Health

Technology to benefit seniors in active ageing

IDA is helping to roll out innovative technology in 25 senior activity centres this year.

Get your orthopaedic fix

Mount Elizabeth Hospitals has launched a ‘Keep Moving’ campaign so people can stay active and achieve their goals.

NYP creates watch for the deaf

The BRACER Watch will also be useful for seniors so they can be alerted of loud audio sounds.

Dying from a sudden death

Gleneagles Hospital cardiologist launches book to make sense of this condition.

Exercise video for seniors launched

HPB produces video of seven easy-to-do exercises that focus on muscle strength and balance.

7 ways to stay happy as we age

As people get older, they sometimes get unhappy as they feel they are no longer the same person they were when younger. Make a change – find how you can be happy.

Robbing Singaporeans of mobility

A new oral drug gives patients another option if they are not responding to current rheumatoid arthritis therapies.

Healthier meals at home

This is the third thrust in HPB’s Food Strategy where it partners with supermarket outlets.

A trojan horse for cancer

A large oncology study has found that resin beads that emit radiation can give patients who have inoperable liver cancer new hope.

Free health screening for those born on August 9, 1965

As part of SG50, the first 50 Singaporeans will get this free package which includes a comprehensive suite of tests and clinical examinations.

Common procedures for heart disease

Find out more about the three procedures for detecting and treating coronary heart disease, and what you can expect during a hospital visit.

Suffering in silence

More awareness is needed to educate people on incontinence so they know there are treatments available and don’t have to be embarrassed.

Incentives for staying healthy

NTUC Income rewards those who stay healthy and encourage people to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Gaps in eye health

Awareness of the importance of vision and eye health is relatively low among elderly Singaporeans according to recent national SNEC survey.

NTUC Health to operate two nursing homes

NTUC Health wins over 10 other bids “based on its quality and price proposals taken together”.