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1. NUS undergrad first in Singapore to get new defibrillator under breastbone

   1 day ago The Straits Times National University Hospital, Singapore 38.8 km

   A 19-year-old National University of Singapore undergraduate who suffered a cardiac arrest at his camp's medical centre has become one of the first patients in Singapore to receive an extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (EV-ICD). The device, implanted under the breastbone at the National University Hospital, delivers shocks to restore normal heart rhythm.

2. Singapore's top medical award goes to 17 doctors including Prof Anantharaman

   1 day ago Tamil Murasu Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore 29.5 km

   Seventeen pioneer doctors and dentists, including emergency medicine pioneer Prof Venkataraman Anantharaman and paediatrician Dr Bua Kong Poh, received the Eminent Academician title from the Singapore Medical Academy. The ceremony was held at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine's medical sciences building on September 12, with Health Minister Ong Ye Kung speaking.

3. 17 doctors and dentists receive Eminent Academician title in Singapore

   2 days ago The Straits Times Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Clinical Sciences Building, Singapore 40.3 km

   Seventeen pioneering doctors and dentists received the Eminent Academician title from the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, on Sept 12. The honour went to figures including emergency medicine professor Venkataraman Anantharaman and paediatrician Phua Kong Boo, who led rotavirus vaccine trials. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said the title recognises a lifetime of contributions to Singapore's healthcare system.

4. Johor to convert six Medan Niaga Kampung Melayu Majidee shop lots into Malaysia's first food-court NCD clinic

   4 days ago New Straits Times Medan Niaga Kampung Melayu Majidee, Johor Baru, Johor 18 km

   Six shop lots at Medan Niaga Kampung Melayu Majidee in Johor Baru will be refurbished into Malaysia's first non-communicable disease clinic located inside a food court, at a cost of RM1 million. The Johor Baru City Council project will move NCD follow-up services from the Majidee public clinic and is expected to serve about 200 patients daily when it opens early next year. Separately, measures including scheduled appointments and extended hours have been introduced at the Mengkibol clinic in Kluang to ease congestion.

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6. Tan Tock Seng Hospital launches nurse-led programme to speed up sepsis treatment

   6 days ago Tamil Murasu Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 40.1 km

   Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore has introduced a nurse-led programme called 'Safe from Sepsis' to detect and treat sepsis earlier. The initiative aims to ensure at least 80% of patients receive antibiotics within 180 minutes, up from the current 37%. The programme has won a gold award at a recent hospital management ceremony in Bangkok.

7. TTSH-led sepsis initiative cuts antibiotic wait time, expands to 62 wards

   6 days ago The Straits Times Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 40.1 km

   Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) in Singapore has launched 'Safe from Sepsis', a nurse-led initiative to detect and treat sepsis earlier. The initiative, which was piloted successfully, aims to ensure at least 80% of patients receive antibiotics within 180 minutes, and has been expanded to 62 wards and other care facilities.