Protein has gone from being just another nutrient to becoming the main ingredient on our plates. While it deserves its reputation, the reality is more nuanced than the trend suggests.
Repairing a leaking heart valve on a beating heart is one of cardiology’s greatest technical challenges. Medical Channel Asia visits Philips and St. Antonius Hospital to see how AI-powered image guidance is helping doctors perform complex minimally invasive procedures.
Major World Cup 2026 football injuries highlight how fatigue, non-contact ACL tears, and tropical heat threaten both elite players and weekend warriors.
Robotic surgery is often misunderstood. Dr Fam Xeng Inn explains how robotic-assisted surgery works, when it is used, its benefits for patients, and why the surgeon—not the robot—remains in control.
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A healthy diet is important for helping those with OSA manage their weight, but there are specific foods for obstructive sleep apnoea that just so happen to also help ease OSA symptoms.
From infinite scrolling to dopamine loops, several factors contribute to shrinking attention spans in the digital age, but cognitive experts suggest we can still reverse the damage.
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Men's Health
Robotic surgery is often misunderstood. Dr Fam Xeng Inn explains how robotic-assisted surgery works, when it is used, its benefits for patients, and why the surgeon—not the robot—remains in control.
Chronic stress and long hours may be masking a serious hormonal issue. Discovering the truth behind testosterone deficiency symptoms could be the key to reclaiming your energy and health.
Women's Health
Primary Biliary Cholangitis in Singapore faces a major turning point. New targeted therapies are offering fresh hope to women whose severe liver symptoms were previously misdiagnosed as menopause or stress.
A breast ultrasound is often used alongside mammograms to investigate lumps, dense breast tissue and suspicious findings. Here is how the scan works, who may need one, and why it plays an important role in breast cancer diagnosis.
Cancer
Robotic surgery is often misunderstood. Dr Fam Xeng Inn explains how robotic-assisted surgery works, when it is used, its benefits for patients, and why the surgeon—not the robot—remains in control.
A silent killer is quietly outpacing other diseases in Singapore. To fight back, local researchers including senior consultant liver, pancreas and transplant surgeon Dr Glenn Bonney have been developing a novel pancreatic cancer vaccine Singapore patients could eventually benefit from.
Gastrointestinal
Read MoreMore young adults are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, both in Asia and globally. Doctors say recognising the symptoms early and attending screening when eligible could make all the difference.
Social media is buzzing about the boy kibble diet, a minimalist meal of ground meat and rice. While it is efficient for muscle growth, is it actually healthy?
Thinking of surviving on instant noodles for a week? From sodium overload to missing nutrients, here is how your body may react.
