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Healthcare AI model tailored to Singaporean patients being developed

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced a new nationwide initiative called the Singapore Medical Foundation AI Model, which aims to help clinicians better diagnose conditions such as diabetes, high chol...

(Clockwise from top) Chicken rice made using TLL’s Temasek Rice, ikan asam pedas using locally produced jade perch, and tomato and bocconcini salad.

High-nutrition S’pore tomatoes, fish could be on the menu on flights, in schools, for NSmen

There were 12 active dengue clusters reported as at June 15, including four with the red-alert classification.

119 dengue cases recorded in second week of June, highest so far this year

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Derek O’ Brien Quiz for the Week of May 29

Mr Ong also said that as modern aviation allows pathogens to spread more quickly, key aviation nodes, like Singapore, should “consistently and responsibly” detect novel pathogens, sequence them and share their findings.

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung said risk of another pandemic crisis remains after recent Ebola outbreak news

The Ebola virus can spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected animals or humans, as well as objects contaminated with such fluids.

CDA is stepping up public health measures to prevent imported cases of Ebola after WHO warning

Both studies were launched by The Research Institute for Cancer Prevention, Screening and Early Detection.

New trials for multi-cancer early detection tests and targeted cancer screening by the National Cancer Centre Singapore

Mrs Kinnari Bhosale is recovering from a rare disease named Granulomatous Mastitis, a rare, benign inflammatory breast disorder that primarily affects women of reproductive age. It can mimic breast cancer and other inflammatory conditions, making diagnosis challenging.

Kinnari Bhosale: A Mother’s Battle with a Rare Breast Disease

A patient suffering from Nipah infection being shifted to an isolation ward in Kozhikode Medical College in Kerala on July 20, 2024.

India Declares Nipah Virus Outbreak Contained Amid Regional Vigilance

Mr Azharuddin Mohamed Naseem and his four-year-old son Zain, who has piebaldism.

Strands of Solidarity: Father Colours Hair to Match Son’s Piebaldism

Celebrities participate in a cancer awareness walk in Hyderabad on World Cancer Day.

More Women in India Get Cancer, But More Men Die

Ms Gurpreet is a visiting scholar at SOAS University of London and a consultant with the United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health.

Gurpreet Kaur on Surviving an Invisible Illness: Endometriosis

The writer wants to age at his own pace.

Let Me Age at My Own Pace, Please

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