All posts tagged "health"
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658HeadlinesMan and Mom Confront Alleged Scammer, End Up Giving Him More Money
A 20-year-old man who claimed to have been scammed by a Chinese wellness centre went back with his mother to seek recourse,...
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Cancer Patients, Doctors Condemn New Cap on MediShield, MediSave for Treatments
The lowering of claims from MediShield Life and MediSave for certain cancer treatments has been met with frustration and anger from patients....
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Overworked Nurses: “A Lot of Nurses End Shift at 9pm or 10pm and are Back at Work at 7am”
Attrition rates for both local and foreign nurses in public hospitals had hit a five-year high in 2021, with a rate of...
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KEECHIUGATE: Chan Chun Sing Mocks Singaporeans in Closed-Door Meeting, Takes a Swipe at Hong Kong
Minister for Trade and Industry, Maj-Gen “Kee Chiu” Chan Chun Sing had a hearty laugh with business leaders as he condemned the...
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Wuhan Virus Scare: The Strange Case of “No Queue” when Gahmen Gives Out Free Masks
RONALD WONG: For the longest time, Singaporeans have been known to queue for almost anything under the sun. Even if they have...
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Wuhan Virus Scare: 524 People in Singapore Quarantined
A total of 524 people have been quarantined in Singapore as of Sunday night (2 Feb) on suspicion that they might have...
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NUH and CGH Accused of Grossly Overcharging Patients
National University Hospital and Changi General Hospital have been accused of grossly overcharging patients. In the first incident, Ian Lee said that...
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CGH Cock-Up: Wrong Medical Report Sent to Deceased’s Wife, Wrong Details on Insurance Report
Changi General Hospital, in its latest cock-up, sent the wrong medical report to the wife of a deceased patient and also filled...
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Patient Dies after Doctor Accidentally Cuts Her Ligament, Artery and Vein during Surgery
78-year-old Yuen Ingeborg was undergoing a knee replacement surgery – a fairly common operation for worn-out knees that hundreds of patients undergo...
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Woman Asked to Pay S$19,000 Deposit to Move from SGH to Sengkang Community Hospital
2 out of 3 people in Singapore have MediShield Life integrated plans that cover them for private ward stays in community hospitals....
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Singapore Medical Council Lets Doctor Off the Hook Despite Breach of Duty of Care Court Finding
The Court of Appeal found the doctor who treated the late Noor Azlin Abdul Rahman to have breached his duty of care...
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Food Poisoning Outbreak at 4 PAP Kindergartens Leaves 109 Children Ill, Second Outbreak in Two Months
109 children fell ill, with 15 of them sent to hospital for treatment, in the second outbreak of food poisoning to hit...
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Leong Sze Hian on Merdeka Generation Package: Premiums Up 80 Percent, Subsidy Only 10 Percent
Financial advisor and socio-political activist Leong Sze Hian whacked the government for making life more difficult for the Merdeka Generation – Singaporeans...
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Changi General Hospital Accused of More Cases of Unreliability and Misdiagnosis
Changi General Hospital’s reputation has been dragged through the mud following the Court of Appeal’s verdict that negligence on the part of...
