Health

Earlier this month (4 Sep), it was reported that over 800 GP patients had receive mislabelled medicine after a glitch hit the Ministry of Health's GPConnect system. One patient was told to take 10 bottles of cough mixture each time, instead of 10ml. Another had to take two strips, instead of two tablets. The glitch hit some 104 GP clinics …

More than 800 patients from 104 clinics were affected by the software glitch concerning medicine dosage labels, said Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS) last Saturday (1 Sep). Previously, it was estimated that 400 patients from 83 clinics were affected, which was half of the actual numbers discovered and recorded later on. Speaking to The Straits Times, IHiS, the government IT …

by ValuePenguin Feeling like you're not your best self? Read on find out some of the best health habits to form to get you back on track to a healthy lifestyle. When we think of wellness and health advice advertised to women, we often see advertisements for expensive spa treatments, luxury gym classes and overpriced but under researched health supplements. However, …

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) has announced in a press release on Monday (20 August) that it has detected cronobacter sakazakii bacteria in samples of Dumex Mamil Gold Infant Milk Formula - Step 1 (850g). It further noted that it had directed the importer, Danone Dumex, to recall the implicated batch and that the recall has been completed. According to AVA, …

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) alerted members of the public not to purchase or consume two slimming products ‘Body Slim Herbal’ and ‘Sparkle Twins’. In a press release on Thursday (16 August), HSA stated that it had tested both products and found them to contain an undeclared and banned substance, sibutramine, which poses serious health risks. Both products were detected …

by ValuePenguin Not all health advice is created equal. Below, we discuss the 5 most commonly held misconceptions about leading a healthy lifestyle and how they can actually take a toll on your finances. Most of us have a desire to be fit and healthy. However, our hectic lives can often get in the way of living up to that potential, …

The temporary implementation of Internet Surfing Separation (ISS) has become one of the primary measures taken by the Government to increase cybersecurity in the aftermath of a cyberattack that affected the personal information and medical data of 1.5 million SingHealth patients, including that of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, just last month. Minister of Health Mr Gan Kim Yong said …

by ValuePenguin As the elderly population grows, Singaporean hospitals may soon become resource-strapped, leading to overcrowding and frustration among patients. However, there are some concerns that increased congestion is a current problem as well. Read on to find out whether or not hospitals in Singapore are truly overcrowded. While the Singaporean healthcare system has been ranked as one of the most efficient …

Is Singapore’s public spending on long-term care one of the lowest in the world? I refer to the article “Care workers earn less than overseas peers” (Straits Times, Jul 27). It states that “Workers who care for the elderly in nursing homes, daycare centres and at home are paid a lot less than their peers in other countries with similarly …

Pinguin's frozen mixed vegetables and sweet corn kernels have been recalled by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) as the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) issued an alert on a multi-country foodborne outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in Europe. It stated in a press release on Monday (23 July) that the incident was possibly due to …