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Health Matters - Troponin levels as an indicator of “heart injury”?

The Health Sciences Authority has just disputed the findings of a Swiss study that reported heart injuries among a small percentage of people who had received an mRNA vaccine. The study used Troponin levels as an indicator of heart injury. But just what is Troponin, and what is true heart injury? Daniel Martin finds out from Assistant Professor Lin Weiqin, Clinical Director, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Programme and Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore. 

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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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