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As more families hire helpers to take of seniors, Singhealth calls for proper training

From a survey of 100 helpers caring for seniors, SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) found that over four in 10 lack confidence to perform blood pressure and glucose monitoring tasks and over three in 10 are apprehensive in supervising medication.   ....

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Singapore General Hospital embraces digital tech to make health care more inclusive

SINGAPORE - Singapore General Hospital has been looking to build a smart medical center by adopting digital technologies, a transformation that has accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state-run hospital said Wednesday that it is aiming to provide more inclusive health care services through telemedicine and accurate patient health analytics using emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning. ....

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7 years of hospital visits during late wife's cancer battle prompt retiree to make $1m donation, Latest Singapore News

Singapore News - Before businessman Harry Fung’s wife died of cancer in 2011, he would accompany her to chemotherapy sessions and medical examinations. It was in those seven years of hospital visits that he got to know other patients and caregivers, and their struggles to “put food on. Read more at www.tnp.sg ....

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Foster mum of child with special needs gets caregiver award

Singapore News - When Madam Salinah Parsiri cradled the infant in her arms, it was love at first sight. The 48-year-old had met baby Anis Humairah through a foster care arrangement. Humairah’s biological family was not able to care for her, and no one had visited her at the hospital when. Read more at www.tnp.sg ....

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Taimei Technology opens Singapore office to support digital transformation of clinical research in APAC

SHANGHAI, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ China-based Taimei Technology, a digital cooperationplatform for the life science industry, announced the opening of its new office in Singapore on February 1, 2023. The office, strategically located in one of the world's financial centres as well as one of APAC's economic and cultural centres, is expected to help accelerate the adoption of the company's innovative digital technologies for clinical research across the region and provide local customers with better services and experience with the support of local resources, while working with Taimei's partners to improve the application of digital technologies in regional clinical research and empower pharmaceutical innovations. Guests at the ribbon-cutting ceremony: Taimei Technology APAC BD head Sam Xu (first from left), National Healthcare Group (NHG) deputy CEO professor Benjamin Seet (second from left), Taimei Technology chairman and CEO Lu Zhao (middle), CSI Medical Research CE ....

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