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Screen viewing is increasingly prevalent but excessive screen time in childhood has been linked to a range of health problems, including increased risk of obesity and reduced cognitive development. A study found that toddlers who spend more than three hours a day looking at a screen are more likely to be less physically active byRead more

Coconut oil has been marketed as a health food for years, but a recent study found that its consumption results in significantly higher levels of LDL (‘bad’) cholesterol. Epidemiology Domain Leader Professor Rob van Dam, postdoctoral fellow Dr Nithya Neelakantan and NGS PhD student Mr Jowy Seah reviewed 16 studies to assess the effects of

The NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on 29 January 2020. UNAIDS Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr Eamonn Murphy, and Dean, Professor Teo Yik Ying, signed the memorandum of understanding at a ceremony on the

The School is pleased to share that PhD student Mr Rayner Tan is now on the editorial board of the prestigious journal, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). He joins as part of the editorial team for its new series, Perspectives. Our warmest congratulations, Mr Tan! Perspectives is a new section of STI targeted toward clinicians and