Medicine

Heart disease is no longer a condition that affects only older adults. Increasingly, people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s are being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, often after years of silent risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, poor lifestyle habits, and missed health screenings.

Back pain is the world's leading cause of disability. At some point in their lives, approximately 80% of people will experience it, and for a significant proportion, it becomes a recurring, limiting presence that affects work, sleep, sport, and the ordinary activities that make daily life worth living.

Asthma is a chronic condition characterized by inflammation of the airways. The inflammation is usually caused by various triggers such as pollen, exercise, or cold air.

Twenty-five years ago, robotic surgery was an experimental technology available in only a handful of centres worldwide. Today, it has become the standard approach for many urological procedures. Urologist Dr. Png Keng Siang discusses how robotics transformed urology, why the field embraced the technology before many others, and where the next generation of robotic surgery may take patient care.

A decade ago, genomic testing was largely confined to research laboratories and highly specialised medical centres. Today, a person's genome can be sequenced within weeks, and at a fraction of the original cost.

A hernia is a common medical condition that affects people of all ages, yet many individuals are unaware of its potential complications until symptoms become severe.

Our body’s immune system is usually very good at spotting and clearing away old or damaged cells that may potentially develop into cancer, but sometimes these cells manage to stay hidden and proliferate in the body undetected. In some cases, the immune system may detect cancer cells but still need help eliminating them.

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic condition marked by pain, stiffness, and ambulatory difficulty. In recent years, several biological and interventional therapies have emerged as alternatives to traditional treatments.