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.
Read MoreAnastasia Georgievskaya is co-founder of a company that is using artificial intelligence and machine vision to tackle skin ageing. She has organised the first beauty contest judged by robots, and developed an app that tracks age-related facial changes - and she's just turned 24
Read MoreHow easy is it to buy illegal and often harmful sex drugs in Singapore? My colleague and I went undercover as buyers and conducted test purchases of these products sold openly -- and unlawfully -- in Singapore's red light district of Geylang
Read MoreA look at the birth of Singapore’s first transgender shelter amid challenges faced by the community
Read MoreA look at how Singapore’s public healthcare policies have appeared to increasingly marginalise the transgender community.
Read MoreDigging into a fatal food poisoning case that was brought up in Parliament, eventually leading to changes in NEA policy regarding food stall hygiene assessment. The four-year-old victim died four days after he ate at a Kopitiam nasi padang stall. Checks subsequently found unsafe levels of bacteria at the food stall due to various hygiene lapses, and following news reports, the stall's contract was ultimately terminated.
Read MoreDengue 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.
Read MoreThe anti-drug laws are strict in Singapore, with some offences punishable with the death penalty, so some Singaporeans retreat to drug havens abroad -- a habit that is increasingly attracting young abusers
Read MoreAn investigation into how the state of New York is on the hook for up to a half billion dollars to cover bonds from a 1980s-era bailout of private hospitals, including one that shut its doors two years ago.
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