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Children's Medical Conditions and Treatments

Welcome to the Singapore Health Services - SingHealth "Health Glossary", a listing of useful information on key health and medical conditions and treatments.

A treasure trove of useful information from our experts, this is your trusted guide to safeguarding your health and your family's.


You will find information on various health conditions and medical treatments as well as surgery treatment options, sourced from our Hospitals - Singapore General Hospital, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, and National Speciality Centres for Cancer, Heart, Neuroscience, Eye and Dental - across the SingHealth group. From overviews of the health condition, to disease risk factors, signs and symptoms , preventive steps, treatment options as well as how to manage your health condition at home, we hope you find the write-ups useful.




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A
Abdominal Pain - Childhood Illnesses
Abdominal Pain (SGH)
Acute Appendicitis - Children's Surgeries
Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis or Croup (SGH)
Allergies (SGH)
Amblyopia - Childhood Illnesses
Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
Antibiotics - Childhood Illnesses
Asthma - Childhood Illnesses
Asthma (SGH)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism - Growing Up
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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B
Bedwetting - Childhood Illnesses
Behaviour - Growing Up
Bonding - Growing Up
Braces
Bronchiolitis - Childhood Illnesses
Bronchiolitis (SGH)
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C
Childhood Cancer
Chronic Lung Disease (Child)
Circumcision (Child)
Cleft Lip and Palate
Clubfoot (Child)
Cochlear Implant
Colic - Childhood Illnesses
Colic (SGH)
Confidence - Growing Up
Congenital Hip Dislocation (Baby)
Congenital Muscular Torticollis - Childhood Illnesses
Congenital Talipes Equino Varus (Club Foot) - Childhood Illnesses
Convulsion without Fever - Childhood Illnesses
Coughs & Colds - Childhood Illnesses
Cough & Cold (SGH)
Croup - Childhood Illnesses
Crying - Childhood Illnesses
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D
Day Surgery - Children's Surgeries
Dengue Fever - Childhood Illnesses
Development - Growing Up
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - Childhood Illnesses
Diarrhoea - Childhood Illnesses
Diarrhoea (SGH)
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E
Ear (Foreign Objects) - Childhood Illnesses
Ear Infections (Child)
Ear (Otitis Media) - Children's Surgeries
Eczema - Childhood Illnesses
Emergency - Childhood Illnesses
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F
Febrile Fits - Childhood Illnesses
Fever - Childhood Illnesses
Food & Nutrition - Burping
Food & Nutrition - Fussy Eaters / Food Fads
Food & Nutrition - Meals
Food & Nutrition - Vegetables
Food & Nutrition - Vitamin Supplements
Food & Nutrition - Weaning
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H
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease - Childhood Illnesses
Headache in Children (Child)
Head Injury - Childhood Illnesses
Hearing - Growing Up
Heart - Childhood Illnesses
Hernias & Hydrocoele - Children's Surgeries
Hypothyroidism (Child)
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I
Inguinal Hernia (Child)
Injuries - Childhood Illnesses
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J
Jaundice - Childhood Illnesses
Jaundice (SGH)
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K
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L
Learning - Growing Up
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M
Childhood Myopia
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N
Nose - Childhood Illnesses
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O
Obesity (Exercise) - Childhood Illnesses
Orthodontics - About Braces
Orthodontics - Preparing for Braces
Orthodontics - Important Information for Orthodontic Patients
Orthopaedic (Child)
Orthopaedic - Back Pain & Spine-Deformity (Child)
Orthopaedic - Limb Length Discrepancy (LLD) & Deformities Child)
Orthopaedic - Sports Injuries (Child)
Overweight - Childhood Illnesses
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P
Paediatric Dentistry - Caring for your Infant's Teeth
Paediatric Dentistry - Early Childhood Caries (ECC)
Paediatric Dentistry - Preventing Decay with Sealants
Paediatric Dentistry - Your Child's Visit to the Dentist
Play - Growing Up
Pneumonia - Childhood Illnesses
Pneumonia (SGH)
Prepare - Childhood Illnesses
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S
Same Day Admission Surgery - Children's Surgeries
Senses - Growing Up
Sibling Rivalry - Growing Up
Skin Infections - Childhood Illnesses
Sleep - Growing Up
Snoring - Childhood Illnesses
Squints - Childhood Illnesses
Squint or Strabismus (Child)
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T
Talk - Growing Up
Teeth - Childhood Illnesses
Thalassaemia - Childhood Illnesses
Throat - Objects - Childhood Illnesses
Tonsils & Adenoids - Children's Surgeries
Travelling With Your Child - Childhood Illnesses
Tuberculosis (Child)
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U
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) - Childhood Illnesses
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V
Vaccinations - Childhood Illnesses
Vomitting - Childhood Illnesses
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W
Walking - Growing Up
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