How has COVID-19 affected medically vulnerable patients in Singapore?

December 29, 2021

We wanted to help fill the gap of information about the effects of COVID-19 and its measures on the management of chronic conditions here. Understanding vulnerable non-COVID patients’ perception and experiences is an important aspect of having health systems remain vigilant and responsive to the needs of all. This also allows for the evaluation of COVID-19 related measures and can inform decisions to ensure adequate care and self-management for vulnerable non-COVID patients, who have come to be seen as casualties of an “invisible epidemic” of deprioritization.

Born in Covid-19: Novel computer-based emergency case simulations for Duke-NUS students

June 30, 2021

In looking for creative ways to grow medical education within the various COVID-19 restrictions, a novel platform of computer-based emergency case simulations was born, as featured in the Education in Medicine Journal.

Repeat offender of mosquito breeding behind dengue outbreak

July 05, 2014 in the straits times

Dengue resurged in Singapore during 2013-14, resulting in then unprecedented number of cases in the country. I was part of a team of reporters who covered the outbreaks, and in mid-2014 discovered that a construction company which had repeatedly flouted anti-mosquito breeding regulations had likely contributed to a spike in one neighbourhood’s dengue cases. This led to a series of articles calling for stiffer penalties for such repeat offenders.