Health

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.

Robotic glove helps patients to restore hand movements

An improvement from the conventional robotic hand rehabilitation devices, which are heavy and uncomfortable.

Let’s not forget dementia

An initiative by Lien Foundation and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital to help the public understand those with dementia.

Older persons living alone have higher chance of dying prematurely

First of its kind study found that men who lived alone had an increased mortality, compared to women who lived alone.

New cookbook for Community Care clients

Meals should not just be healthy and nutritious, but they should also whet one’s appetite.

Secrets to a long-lasting marriage

Three tips from a couple who have been married for over 60 years.

Lifting spirits with a trishaw ride

A non-profit initiative looks at bringing seniors out of nursing homes on the trishaw and giving them “the right to wind in their hair”.

All Saints Home opens two new eldercare & nursing homes

By opening these facilities, the VWO hopes to address the growing demand for eldercare in light of a rise in the number of seniors living alone.

Grow, give or MOVE

Getting men more aware about their health issues including prostate cancer and poor mental health.