Media Reports

Below is a listing of media coverage where the Academy of Medicine Singapore, Colleges and Chapters were featured in the news.

2024

25 Sep 2024	The Straits Times	COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SUBSIDIES TO BE ENHANCED FROM OCT, SAYS ONG YE KUNG AT AWARDS EVENT
26 Jul 2024	The Straits Times Forum	FORUM: BIOPSY MEANT TO BE DIAGNOSTIC AND DOES NOT SERVE THERAPEUTIC ROLE
25 Mar 2024	CNA	STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN SCREEN TIME AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

2022

11 Jul 2022	The Straits Times	S'PORE MEDICAL JOURNAL ANNALS RECORDS ITS HIGHEST IMPACT FACTOR OF 8.713
07 Mar 2022	CNA	FOR FOOD'S SAKE!: FOOD FOR THE BRAIN (Video Interview with Dr Robin Goh, one of the authors of “Nutritional psychiatry: The next frontier in mental health treatment”, an article published in the Annals. Start at 26:10)
16 Feb 2022	The Straits Times	COVID-19 HAS PLACED DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AT THE FOREFRONT, BUT MORE MUST BE DONE: KENNETH MAK
08 Jan 2022	8world	https://www.8world.com/videos/news-bite/dialysis-1695606

2021

09 Nov 2021	The Straits Times	IP INSURERS TO HAVE MORE SPECIALIST DOCTORS ON PANELS, RESOLUTION PLATFORM SET UP TO SETTLE DISPUTES
09 Nov 2021	The Straits Times	MORE SPECIALISTS ON IP INSURANCE PANELS: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU
09 Nov 2021	TODAY Online	NEW PROCESS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES OVER HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIMS, AFTER SPAT BETWEEN MEDICAL FRATERNITY AND INSURERS
09 Nov 2021	CNA	INTEGRATED SHIELD PLAN DISPUTES TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH NEW PROCESS
09 Nov 2021	The Business Times	INTEGRATED SHIELD COVERAGE: DISPUTES PLATFORM SET UP, INSURERS' PANEL OF DOCTORS WIDENED
09 Nov 2021	Insurance Business Asia	LIA SINGAPORE EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR NEW CLAIMS RESOLUTION PROCESS
09 Nov 2021	Lianhe Zaobao	https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20211109-1211620
23 Oct 2021	The Straits Times	SHOULD I GET A COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT IF I HAVE CANCER?
20 Oct 2021	The Straits Times Forum	FORUM: ASPIRIN RECOMMENDED FOR PATIENTS WITH KNOWN CORONARY HEART DISEASE
19 Oct 2021	The Straits Times	MORE CANCER PATIENTS GETTING VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, SAYS NATIONAL CANCER CENTRE SINGAPORE
16 Oct 2021	The Straits Times	ASKST: IF MUM GETS COVID-19, WILL THE BABY GET IT TOO?
16 Oct 2021	The Straits Times	MORE UNVACCINATED PREGNANT WOMEN WITH COVID-19 HOSPITALISED IN SINGAPORE
21 Jun 2021	The Straits Times	NO EVIDENCE THAT COVID-19 JABS INCREASE RISK OF MISCARRIAGE, FOETAL ANOMALY
14 Jun 2021	The Straits Times	3 S'PORE MEDICAL BODIES SAY RISK TO HEART FROM COVID-19 MRNA VACCINES VERY SMALL, PUBLIC SHOULD GET JABS
14 Jun 2021	TODAY Online	COVID-19: RISK OF COMPLICATIONS FROM INFECTION ‘FAR OUTWEIGHS’ RISK FROM TAKING MRNA VACCINES, 3 MEDICAL AGENCIES SAY
14 Jun 2021	Mothership	RISK OF HEART CONDITIONS FROM COVID-19 INFECTION HIGHER THAN RISK FROM VACCINE: S'PORE CARDIOLOGISTS
14 Jun 2021	Lianhe Zaobao	www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore
14 Jun 2021	CNA	SINGAPORE TONIGHT (Video Interview with Dr Yeo Khung Keong, Chair, Chapter of Cardiologists. Start at 39:20)
25 May 2021	The Straits Times Forum	GPS PLAY CRITICAL ROLE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
06 May 2021	The Straits Times Forum	NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL AND ALL MUST PLAY A PART
29 Mar 2021	The Straits Times Forum	MORE DATA NEEDED TO DETERMINE IF BLUE LIGHT FILTERING GLASSES ARE EFFECTIVE
01 Feb 2021	Berita Harian	SELAMAT BERSALIN DALAM KEADAAN COVID-19
16 Jan 2021	The Straits Times	TECHNOLOGY SET TO CHANGE FACE OF MEDICAL CARE

2020

03 Dec 2020	The Straits Times	HOW CAN COVID-19 AFFECT PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH?
12 Nov 2020	The Straits Times	EXPERT WARNS OF NEW VARIANTS IF CORONAVIRUS SPREADS TO NEW WILDLIFE HOSTS
17 Sep 2020	The Straits Times Opinion	WHO IS MINDING THE GAP ON HEALTH IN HEALTH INSURANCE?
05 May 2020	TODAY Online	BLOOD-PRESSURE DRUGS HAVE NEUTRAL IMPACT ON COVID-19 PATIENTS AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE TAKEN AS PRESCRIBED
15 Feb 2020	CNA Insider	HOW WIDE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 MIGHT ACTUALLY BE
05 Feb 2020	The Straits Times Opinion	CORONAVIRUS AND SARS: HOW CHINA AND S'PORE HAVE IMPROVED IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT

2019

14 Dec 2019	The Straits Times Opinion	THE WAY FORWARD FOR INFORMED CONSENT IN MEDICINE
12 Oct 2019	The Straits Times	BREASTFED BABIES SMARTER AND HEALTHIER: SGH DOCS
28 Sep 2019	The Straits Times Forum	MENOPAUSAL WOMEN SEEKING IVF: GUIDELINES BEING WORKED OUT
27 Sep 2019	The Straits Times	MORE WOMEN GOING FOR FIRST BREAST CANCER SCREENING
02 Sep 2019	The Straits Times	WOMEN WITH UTERINE FIBROIDS CAN OPT FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENTS
22 May 2019	The Straits Times	PANEL EYES HAVING SITTING JUDGE FOR MEDICAL WATCHDOG'S CASES
21 May 2019	The Straits Times	WORK GROUP'S REPORT AIMS TO MAKE MEDICAL DISCIPLINARY PROCESS FAIRER AND FASTER
14 Mar 2019	The Straits Times	WORKGROUP TO REVIEW DOCTORS' TAKING OF INFORMED CONSENT AND MEDICAL COUNCIL'S DISCIPLINARY PROCESSES
03 Mar 2019	The Straits Times	MOH CONDUCTING THOROUGH REVIEW OF INFORMED CONSENT

2018

13 Sep 2018	The Straits Times	PLANS TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO PROTECT PATIENTS' DATA, ITS USE IN ELECTRONIC RECORD SYSTEM: MOH
23 Jun 2018	The Straits Times Forum	MAMMOGRAM BENEFITS OUTWEIGH DISADVANTAGES
22 Jan 2018	The Straits Times	COMMITTEE SET UP TO RECOMMEND MEDICAL FEE BENCHMARKS

2017

07 Sep 2017	The Straits Times	CJ REMINDS DOCTORS, LAWYERS OF PUBLIC DUTY
08 Aug 2017	The Straits Times Forum	MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT AESTHETIC PROCEDURES AND USE OF TOOLS
23 Jul 2017	The Straits Times	PROFESSORSHIP LAUNCHED IN HONOUR OF LATE EYE SURGEON
22 Jul 2017	The Straits Times	FUNDRAISING LAUNCHED TO SET UP PROFESSORSHIP IN HONOUR OF PIONEER EYE SURGEON ROBERT LOH

2016

19 Dec 2016	The Straits Times Forum	3 MEDICAL BODIES' JOINT LETTER COMPLEMENTARY TO SMC ADVISORY
15 Dec 2016	The Straits Times	3 MEDICAL BODIES' JOINT LETTER RUNS COUNTER TO SMC ADVISORY
02 Nov 2016	The Straits Times Forum	BENEFITS OF MAMMOGRAM SCREENING OUTWEIGH DRAWBACKS
31 Oct 2016	The Straits Times	HEALTHCARE PIONEER KWA SOON BEE DIES
26 Aug 2016	The Straits Times	FIRST COLLEGE FOR CLINICIAN SCIENTISTS IN ASIA LAUNCHED IN SINGAPORE
14 Aug 2016	The Straits Times Forum	GPS MANAGE BROAD SPECTRUM OF CONDITIONS
14 May 2016	The Straits Times Forum	SCREENING COLONOSCOPIES DONE UNDER ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES
01 Mar 2016	The Straits Times	DOCTORS FRAME GUIDELINES FOR BEST CANCER TREATMENT