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HEALTH & WELLNESS

From eyelid surgeries to Botox: Aesthetic procedures that are leading the charge

A survey of aesthetic plastic surgeons across 32 locations in the world found that almost 38 million aesthetic procedures were performed last year.
Health & Wellness
HEALTH & WELLNESS

A global shift towards facial surgery

The government is working on a national register of psychologists to ensure high standards of professionalism and better protect clients.
Singapore
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2025

Family doctors can become specialists to handle complex cases; TCM practitioners will be able to advertise

Friday’s circular was issued by the Ministry of Health, Health Sciences Authority and the Singapore Medical Council.
Economy & Policy

Clinics warned to get their act together over telehealth, advertising abuses

The Singapore Medical Council's Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines only apply to individual doctors, not telemedicine providers.
Singapore

Ads by telemedicine providers do not fall under Singapore Medical Council purview

The doctors’ strikes, which saw appointments cancelled and treatment delayed, were among a series of public and private sector walk-outs over pay and conditions as inflation soared.
International

UK doctors agree 22.3% pay rise to end strikes

South Korean doctors march to protest against the government medical policy in front of the Presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, February 25, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-Hyeon
International

South Korea government offers first compromise to end doctors' strike

Hospitals have been forced to cancel crucial treatments and surgeries since thousands of trainee doctors stopped working Feb 20 to protest proposed training reforms, but the government has vowed not to back down, threatening striking medics with legal action.
International

Seoul allocates new medical school slots despite doctors' strike

South Korean medical professors holding up signs protesting the government's plan to augment medical student admissions at Jeonbuk National University. The health ministry this week reiterated that negotiations over the reform plans were out of the question.
International

South Korean senior doctors to resign in support of junior medics’ walkout

President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) has spearheaded a package of medical reform plans and taken a hard line against the protesters, moving to suspend their medical licences for defying return-to-work orders.
International

South Korea to improve young doctors' pay, denies healthcare is in crisis

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