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Health Matters - S1E26: Celine Dion’s diagnosis: Stiff Person Syndrome

Painful spasms led the global superstar to discover she was suffering from a rare condition known as “Stiff Person Syndrome”. In fact, it is so rare, it’s known to affect only 1 or 2 people out of a million. Do you know, a handful of such cases have also been recorded in Singapore?

Guest: Dr Jeanne Tan, Associate Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute

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Health Matters - Are children more at risk of contracting TB?

Guest: Dr Cheryl Khoong, Associate Consultant, National Tuberculosis Care Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

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Health Matters - Heart concerns when you turn SG60

Guest: Dr Yeo Tee Joo, Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS).

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Health Matters - How to preserve the hip for those who may need Hip Replacement Surgery

Guest: Adjunct Associate Professor Andrew Lim, Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NUH.

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