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Health Matters - Young-Onset Dementia rates in Singapore

A recent survey on perceptions of dementia by Milieu Insight found about half of Singaporeans unlikely to get tested for young-onset dementia, despite noticing symptoms like forgetfulness and difficulty with familiar tasks. Daniel Martin finds out more from  Associate Professor Adeline Ng, Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute and Dementia Programme Lead.

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Health Matters - How could an AI Spine Surgery help someone who’s almost fully bent over (90°)

Guest: Dr Wayne Yap, Consultant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

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Health Matters - First-of-its-kind paediatric palliative care pilot launches

Guest: Professor Sng Ban Leong, Cocoon Programme Lead and Head & Senior Consultant of the Department of Women's Anaesthesia, KKH.

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Health Matters - Gene Editing to deal with rare, fatal heart disease ~ Singapore global trial

Guest: Asst Prof Lin Weiqin, Clinical Director of the Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Programme at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS)

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Health Matters - IMH study on suicide warning signs: what could happen the week before?

Guest: Associate Professor Mythily Subramaniam, Assistant Chairman, Medical Board (Research), Institute of Mental Health, who led the study

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