Doctors
Just what the doctor ordered: Foundation Healthcare, backed by Temasek’s Seatown, eyes regional push
It will consider new equity for expansion via acquisitions or greenfield projects
Trump’s immigration policy sidelines foreign doctors amid shortage
American medical schools do not produce enough doctors as it is
Doctors in England start five-day walkout during flu surge
This is the latest in a series of strikes this year by ‘resident’ doctors, who say their pay has been eroded over more than a decade
A global shift towards facial surgery
Most face and head procedures show year-on-year growth globally, with a 4.3 per cent increase to over 7.4 million
From eyelid surgeries to Botox: Aesthetic procedures that are leading the charge
Millennials and Gen Zs are driving demand, says global professional body for aesthetic plastic surgeons
Family doctors can become specialists to handle complex cases; TCM practitioners will be able to advertise
A register of psychologists will also be introduced to raise professional standards
Clinics warned to get their act together over telehealth, advertising abuses
This includes ensuring teleconsultations are appropriate for patient’s condition, not promoting prescription-only medicines
Ads by telemedicine providers do not fall under Singapore Medical Council purview
They will only be in breach of guidelines if they are put up by individual registered doctors
UK doctors agree 22.3% pay rise to end strikes
HOSPITAL doctors in England have accepted a 22.3-per cent government pay offer, their union and the health ministry said Monday, ending a wave of damaging strikes that hit patient care.
South Korea government offers first compromise to end doctors' strike
South Korea’s government on Friday (Apr 19) offered its first concession to striking doctors in an effort to end a two-month-long walkout prompted by proposed increases to medical school enrolment.
