month since Singapore confirmed its first cases of COVID-19 and I have been busier than ever before. With so much yet unknown about the virus, I have seen people choosing to avoid clinics and instead opting to engage our house call services for a variety...

关于2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的一些常见问题，让我们一一为您解答： 1. 我们要如何能保护自己免受病毒感染？ 世卫组织建议减少接触和减少传播一系列疾病的标准建议包括：保持基本的手部和呼吸道卫生，坚持安全饮食习惯，并尽可能避免与任何表现出有呼吸道疾病症状（如咳嗽和打喷嚏等）的人密切接触。还有，注意经常用温水和香皂洗手，最好洗20秒以上尽量且避免用手揉眼睛和抠鼻子可以降低传染2019冠状病毒病。 2. 2019冠状病毒病到底有多危险？ 目前很难说2019年新型冠状病毒疾病到底多致命。...

I was still in school when the SARS outbreak hit Singapore back in 2003. It was unprecedented at the time, claiming 33 lives and infecting thousands more. That’s why when I heard about a new, rampant virus spreading in the city of Wuhan, I was apprehensive. There was...

For this mother, who had recently moved to Singapore, her son’s bout of food poisoning could not have come at a worse time. It was late at night and she was still unfamiliar with the country’s healthcare system. She did not know what documents were required or if...

With the COVID-19 outbreak spread across more than 25 countries in a span of less than 2 months, fear and panic have started to take root.  We know that COVID-19 transmits through surface contact. When someone sneezes or coughs, the droplets fall onto the...