Category Archive For "Health"
The Haze Returns: Risks and solutions
You’ve already smelled it in the air, right? Like your next door neighbor is cleaning their barbecue by burning off excess residue left behind by charcoal. Only this smell doesn’t stop. It continues to offend your senses all day and night. That’s right, the haze is back. The slash and burn tactics used by farmers …
Telemedicine in Singapore: The doctor will see you… anytime, anywhere
Imagine a world where you never have to leave your home to see your doctor. You merely click a couple buttons on your computer or mobile device and your new specialist appears on screen. She was just sent your medical records electronically from your general practitioner following their video consultation about your current condition. The …
Organ donation in Singapore
Organ transplants and organ donation in Singapore have been an important and ongoing topic for decades now. If someone you know and love is in need of a kidney, or part of your liver, no doubt it wouldn’t take too much coercion for you to get tested and see if you can help the person …
New partnership battling diabetes in Singapore
Those with diabetes in Singapore, and especially those who will develop the disorder in the future, now have another resource available to them that promises to revolutionize diabetes treatment in the region. A new partnership in the region will be creating a new facility to cater to people with diabetes not only in Singapore, but …
Dementia in Singapore
The elderly in Singapore are more prevalent than ever before. As life spans have lengthened in recent decades, and medical technology has improved, more and more people are simply living longer. While this is an excellent sign for the quality of life in Singapore, as well as testament to the city-state’s standard of living, it …
Zika Update: The Virus Lands in Singapore
Zika Update Singapore As the Zika virus epidemic was coming to prominence in Brazil mere months ago, Pacific Prime Singapore published an article on the likelihood of the disease becoming widespread in Singapore. Of course, this was in early February, when the disease still seemed so far away from us, and people, including scientists and …