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New Orleans, USA – Singapore cardiologist Prof Poh Kian Keong has been awarded the ACC Navin C. Nanda International Service Award, marking a milestone for Singapore in global cardiovascular medicine.
Singapore, 9 April 2026 – Mount Alvernia Hospital marked its 65th anniversary with the official opening of its new and upgraded facilities reaffirming its commitment to delivering quality, patient-centred care.
Kuala Lumpur, 30 March 2026 – In conjunction with its 20th anniversary and World Autism Awareness Month 2026, Early Autism Project Malaysia is organising Run for Autism 2026, aimed at raising funds to expand access to autism services nationwide.
Singapore, 12 March 2026 – A new SMART-led study found Enterococcus faecalis uses lactic acid to suppress immune defences in wounds, helping chronic wound infections linger and creating conditions for other bacteria to thrive.
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SINGAPORE, 26 FEBRUARY 2026 – Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, working with collaborators at Imperial College London and partners in Europe and the United States, have uncovered new insights into how an additional copy of chromosome 21 alters brain development in Down syndrome.
From 2026, Singapore’s BMDP will fully subsidise stem cell procurement costs for Singaporean and PR patients in public hospitals. Announced at Match for Life 2025, the move aims to ease financial barriers while rallying employers through a new Corporate Partner Programme.
Singapore, 17 November 2025 – A new study by researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School has revealed that almost all community-dwelling older adults with advanced dementia in Singapore experience at least one potentially burdensome intervention in their last year of life.
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