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Health Matters - S1E23: COVID-19 vaccines for young children

Did you know that your young ones (6 months - 4 years) getting the COVID vaccine may experience less severe side-effects? It might be due to the lower dose, but that doesn’t mean they’re less protected against COVID or a complication known as multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C).

Guest: Associate Professor Chong Chia Yin, Senior Consultant, Infectious Disease Service, Department of Paediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

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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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