Skip the polyclinic visit and collect your medicine at a nearby convenience store instead. That is what some chronic disease patients under the National Healthcare Group’s (NHG) chain of nine polyclinics have been able to
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11 injured in chemical leak incident at Kallang, SCDF at the scene
SINGAPORE – A chemical leak at a building in Kallang injured 11 people and prompted the Singapore Civil Defence Force to dispatch its Hazardous Materials (HazMat) officers to the scene, where the leak was contained within
Read moreThe haze fight: Upgrading skills and technology
In the second of a four-part series on Indonesia’s haze fight, we discover how a new generation of firefighters spot and tackle the hazard PEKANBARU: Mr Roganda Manalo has had many brushes with death in
Read moreIs Singapore’s “miracle” health care system the answer for America?
When liberals talk about their health care utopia, they have scores of examples to choose from. Some name France’s high-performing multi-payer system (No. 1 on the World Health Organization’s rankings, in case you haven’t heard).
Read more19-year-old girl set to be Malaysia’s youngest doctor
A 19-year-old Malaysian girl, Chan Hao Shan, is set to become the country’s youngest doctor when she graduates next year from Taylor’s University, a private university in Subang Jaya, Selangor. The undergraduate who is taking
Read moreCrowdfunding campaign for Singaporean humanitarian worker passes $100,000 target
A crowdfunding campaign for a stricken Singaporean humanitarian worker in Chiang Mai, Thailand, has surpassed its target of $100,000 since it started on June 27. The campaign closed on Friday, with $103,798.56 in donations collected.
Read moreWhy are supermarkets selling rotten fruits and vegetables?
ALOR SETAR – Fancy dining healthy with fruits and vegetables? If so, look carefully before you pay for these items at the cash register. A survey by The Star at various hypermarkets and supermarkets here revealed
Read moreGeneral waste disposal facilities to be licensed from August
SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Tuesday (Jul 11) said it will start licensing general waste disposal facilities from August. These facilities are defined as those that receive, store, process or treat general waste
Read morePush for Singaporeans to eat healthier hawker food
Health Promotion Board draws up list of shop-bought dishes under 500 calories. Four in 10 hawker stalls will sell at least one healthier dish by 2019, if the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) latest effort to
Read moreMore young singles do not intend to marry and more have not dated seriously: Marriage and Parenthood survey 2016
SINGAPORE – Most of Singapore’s young singletons intend to marry and most married couples plan to have children, though challenges to get more hitched have risen. A latest government survey of nearly 3,000 singles aged
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