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Saving Forests Saves Human Lives
The Orang Sungai, or River People, are not the only ones directly impacted by decades-long reforestation along Sabah's Kinabatangan...
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How Pharma Companies can Successfully Launch New Products
Although clinical differentiation is vital, there are also other metrics which have proven to consistently improve a new drug’s...
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Are Cities Making Us Fat?
Are our cities making us fat? The curse of the modern obesogenic environment in Southeast Asia
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Lessons in Healthcare Access from the HIV/ AIDS Pandemic
The HIV/AIDS pandemic exposed global health inequalities and inspired transformative strategies that continue to shape healthcare access
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How Public-Private Partnerships Tackle Southeast Asia’s Biggest Healthcare Challenges
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) may be the answer to boosting healthcare infrastructure and medical training to cope with the rising dema
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Fatty Liver Disease: A Growing Health Crisis in Southeast Asia
Fatty liver disease in Southeast Asia
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Explaining Brain Tumours - From Diagnosis to Treatments
Despite diagnostic challenges, the prognosis for brain tumour patients has improved significantly in the last decade, owing to emerging ther
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Why Asian Hypertension Patients Don't Take Their Medication
Poor medication adherence is a critical issue among hypertension patients and must be addressed to prevent more disastrous consequences.
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Hidden in Plain Sight: the Chronic Kidney Disease Pandemic
The rising prevalence of chronic kidney disease signals an urgent need for immediate intervention.
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How Singapore is Transforming Healthcare for the Ageing
Singapore leads the way for ASEAN in healthier ageing, with its move towards preventive healthcare
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World Immunisation Week: Anti-Vaccine Misinformation
Anti-vaccine misinformation, the viral threat confounding medical science Vaccines and vaccination programmes have been one of the most...
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Vaccine Equity: Lessons from COVID-19
A look at factors enabling the unprecedented rapid development and subsequent rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, and lessons on improving...
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The Myopia Epidemic - What it Means for Asia
A minimum standard of care is expected to be implemented around the globe for myopia, a condition which is projected to affect more than 50%
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Prioritising on Pandemic Preparedness
COVID-19 social-distancing and travel restrictions have begun to ease or lift in some countries, but the scientific and medical...
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Challenges of the Thai Healthcare System
Examining Thailand's current healthcare infrastructure, and attempts at tackling rise of non-communicable diseases among Thais.
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The Impact of Ageing Populations on Economies and Healthcare Systems
The difference between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, and why it is important to reduce the burden of cardiovascular...
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Rethinking Healthcare for 21st Century Challenges
How to prepare for 21st century challenges for healthcare systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
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