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  • S1E58: Picking an IP insurer with a good panel of doctors: Health Check Ep 58

    Health Check Ep 58: Picking an IP insurer with a good panel of doctors

    20:35 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times that aims to help you make sense of health matters that affect you.  

    Many private sector doctors are upset with Integrated Shield plan insurers for maintaining panels of doctors that they call “highly exclusive”. These panels are one of the measures that IP insurers have undertaken in order to reduce their costs, but doctors say that the IP sector created their own problem and should not penalise them for it.

    Doctors have failed to get on the panel, even though they adhere to the fee benchmarks published by the Ministry of Health. 

    In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Dr Wong Seng Weng, the medical director and consultant medical oncologist at The Cancer Centre, who sits on several IP panels.

    He shares some tips on how one can go about picking the IP insurer with a good and reasonable panel of doctors. They discuss the following points:

    1. Dr Wong's own experience of being selected for such panels (1:30)
    2. Why seeing a "non-panel" doctor could hit your pocket more now (7:00)
    3. What are correct clinical quality measures? (9:08)
    4. How can policy holders tell if the panel provided by an IP insurer is good (11:20)

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis 

    Edited by: Penelope Lee & Aleemah Basirah

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    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    21 min
  • S1E57: All you need to know about Covid-19 clinical trials: Health Check Ep 57

    Health Check Ep 57: All you need to know about Covid-19 clinical trials

    18:31 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times that aims to help you make sense of health matters that affect you.  

    Clinical trials are research studies that are usually conducted with healthy volunteers to learn about a potential treatment or vaccine and its effect on humans. There are various trials conducted here, including one for a potential Covid-19 vaccine that’s being developed by Arcturus Therapeutics in the US and the Duke-NUS medical school in Singapore.

    Some people have volunteered for the Phase Two vaccine trial conducted at Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s P.H Feng Research Centre.

    In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Adjunct Associate Prof Tan Cher Heng, who runs the centre. Prof Tan is the assistant chairman of the Medical Board (Clinical Research & Innovation) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital as well as its director of clinical trials.

    She asks Prof Tan to share as much as he can on the Phase Two trial, the trials on new treatments being done here, and the key things to consider for someone who’s keen on joining a trial.

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee, Aleemah Basirah and Ernest Luis 

    Edited by: Penelope Lee and Aleemah Basirah

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    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    19 min
  • S1E56: How a mother's well-being can have a large impact on her baby: Health Check Ep 56

    Health Check Ep 56: How a mother's well-being can have a large impact on her baby

    27:39 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times that aims to help you make sense of health matters that affect you.  

    In early March 2021, the Ministry of Health announced during the debate on its budget, that it has set up a task force to oversee the development and implementation of a five-year action plan to provide comprehensive support to women and their children, as part of its larger efforts to improve the population's health.

    In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Professor Chong Yap Seng, the dean of the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the executive director of the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research.

    They discuss what more can be done to improve maternal and child health.

    Prof Chong is also an obstetrician and the lead principal investigator of the Growing Up In Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes or Gusto study, which started in 2009 to study how conditions in pregnancy and early childhood influence the health and development of women and their children here.

    Its findings show that a mother's health can directly impact her child's development.

    1. Critical interventions to ensure better well-being of Singaporean mothers (2:27)
    2. Using latest scientific tests for more precise studies of Singaporean babies, from as early as the first week of life in the "Gusto" study (7:36)
    3. If mothers have depression symptoms during pregnancy, how it can be scientifically shown that their children would have a higher chance of developing mood anxiety disorders (11:40)
    4. What can such parents do to nurture corrective methods after their children are born (14:46)
    5. An obstetrician's tips for women planning pregnancy (18:50)

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis 

    Edited by: Penelope Lee

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    The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2

    Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

    Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

    Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

    In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

    Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

    #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

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    28 min
  • S1E55: Getting working adults to share their mental health challenges: Health Check Ep 55

    Health Check Ep 55: Getting working adults to share their mental health challenges

    20:34 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times that aims to help you make sense of health matters that affect you.  

    In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Daniel Chang, 38, a freelance doctor who does medical aesthetic work. He started a movement last year with counsellors, fellow doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists to let working adults - who are quietly grappling with anxiety and depression quietly - feel they are not alone.

    Called Lives of SG, it offers a platform for them to share stories of their mental health struggles, and his team has done free webinars on mental health in the workplace for a few companies.

    They discuss the following points:

    1. Helping professionals and ways to reach the "often-neglected" PMET segment of society with mental health struggles (1:00)
    2. Mental health survey of PMETs: Top concerns & trends (3:10)
    3. How a stressed professional or PMET can get free "mental health first aid" help from Lives of SG and be paired with the right psychologists (5:57)
    4. Dr Daniel Chang's own life story & motivation to start this pro-bono movement (10:24)
    5. Being a "high-functioning depressive", how therapy helped and his own personal tips for coping with depression (12:30)

    Contact Lives of SG: https://www.livesofsg.org/

    HELPLINES
    Samaritans Of Singapore: 1800-221-4444

    Singapore Association For Mental Health: 1800-283-7019

    Institute Of Mental Health's Mobile Crisis Service: 6389-2222

    Care Corner Counselling Centre (Mandarin): 1800-353-5800

    Silver Ribbon: 6386-1928

    Tinkle Friend: 1800-274-4788

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis 

    Edited by: Penelope Lee

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    Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

    Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

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    In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

    Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

    #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

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    21 min
  • S1E54: Understanding Singapore’s portfolio approach to vaccine procurement: Health Check Ep 54

    Health Check Ep 54: Understanding Singapore’s portfolio approach to vaccine procurement

    9:42 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times that aims to help you make sense of health matters that affect you.

    This episode looks at how Singapore zeroed in on its choice of Covid-19 vaccines - from those by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna that are based on a relatively new mRNA technology, to Sinovac’s inactivated vaccine, which uses a technology that has been around for decades. It also touches on the speed of vaccine development.

    ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Professor Benjamin Seet, deputy group chief executive for education and research at the National Healthcare Group and a member of the expert committee on Covid-19 vaccination.

    The discuss the following points:

    1. How did Singapore decide on traditional and new types of vaccine technologies for the population? (1:03)
    2. What are inactivated vaccines and mRNA vaccines? (3:52)
    3. Assessing global regulatory approvals and statistics by Singapore's authorities (5:45)
    4. Why every death supposedly talked about on social media, is not a direct result of the vaccine, and how science and stats must first be studied carefully (7:40)

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis 

    Edited by: Penelope Lee

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    Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

    Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

    Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

    In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

    Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

    #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

    ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE

    Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas

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    10 min
  • S1E53: Covid-19 panel expert addresses vaccine side effects, concerns: Health Check Ep 53

    Health Check Ep 53: Covid-19 panel expert addresses vaccine side effects, concerns

    11:25 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times and this episode is on the safety and common concerns in Singapore over the side effects of Covid-19 vaccines.

    Global surveys have shown that a key concern for those hesitant about taking the Covid-19 vaccine, lies with the side effects that they may experience. 

    In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, on the side effects that one can get from the vaccine and why you should not worry about them.

    She is the head of the Traveller’s Health and Vaccination Clinic at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, the director of the high-level isolation unit at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and a member of the expert committee on Covid-19 vaccination, which makes recommendations to the government on Singapore’s vaccination strategy.

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis 

    Edited by: Penelope Lee

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    Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

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    12 min
  • S1E52: Addressing Covid-19 vaccine safety and the science behind it: Health Check Ep 52

    Health Check Ep 52: Addressing Covid-19 vaccine safety and the science behind it

    20:14 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times and this episode is on the safety of Covid-19 vaccines.

    Much has been said about the safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine frontrunners but there are still many people who are hesitant about taking the vaccine, mostly because they are unsure if it is truly safe.

    In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Prof Ooi Eng Eong from the Duke-NUS Medical School. He's the school’s principal investigator in the partnership with Arcturus Therapeutics to develop a self-replicating mRNA Covid-19 vaccine.

    Prof Ooi talks about the science of the vaccine, addresses concerns about side effects (including reports of long-term effects from pandemic flu jabs), as well as discuss the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines, and how different the one being trialled here is.

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis 

    Edited by: Penelope Lee

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    Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

    Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

    #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

    ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE

    Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas

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    21 min
  • S1E51: How to find the right doctor: Health Check Ep 51

    Health Check Ep 51: How to find the right doctor

    12:24 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times.

    In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo asks Associate Professor Jeremy Lim, the director of global health at the National University of Singapore's Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, for tips on how to find the right doctor.

    They discuss the factors he considers when he is asked by his family and friends to recommend a doctor.  

    Thank you for listening to the ST Health Check Podcast this year. Please continue to support us in the new year, as we strive to bring you more podcasts that will help boost your mind and body. 

    Wishing all our listeners a Happy New Year!

    Listen to Pt 1 with Associate Prof Jeremy Lim on the pros and cons of online doctor reviews: https://str.sg/JRzh

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis 

    Edited by: Penelope Lee

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    Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

    Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

    In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

    Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

    #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

    ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE

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    13 min
  • S1E50: Pros and cons of online doctor reviews: Health Check Ep 50

    Health Check Ep 50: Pros and cons of online doctor reviews

    11:51 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times. 

    Today’s episode is on online doctor reviews.

    Recently, the Singapore medical council (SMC) advised doctors to refrain from participating in online search engine optimisation platforms that make use of patient feedback and ratings, as these can be considered patient testimonials.

    It all started when a group of doctors cried foul over not having the option to pull out of online platform DoctorxDentist (DxD) that offered reviews, in addition to health content.

    The start-up had listed the names of doctors it found on the SMC directory. The Singapore Medical Association and the Health Ministry subsequently got involved.

    DxD has since switched to an opt-in algorithm, and removed all the reviews on its platform. Although the DxD saga is over, the issue of online reviews is not.

    In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Associate Professor Jeremy Lim, the director of global health at the National University of Singapore's Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health on the pros and cons of online doctor reviews. 

    Listen to Pt 2 with Associate Prof Jeremy Lim on how to find the right doctor: https://omny.fm/shows/health-check-1/how-to-find-the-right-doctor-health-check-ep-51

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis 

    Edited by: Penelope Lee

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    The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2

    Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

    Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

    Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

    In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

    Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

    #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

    ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE

    Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas

    Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ

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    12 min
  • S1E49: Porn is not real; how to recognise an addiction: Health Check Ep 49

    Health Check Ep 49: Porn is not real; how to recognise an addiction

    16:20 mins

    Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times.   

    Online porn use has reportedly gone up during the Covid-19 pandemic as reported by The Economist in May. However, there's a dark side to porn. Excessive consumption of porn affects the viewer, his or her relationships and society.  Viewing pornography can become a lifelong addiction.

    In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Andrew da Roza, an addictions psychotherapist who specialises in sex addiction at Promises Healthcare.

    They discuss how a predatory porn industry is out there trying to get to children, how harmful online porn addiction can be, and what you can do about it.

    1. Why parents need to buy porn-blocking and activity tracking software with the most popular version used here, being Net Nanny (3:45)
    2. Parents should know how porn can be damaging for a child's brain development (5:23)
    3. Why porn addiction is recognised in other countries as a serious mental health crisis; its impact on fear of real relationships and how scientifically, it hijacks healthy sexual development in youth (6:03)
    4. Treatment options for youth and adults and the various types of patients with varying levels of porn addiction (9:39)

    Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis

    Edited by: Penelope Lee

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    The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2

    Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

    Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

    ---

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    Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

    Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

    In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

    Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

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