Health Matters

Why foreign experts are shocked Singapore still has asthma deaths


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We know the treatment. We know the management. We have the data. And yet, 638 asthma-related deaths are projected to occur between 2023 and 2040 here. Why are patients stumbling or holding back from regular inhaler usage to control their asthma, and why are they willing to increase their risk for decreased lung capacity in future? Daniel Martin finds out more from Dr Alvin Ng, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Intensivist, O2 Lung Centre (Farrer Park).

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