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Health Matters - S1E18: XBB is here: what you need to know about the new COVID-19 variant

Just as we got used to BA.4 and BA.5, we are now seeing the rise of the BQ.1, BQ1.1 and XBB variants in Singapore. Are these better able to evade your immune system?

Guest: A/Prof Hsu Li Yang, Vice Dean (Global Health); Programme Leader (Infectious Diseases), NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

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Health Matters - Is cough mixture addictive?

Guest: Dr Kelvin Goh, Medical Director and Lead, United Primary Care Network

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Health Matters - The Barbie Hsu case: Influenza and Pneumonia kills

Guest: Dr Loh Jiashen, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Farrer Park Hospital

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Health Matters - Lunar New Year 2025: Travel and safety tips amid rising respiratory virus cases

Guest: Dr Hendrik Group Scholtz, General Manager for Public Health at International SOS

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Health Matters - How excessive screen time affects young children

Guest: Adjunct Associate Professor Chong Shang Chee, Head & Senior Consultant, Division of Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital

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Health Matters - Cold weather doesn't give you a cold

Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Kelvin Goh, Medical Director and Lead, United Primary Care Network, about how to avoid falling sick during rainy seasons.

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