Health

Low awareness of HPV

A survey reveals only nine percent of Singaporean women surveyed consider themselves at personal risk of HPV, an infection that will affect around four in five women by the time they are 50.

A playground for all ages

Ghim Moh senior residents can stay fit and bond with their families at a new recreational facility.

HPB dishes out ‘Recipe for Healthy Ageing’

This is a part of a nutrition campaign under the Action Plan for Successful Ageing to empower seniors to eat right and age well.

Taking control

Though Pang Boon Kow knows the realities of Parkinson’s disease and that he may one day become bedridden, he is not letting that affect him and he is taking each day as it comes.

New quadrivalent flu vaccine

With the influenza season upon us, it is good to have an annual influenza vaccine to protect yourself.

Allergy education

Watsons launches initiatives for its customers to better understand allergies and empower them to self-manage their conditions.

Making sense of headaches

While most will ease after some time, other conditions may require medical attention.

A family deals with hearing loss, together

A former Miss Universe Singapore shares some insights to talking to family members about getting hearing aids.

Another dementia-friendly community

Hong Kah North has become the second community that is dementia-friendly, and more communities have shown interest.

Singapore’s first mobile hearing clinics

The one-stop clinic, which provides comprehensive hearing test, hearing aid fittings and aural rehabilitation services, is planning to screen 8,000 residents aged 40 and above.

Chronic body pain

This can be fibromyalgia, an often-misunderstood condition by both medical and non-medical practitioners and with treatment, patients can be pain-free.

A convenient way to hear

A new company bets on convenience as the way to enable seniors to enjoy better hearing.

Do you have dry eyes?

This is a common problem as you might not think and there are many causes to this including medications and doing certain activities.

Your fitness resolution

Back for the third year, Walk for Wellness is encouraging active agers to be more proactive in managing their health, embrace lifelong learning, and keep healthy and active.

A hard conversation with women

Erectile dysfunction may affect men, but it also affects their partners. Four NTU students are focusing on bringing awareness to women.