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Looking to 2024: Health issues on the horizon – from ageing to …

WebThe world marked an important milestone in 2023 – the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) announcement in May came more …

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Paving the way for healthy and meaningful ageing

WebAccording to the World Health Organisation, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years and older by the year 2030. Along with a rapidly ageing population, countries will face …

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Feeling old and useless – the silent suffering of seniors dealing …

WebThis reluctance to seek help or have a suitable avenue to express their emotional pain can lead to dire consequences, with a notable increase in suicide rates among older adults. …

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Pilot Health District in Queenstown to focus on residents’ holistic

WebResidents of Queenstown can look forward to quality homes and a living environment that will support their physical, social, and mental well-being, to enable them to lead more …

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NUS study: Brief weekly magnetic muscle therapy improves …

WebA decline in functional mobility, loss of muscle strength and an increase in body fats are often associated with ageing. This trend could potentially be reversed by way of an …

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Antioxidants and free radicals explained

WebA: In the early days of my research, the field of antioxidants and free radicals appeared simple. The idea was that free radicals were bad, and antioxidants were good. Hence, …

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Scientists from NUS and NUHS identify predictive blood …

WebA recent study by a team comprising researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the National University Health System (NUHS) revealed that low levels of …

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New Centre for Music and Health established at Yong Siew Toh

WebThe CMH will be the first of its kind in Singapore and Southeast Asia to develop evidence-based music programmes to support health and well-being, as well as research methods …

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Singapore is radically changing its healthcare system with …

Web2022. News Reports Community General News. National University of Singapore. Singapore is radically changing its healthcare system with Healthier SG. …

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NUS enhances undergraduate healthcare education to future …

WebThe National University of Singapore (NUS) has introduced three initiatives to further enhance the training of future-ready health professionals to meet Singapore’s evolving …

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NUS Medicine sets up new Centre for Sustainable Medicine

WebThe newly minted Centre for Sustainable Medicine at NUS Medicine will tackle this challenge, helping doctors, nurses and hospitals prepare for the spread of infectious …

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Finding the cure for vaccine hesitancy

WebAs COVID-19 swept across the world last year, the race to develop a vaccine went into overdrive. The speed was unprecedented. Something that typically takes 10 to 15 years …

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NUS researchers develop world’s first smart bandage that detects

WebA research team led by Professor Lim Chwee Teck from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Health …

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New centre to improve eye health of Singaporeans

WebMaking diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases more accessible and affordable – this is one of the key goals of the new Centre for Innovation and Precision Eye Health, which is …

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AI transforms frontline operations

WebAnother new tool designed to help organisations improve frontline operations is a first-of-its-kind speech recognition system able to interpret and process the unique vocabulary used …

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NUHS becomes new integrated health cluster

WebThe National University Health System (NUHS) is merging with Jurong Health Services (JurongHealth) as part of a reorganisation of the public healthcare system in Singapore …

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Prof Dean Ho: Personalising interventional therapy

WebProf Ho’s groundbreaking work seeks to redefine personalised medicine . Professor Dean Ho, Provost’s Chair Professor at NUS Biomedical Engineering and NUS Pharmacology, …

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New NUS senior appointments

WebFrom 1 January 2020, Associate Professor Yeoh Khay Guan, as the new Chief Executive of NUHS, will take up the appointment of Senior Vice President (Health Affairs) at NUS. A …

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A low-power, highly responsive and reusable sweat pH monitor

WebA team of NUS researchers has come up with the pH Watch, an ‘add-on’ to a wearable health monitoring gadget that can tell users about the condition of their health from their …

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