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Dupixent approved in Singapore as the first-ever biologic medicine for patients with COPD

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Singapore, 14 May 2025 – The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) for adults as an add-on maintenance treatment for uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) characterized by raised blood eosinophils who are on a stable combination of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), a long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA), and a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), or on a combination of a LABA and a LAMA if ICS is not appropriate.

Connecting Care With Clicks 2024 – Panel Discussion: Navigating Regulatory Challenges

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During Connecting Care with Clicks Conference on 12 October 2024, Medical Channel Asia brought together Malaysia’s healthcare leaders to address regulatory challenges in the digital age. From groundbreaking digital health apps to legal insights on advertising compliance, telemedicine, and patient data security — this panel explores it all. Learn how public and private stakeholders are shaping a patient-first healthcare system in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Panelists:
– Dr. Mahesh Appannan, Head of Digital, Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia
– Mr. Chin Keat Chyuan, Vice President, Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) and Managing Director, KPJ Healthcare Bhd
– Mr. Vinayak Sri Ram, Partner, RDS Partnership, Advocates & Solicitors
– Mr. Koay Choon Wee, Secretariat of Medicine Advertisements Board (MAB)
and Pharmacist at Ministry Of Health, Malaysia (KKM)

Moderators:
– Ms. Genevieve Vanniasingham, Associate, RDS Partnership, Advocates & Solicitors
– Dr. Yusof bin Ahmad Khairuddin, Head of Medical Concierge Asia

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Researchers Unveil Speech Clues to Dementia

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Recent linguistic research in Singapore leveraging computational analysis of natural speech and sentence repetition tasks has demonstrated that subtle impairments in language skills can serve as early indicators of cognitive decline.

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GPT-4 vs. Human Expertise in Radiology

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A new study highlights GPT-4’s prowess, outperforming a radiology resident in medical imaging diagnostics. In the rapidly evolving field of medical imaging, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, particularly generative models like the ChatGPT, are becoming increasingly significant. 

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