Palliative care can be controversial, yet it offers much-needed relief from physical and psychosocial burdens for patients and caregivers alike. It delivers comprehensive support, enhances quality of life through education, and alleviates financial stress, ensuring compassionate care at all stages. Dr. Yee Choon Meng, a Palliative Care Specialist, talks about the philosophy of palliative care and its empowering role in guiding patients and caregivers.

Although you could have symptoms associated with the common cold, you could instead be suffering from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Dr. Loh Jiashen elaborates on the signs and symptoms of this lesser known respiratory disease as well as ways to help prevent yourself from catching it.

Lupus is a chronic disease caused by a dysfunctional immune system that leads to one’s own immune system mistaking the body’s cells for foreign invaders and attacking them with inflammatory chemicals. Dr. Law Weng Giap shares more on this autoimmune disease, elaborating on the types of lupus one can get, symptoms of the disease and how one can manage it.

In Singapore, the increasing number of cardiovascular conditions involving heart disease and stroke cases mirrors the global surge in heart-related health issues. The aging population amplifies this concern, as age remains a risk factor for heart problems. Alongside medical interventions, Dr. William Kristanto, a Cardiologist at Farrer Park Hospital, talks about the role of cardiac rehabilitation in guiding heart patients toward a better recovery and a sustainable quality of life in the long run.

Too often, misconceptions and misunderstandings keep people from reaching out to their healthcare providers regarding palliative care when the truth is that there are many benefits and quality of live improvements to be gained from palliative care. Palliative care specialist Dr. Yee Choon Meng talks about the facts about palliative care, and dispels some of the common myths surrounding it.

Dr. Melvin Look discusses the risk factors of stomach cancer as well as the various ways one can screen for stomach cancer. Dr. Look is the Director of PanAsia Surgery in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital and Parkway East Hospital.

Jerome has struggled with hearing loss since he was three. The mandatory mask-wearing disrupted his heavy dependency on lip reading and hearing aid to communicate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only could he not lip-read, but holding a muffled conversation with the mask on became intolerable. It affected his confidence and profession. We also find out more from Dr. Liu Jia Ying, a consultant ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon and the medical director of Aurion ENT & Hearing Centre at Farrer Park Hospital, who treated Jerome.

Dr. Jay Lim discusses urinary retention, a condition where a person is unable to empty all the urine in their bladder. Dr. Jay Lim is a urologist at Farrer Park Hospital.