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Health Matters - S1E46: Could your child be performing poorly in school due to their myopia?

Did you know uncorrected myopia reduces students’ focus, perseverance, and participation in the classroom, which in turn affects their academic performance? With alarming rates of myopia in Singapore, how can you make sure you are picking it up and managing it early for your child?

Guest:  Dr Cheryl Ngo, Consultant Ophthalmologist & Medical Director at Adult & Child Eye (ACE Clinic)

 

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Health Matters - Are "experts" really saying there are serious side effects to the COVID vaccines?

Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Leong Hoe Nam, Infectious Disease Physician, Rophi Clinic, about whether “experts” are really saying there are serious side effects to the COVID vaccines.

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Health Matters - Menopause and the increased risk of calcium build-up in arteries

Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Pinakin Parekh, Consultant Cardiologist, The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre, Singapore, about coronary artery calcification, a build-up of calcium deposits in the arteries.

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Health Matters - Vitamin D could balance one's gut microbiome

Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Melvin Look, General Surgeon, Pan Asia Surgery Group, about how Vitamin D could balance one’s gut microbiome, and even cancer immunotherapy.

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Health Matters - Recovering from trauma

Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Teo Li Tserng, Senior Consultant Surgeon and Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, about the signs to look out for after a traumatic event, and what you should do to seek support.

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Health Matters - International Celiac Disease Awareness Day

Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Calvin Koh, Gastroenterologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, about what celiac disease is and how it differs from gluten intolerance or allergy.

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