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Health Matters - S1E1: Monkeypox: Should sexually active persons be concerned?

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Monkeypox is spread through close skin-to-skin and face-to-face contact with an infected person. Engaging in intimate or sexual activities with multiple partners might increase the chances of getting the virus.

What are the obvious symptoms to look out for? How can the virus be controlled? 

Guest: Dr Chester Lan, Resident Physician, DTAP (Dr Tan and Partners) Clinic

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Health Matters - Why do some men naturally develop "breasts"?

Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Samuel Ho, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director at Allure Plastic Surgery (a member of Beyond Medical Group), about gynaecomastia, and how it can seriously affect men's self-confidence and identity.

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Health Matters - How phimosis affects men

Phimosis is defined as the inability to retract the skin (foreskin) covering the head (glans) of the penis. Daniel Martin finds out more about this condition from Dr Jay Lim, Pan Asia Surgery Group.

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Health Matters - Ocular Inflammation

Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Anita Chan, Head & Senior Consultant, Ocular Inflammation & Immunology Department, Singapore National Eye Centre, about how medical conditions like poorly controlled diabetes and cancer treatment can cause severe eye infections.

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Health Matters - How and why should you reduce Thyroid nodules?

Thyroid nodules - abnormal growths of lumps within the thyroid - are more common than you think, and can even lead to an overactive thyroid gland. Is removing them a challenging process, and is it always necessary? Daniel Martin finds out from Dr Donovan Eu, Consultant, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, National University Hospital.

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Health Matters - Sleep and hypertension risk for women

People who sleep less than 7 hours per night are at increased risk for hypertension. Getting 5 hours or less? That risk level is even higher, especially for women. Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Joshua Loh, Senior Consultant Cardiologist of Capital Heart Centre (a member of Beyond Medical Group), for more.

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