Health

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.

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.

Dr. Lee Fang Jann talks about kidney stones, a condition where hard deposits of minerals and salt forms in the kidneys. Dr. Lee is a urology and renal transplant surgeon.

Dr. Tan Ngian Chye discusses the details concerning head and neck cancer and its treatment methods. Dr. Tan is a general surgeon trained in surgical oncology.

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to define weight categories and determine whether or not a person is of a healthy weight. Dr. Grace Soo explains how to make sense of this measurement of an individual’s height to weight ratio.

Colorectal cancer remains the leading cancer affecting men and women in Singapore. Dietitian Ms. Wong Chai Ling explains how diet is related to colorectal cancer and how the different food types help to prevent and fight the disease.

Dr. Harold Heah explains the issues surrounding a nose condition which may affect one’s breathing. He is an otolaryngology (ENT) – head and neck surgeon.