Health Matters

By CNAHealth & Fitness

Health Matters episodes

November 02 Ebola; more than 5000 dead in this ongoing outbreak in the Congo. Is it out of control?
Guest: Professor Lim Poh Lian, Group Director of Communicable Diseases Programmes, Communicable Diseases Agency.
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17 min
October 29 What is Psychological First Aid, and why are youths potential important administrators of it during an emergency?
Guest: Dr Diong Siew Maan, Director of Psychological Research at MHA's Home Team Psychology Division
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17 min
October 27 Haze, Eczema and JAK Inhibitors
Guest: Dr Tan Siew Kiang, Consultant Dermatologist, The Dermatology Practice.
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17 min
October 22 Hearing Loss Pt.2/2 - Hearing Aids bring Next-Gen Sound
An audiologist reveals how modern hearing aids became sleek tech powerhouses, plus what to expect during the initial adjustment period when everything suddenly sounds louder. On Health Matters, Daniel Martin spoke to Mandy Mak, Audiologist at Hearing Partners Singapore.
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18 min
October 21 How goes the War on Diabetes? Diabetes Singapore speaks on their on-the-ground work
Guest: Priscilla Gan, Executive Director, Diabetes SG.
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17 min
October 20 You’ve been prescribed an inhaler for the first time, during Haze. Are you now an Asthmatic?
You’ve never needed an inhaler. You don’t have asthma or normally experience breathing difficulties. But during this hazy period, after seeing a doctor for breathing difficulties and throat irritation, you’re prescribed one – probably the blue inhaler. Why? Does this mean you’re asthmatic? Daniel Martin spoke to Dr Alvin Ng, Respiratory Physician and Intensivist at O2 Lung Centre, to find out.
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19 min
October 19 #HazeHealth: A psychiatrist’s advice on coping with anxious and uncertain feelings or ‘Haze Anxiety’
It’s more than your throat, eyes or heart health. Coping with the anxiety of worsening haze conditions brings anxious feelings for many. This includes a fear of health implications, uncertainty with unplanned cancellations and changes (eg: to School’s & Exams) and finally just the physical nature of the discomfort like physical side-effects and the seclusion this period brings. Daniel Martin spoke to Dr Jared Ng, Psychiatrist & Medical Director, Connections MindHealth.
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18 min
October 16 How healthcare regulation changes can benefit the patient and society
Guest: Associate Professor Chan Cheng Leng, Group Director, Health Products Regulation Group, Health Sciences Authority (HSA) Singapore
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19 min
October 15 Hearing Loss Pt.1/2 - Recognising what it 'sounds like'
An audiologist explains how it’s not just about volume… age-related hearing loss can also result in the patient not being able to “understand” what is being said.
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20 min
October 14 Making healthcare more accessible for Persons with Disabilities — Understanding Singapore's upcoming 'Health Communication Passport' for PWD's
How will an upcoming ‘Health Communication Passport’ for PWD’s can improve health outcomes, and normalise clinic-visit experiences? Health Matters welcomed Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information & Ministry of Health, Ms Rahayu Mahzam.
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20 min