Healthcare

Health Sciences Authority approves pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment

Winrevair is expected to be available by the first quarter of 2025. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved Winrevair (sotatercept)...

FairPrice links with HPB app to reward healthy food purchases

Users can exchange HPB Healthpoints to redeem FairPrice transport and food vouchers.

SGX Regco grants SAM Holdings’ extension for FY 2024 results

The company filed the application on 16 August with SGX Regco.

Synapxe officially opens innovation lab Terrarium

The lab will develop new HealthTech solutions and platforms.

Cordlife enhances lab with 24/7 monitoring and backup power systems

The system tracks the temperature of 27 cryogenic storage tanks.

Q&M unit temporarily halts lab operations as licence expires

The company must apply for a new license to continue its operations.

Health Sciences Authority names new CEO

Raymond Chua Swee Boon will succeed Mimi Choong May Ling in the role.

Cordlife to resume cord blood banking services limitedly

It is expected to continuously impact its finances negatively. 

Singapore unveils emergency medical team for disaster response

The SGEMT can be deployed to crisis-affected regions within 72 hours.

NDCS develops digital workflow for removable partial dentures

The system integrates intra-oral scanning, automatic design, and 3D printing.

SingHealth and St Luke’s ElderCare ink MoU to boost community health

Key collaboration areas include care coordination and transitions, capability building, and programming.

NUH develops AI tool to accelerate lumbar spinal stenosis diagnosis

The tech has been trialled in over 50 patients since June.

Q&M Dental to acquire Veritas Dental Clinic for $800,000

Q&M has also advanced a deposit of $125,000 to Veritas.

Singaporeans can’t afford testing for dementia

Over 1 in 3 indicated fear as a reason for not getting tested.

Cordlife Group faces operational limits until January 2025

It expects a continued negative financial impact for 2024.