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Changing mindset to confront diabetes
Insights and Commentaries
23 February 2024
Exercise regularly. Eat healthily. Take your medications consistently. Such familiar advice is undoubtedly crucial in managing diabetes. But in the face of recurring challenges—think long working hours, physical limitations, the...
Feeling old and useless – the silent suffering of seniors dealing with mental health challenges
Insights and Commentaries
10 October 2023
Talking to someone about one’s mental health struggles is tricky business. The topic is still shrouded in taboo, and opening up about it may convey weakness and invite judgment. Now...
Warnings and planning: how to prepare for a disaster
Insights and Commentaries
05 May 2023
Disasters can strike at any moment, with little notice. Very often, individuals and households have precious few minutes and maybe even seconds to react and take the necessary action to...
If Singapore were to come under attack or face a natural disaster, how prepared would you be?
Insights and Commentaries
16 February 2023
Every year on Feb 15, the siren wails of Singapore’s public warning system ring across the country at 6.20pm to commemorate Total Defence Day. Now, without asking Google or ChatGPT, do you know what...
As scams get more sophisticated, young and digitally savvy individuals are more likely to fall prey
Insights and Commentaries
15 December 2022
Whether we know it or not, just about everyone has received some form of scam call, message or email. Some of us are alert enough to ignore these attempts to deceive...
Mask-wearing now goes beyond just protecting against COVID-19
Insights and Commentaries
15 October 2022
Why have some people kept their masks on, more than two months after they were no longer required almost everywhere in Singapore? What threats and worries continue to plague our...
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