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Acute Ischaemic Stroke (AIS):
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Ischaemic stroke is the most common type of stroke, and occurs when a blood clot is lodged in an artery and cuts off blood supply to the brain. Recent innovations in developing endovascular device-based methods have revolutionised the way clots lodged in larger brain vessels are extracted. The two main methods, aspiration (via large-bore catheters) and clot-capture (via stent-retrievers), can now result in recanalisation rates reaching as high as 80% to 90% of cases. Read more |
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Pneumonia: Treatment and Prevention |
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Although deadly, pneumonia can be treated when detected early. It can also be prevented through measures like good personal hygiene, practicing frequent hand washing with soap, and getting vaccinated. While rest and a balanced diet can help patients recover, more severe infections may require hospitalisation. Assoc Prof Loo Chian Min, Senior Consultant from the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (SGH), shares more. Read more |
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New Scan for Curable Hypertension |
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| Clinical trials are underway on a new non-invasive scan that can detect the cause of a certain type of hypertension — primary aldosteronism — making it potentially curable. The 25-patient clinical trial is conducted by Changi General Hospital (CGH), together with the Clinical Imaging Research Centre (CIRC) at the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Read more |
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SingHealth
Appointment Hotlines |
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Singapore General Hospital
Tel: 6326 6060 |
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Changi General Hospital
Tel: 6850 3333 |
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Sengkang General Hospital
Tel: 6930 6000 |
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KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Tel: 6294 4050 |
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National Cancer Centre Singapore
Tel: 6436 8288 |
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National Dental Centre Singapore
Tel: 6324 8798 |
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National Heart Centre Singapore
Tel: 6704 2222 |
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National Neuroscience Institute
Tel: 6330 6363 |
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Singapore National Eye Centre
Tel: 6322 9399 |
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Prof Tan Kok Hian
MBBS (Spore), MMed (O&G), FRCOG (UK),
FAMS (O&G), MBA |
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
KK Co-Director & Senior Consultant,
Antenatal Diagnostic Centre / Antenatal Monitoring Clinic
Sub-specialty:
Maternal Fetal Medicine
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| Asst Prof Tang Pooi Ling, Tiffany |
MBBS (Melbourne),
MRCP (UK),
M Med (Int Med),
BMedSci (Melbourne) |
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Division of Medical Oncology,
Senior Consultant
Sub-specialty:
Lymphoma
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