Author: Gerald Ng

Mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder, are generally underreported due to the stigma behind mental health conditions. This leads to delayed access to treatment options and greater awareness is needed. Medical Channel Asia invites Dr Tay Kai Hong, Psychiatrist and Medical Director at Private Space Medical to explain this condition in greater detail.

Recent data from the Jakarta Health Agency revealed an uptick in Acute Respiratory Infections (ISPA) post-pandemic cases. The agency reported approximately 146,000 ISPA cases monthly this year. Interestingly, while this is higher than the pandemic period, it’s still consistent with the numbers from 2018 and 2019.

The global medical technology company, Becton Dickinson, has advanced this growth further by launching the BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter in Singapore.

The National University Health System (NUHS) in Singapore has deployed the country’s first healthcare sector supercomputer, “Prescience.”

The Songkhla Provincial Public Health Office confirmed the first monkeypox (mpox) case in the region. A 31-year-old Thai man from Songkhla was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday, and the diagnosis was made the following day. The hospital followed the prevention guidelines by isolating the patient. The health office initiated contact tracing, identifying one low-risk and one high-risk contact, while others were advised to self-monitor.

In Singapore Prime Minister’s Lee Hsien Loong National Day rally speech last evening, he mentioned key initiatives for health and medical care in Singapore. We share the excerpts related to health here. 

With the seventh month of the lunar calendar (more popularly known as the hungry ghost festival) upon us, many acts of worship will be taking place. But did you know, that the act of burning joss sticks could cause cancer? The burning of joss sticks, an integral part of many religious practices in Asia, could be as deadly as traffic fumes and cigarettes.

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Daewoong Pharmaceutical (CEO Jeon Seng-ho, Lee Chang-jae) announced that ‘Fexuprazan’ is officially launched in the Philippines on the 27th. This release marks the first successful global expansion for Daewoong Pharmaceutical within just one year since the initial release of Fexuprazan. Developed independently with Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s proprietary technology for 13 years since 2008, Fexuprazan is a pure domestic novel drug with five key strengths, including rapid onset of action, quick and significant symptom improvement, excellent nighttime symptom relief, convenience of administration, low drug interactions and consistency of efficacy. Jeon Seng-ho, the CEO of Daewoong Pharmaceutical, stated, “With the…

Medical Channel Asia presents the weekly Asian medical news bulletin, bringing you essential healthcare news from across the region. This week’s bulletin will cover dengue fever, rotavirus vaccine and more. Indonesia The Indonesian government is set to expand the rollout of the rotavirus vaccine nationwide, starting Tuesday, in an effort to prevent diarrheal diseases in infants and reduce related fatalities. Since last year, more than 196,000 babies have been vaccinated in 21 cities across 18 provinces. Research revealed that 45% of infant hospitalizations were due to rotavirus-induced acute watery diarrhea. This has led to 9.8% of infant fatalities under one…

Dental professionals, when examining your oral health, have a method of finding out if you had oral sex. That is through palate bruising, also known as palatal petechiae.  Palatal petechiae also referred to as petechiae of the soft palate, can be an intriguing and somewhat complex sign for dental professionals to interpret. It refers to small, round, pinpoint haemorrhages that can be found on the soft palate.  Here’s a closer look at palatal petechiae as a medical condition, its causes, significance, and what it may mean in a dental context. @fitlittlehygienist How’d you get that #rdh #dentalhumor ♬ Cartoon Eye…