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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. 

A fatal school stabbing in Bandar Utama has shaken Malaysia and exposed a rising tide of teen violence. Beneath the headlines lies a deeper question: what are we overlooking in the mental health of our youths?

A major NDCS-led study found that nearly one in seven dental patients had undiagnosed diabetes or prediabetes. By including gum health as a key indicator, the research highlights how routine dental visits can help uncover hidden cases of diabetes in Asia.

23 October 2025, Singapore – Children with burn injuries in Singapore can now receive faster, more integrated care with the launch of Singapore’s first dedicated paediatric Burn Centre at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH).

The itch-scratch cycle is more than a bad habit – it is a physiological loop that traps millions with atopic dermatitis. Now, science is breaking the vicious itch-scratch cycle.

Physical care sustains the body, but emotional health sustains dignity. Paolo Castro from Helpling Singapore explains why elder mental health must be treated as essential to ageing well.

SINGAPORE – The National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS) has performed the nation’s first minimally invasive CryoMaze surgery — a keyhole approach to treat atrial fibrillation alongside heart valve repair, reducing risks and speeding up recovery.

SINGAPORE, 10 OCTOBER 2025 – A new research initiative, GLOW (Gut Linked Outcomes in Wellbeing) will be launched in Singapore to investigate how the human gut microbiome – often described as the body’s “second genome” – influences mental health.

Most people think of nurses at the bedside. But what about nurses who prevent hospital visits altogether? A new wave of patient support programmes is reshaping outcomes across Asia Pacific.