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Regular consumption of vegetables, fruit and soy can reduce the risk of lower hip fracture among Singaporean Chinese by more than three times, according to a study on the dietary and lifestyle habits of 63,000 Chinese Singaporeans over the last 15 years. Lead researcher of the study, Associate Professor Koh Woon Puay from the Saw Swee HockRead more

Drinking at least two cups of coffee a day may help sufferers of liver cirrhosis reduce the chance of dying by 66 per cent, according to a study on the dietary and lifestyle habits of 63,000 Chinese Singaporeans over 15 years. However, the study found that only patients with cirrhosis that had been caused by

Monetary incentives have been used numerous times in weight-loss programmes or campaigns, such as in the case of the Health Promotion Board’s recent “1 Million Kg Challenge”, where participants can win prizes such as shopping vouchers, vacation packages and a car. A study conducted by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical aims to find our if getting participants

Stroke patients may be able to recover at home soon, thanks to rehabilitation sessions via “teleconference”, which allow therapists to monitor their progress remotely. A team from the National University of Singapore has started conducting clinical trials, during which iPads are used to guide patients through exercises on videos, with data captured on motion sensors.

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Hsu Li Yang was awarded the Monteiro Lectureship by the Chapter of Infectious Disease Physicians, College of Physicians, Singapore for his breakthrough work on antibiotic resistance bacteria. Established in 2011, the Monteiro Lecture is held annually and awarded to a local or

NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health faculty, Associate Professor Mikael Hartman, with fellow rider, trauma and breast cancer surgeon as well as faculty member of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, A/Prof Philip Iau, officially started The Long Ride 2014 – Singapore to Sweden for Breast Cancer Research today, 18 March 2014. Families, friends and

Singaporeans are living longer, but are we living healthier? As Singapore’s population increases in age and our lifestyles become more sedentary, reports show that 2 in 5 Singaporeans suffer from at least one chronic illness such as diabetes or high blood pressure. On the Red Dot learns about how some people have taken steps to change their

Some of Singapore’s major healthcare news of 2013 included a deadly outbreak of dengue fever and a major revamp of Singapore’s healthcare system. Speaking to Power98 FM in an interview on major healthcare issues in the new last year, Professor Chia Kee Seng, Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, said that past research

The NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is deeply saddened by the passing of Emeritus Professor Lee Shiu-Hung, former Director of Health, Hong Kong. Prof Lee was a graduate of the School’s Diploma of Public Health course (Class of ’63) and went on to become a respected leader and advocate in the field

Married women are also at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS from their infected husbands or partners, according to a study comissioned by the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) and led by Assoc Prof Wong Mee Lian from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health with support from the Department of STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) Control,