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The clusters will step up as regional health managers.
Singapore

Healthcare clusters to help residents manage their health

The GP onboarding process to Healthier SG has not begun, but the work to facilitate it has started.
Health

Healthcare clusters working to support GPs under Healthier SG

The mRNA platform allows the company to pivot to other diseases and produce new vaccines quickly.
Health

2-in-1 jab for Covid-19, flu could be available in late 2023

Under the programme, residents will develop a relationship with a primary care doctor who will holistically manage their health.
Singapore

Cheaper drugs at GPs' under 'one resident, one doctor' scheme

Measuring excess deaths helps people understand Covid-19's impact.
Singapore

What is excess death and what is Covid's true toll on the world?

Mr Goh Jun Le donated part of his liver to his mother Lim Gek Meng, who successfully underwent the transplant in July.
Singapore

Rare transplant gives cancer patient new lease of life

Insurers will not change premiums for IPs until Aug 31, 2024.
Singapore

Integrated Shield Plan premiums won't rise for two years

Some mask sellers are bracing themselves for a dip in sales when masks are no longer required in most places.
Singapore

Some mask retailers expect sales dip with easing of rules

A second booster dose is now recommended for people aged 60 and above, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Aug 24, 2022.
Health

Get shots as soon as possible, no need to wait for newer vaccines

    Ms Su Yee Shien (left) and Ms Sophia Ding Ning Ke holding medical blister packaging and recovered aluminium and plastic polymer pieces.
    Singapore

    NUS students tackle issue of used medicine strips

    The program, ChemoCalc, is able to estimate a patient's treatment cost and provide them with financial counselling.
    Health

    New cancer treatment calculator simplifies costs

    Madam Wong Mei Ling (second left) and her husband Kwek Wee Liang with their children, two-year-old Yu Xuan and a five-year-old son.
    Singapore

    212g preemie now healthy, happy two-year-old

    A second booster dose is now recommended for people aged 60 and above, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Aug 24, 2022.
    Health

    Get shots as soon as possible, no need to wait for newer vaccines

    Ms Su Yee Shien (left) and Ms Sophia Ding Ning Ke holding medical blister packaging and recovered aluminium and plastic polymer pieces.
    Singapore

    NUS students tackle issue of used medicine strips

    The program, ChemoCalc, is able to estimate a patient's treatment cost and provide them with financial counselling.
    Health

    New cancer treatment calculator simplifies costs

    Madam Wong Mei Ling (second left) and her husband Kwek Wee Liang with their children, two-year-old Yu Xuan and a five-year-old son.
    Singapore

    212g preemie now healthy, happy two-year-old

    MOH and public healthcare clusters have always been concerned about the well-being of nurses and other staff groups.
    Singapore

    Ensure guidelines on adequate rest for nurses are followed

    All close contacts who remained in Singapore are well and 11 have completed their quarantine.
    Singapore

    No evidence of further spread of monkeypox in S'pore

    The relaxation of the rule is aimed at simplifying the entry procedure for travellers to Malaysia.
    Travel

    Enter Malaysia without filling up MySejahtera card

    Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said the Covid-19 pandemic is still ongoing and a major burden on nurses here.
    Singapore

    Nurses to receive deserving 'retention payment'

    SingHealth held its annual Nurses' Day celebration on July 25 ahead of Nurses' Day which falls on Aug 1.
    Singapore

    Vital for S'pore to tackle manpower crunch in nursing

    Dr Mickey Koh heads departments at the HSA in Singapore as well as St George's University Hospital in London.
    Singapore

    Singaporean doctor appointed to WHO expert panel