Healthcare
MOH increases subsidies for community hospitals
MOH increases subsidies for community hospitals
It will also extend to covering advanced diagnostics.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) will enhance subsidies for community hospitals starting 1 October...
National Healthcare Group, Safe Space launch programme for employee wellbeing
It offers access to counselling, mental fitness coaching, and multilingual resources.
The National Healthcare Group (NHG) has partnered with Safe...
Health Sciences Authority approves Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial vaccine
Abrysvo is the first RSV vaccine approved for use in both older adults and pregnant individuals.
Generic diets fail Asians, personalised nutrition needed for health
Singapore Dietitian says Asians face higher chronic disease risk even at leaner body mass.
Pharmesis to acquire remaining 19% stake in Sichuan Longlife Pharmaceutical
This agreement was finalised on 23 September.
Duke-NUS study links NKT cells to dengue defense
This can potentially reduce the severity of subsequent infections.
Health Sciences Authority approves pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment
Winrevair is expected to be available by the first quarter of 2025.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved Winrevair (sotatercept)...
FairPrice links with HPB app to reward healthy food purchases
Users can exchange HPB Healthpoints to redeem FairPrice transport and food vouchers.
TalkMed clarifies acquisition discussions still ‘ongoing’
This is already the company’s fifth update.
SGX Regco grants SAM Holdings’ extension for FY 2024 results
The company filed the application on 16 August with SGX Regco.
Synapxe officially opens innovation lab Terrarium
The lab will develop new HealthTech solutions and platforms.
Cordlife enhances lab with 24/7 monitoring and backup power systems
The system tracks the temperature of 27 cryogenic storage tanks.
Q&M unit temporarily halts lab operations as licence expires
The company must apply for a new license to continue its operations.
Health Sciences Authority names new CEO
Raymond Chua Swee Boon will succeed Mimi Choong May Ling in the role.
Cordlife to resume cord blood banking services limitedly
It is expected to continuously impact its finances negatively.
Singapore unveils emergency medical team for disaster response
The SGEMT can be deployed to crisis-affected regions within 72 hours.
NDCS develops digital workflow for removable partial dentures
The system integrates intra-oral scanning, automatic design, and 3D printing.
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