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Attendees can expect to gain practical insights into preparing financially for a future where living well may depend as much on decisions made in one’s 30s and 40s.

Events & Awards

BT longevity forum turns the spotlight on health and wealth

The event will explore how Singaporeans can take a more holistic approach to ageing

Dr Peter Chow, CEO of IHH Healthcare Singapore (second from left) and Dr Prem Kumar Nair, group CEO of IHH Healthcare (third from left) officiating at the launch of Healthspan on Friday (Jul 10).

Companies & Markets

Preventive health offers new opportunities in private healthcare as patient needs develop: IHH

The private healthcare provider launches programme focusing on personalised preventive health, longevity

Intermittent use of continuous glucose monitors has yielded good results.

Travel & Wellness

HEALTH

A short-term monitoring method that’s driving habit change for Singapore’s diabetics

A cheaper but still effective use of continuous glucose monitors is being adopted in local healthcare

While some have committed to biohacking and hyper-optimisation, others are saying “enough”.

They tracked fitness, food and sleep obsessively. Now, they’re tuning out

Reformed optimisers are trading in their biohacking, wellness metrics and pilates for an extra glass of wine

Founder Lee Shao Rong says the move to further expand despite competition is undergirded by Supergreen’s hybrid franchising business mode.

SME

Supergreen targets Singapore’s residential neighbourhoods as expansion plan takes off

The home-grown salad-and-grain-bowl brand will open a total of nine outlets in 2026

A pharmaceutical firm in India has launched a weight-loss injection that costs from 1,290 rupees (S$17) a month.

Opinion & Features

THINKING ALOUD

A GLP-1 tsunami is headed for the vice industry. Good.

A new wave of cheap weight-loss drugs heralds an existential crisis for the sin economy

Patients should have clarity on who is accessing their data, for what purpose and under what safeguards.

Opinion & Features

THE BROAD VIEW

What Singapore’s new health data law means for patients in the AI age

As systems become interconnected, disruption of care and trust is a concern

China’s flagship project, the National Biobank, has grown into one of the world’s largest since launching in Shenzhen in 2016 and Beijing is pushing to make it the biggest.

Global Enterprise

China races to build record biobank to rival US drugs research

Beijing has equally begun to protect its own nascent databases, passing a biosecurity law in 2020

FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is owned by Thomson Medical Group.

INSIDE ASEAN

The Asian healthcare gold rush: Vietnam’s reforms are attracting foreign investors

The changing landscape is fuelled by rapid urbanisation, income growth and an expanding middle class

When a patient is unsure of how soon they can see a doctor, or whether a visit will cost S$200 or S$2,000, they will not have the confidence to seek the care they need, says the writer.

Opinion & Features

THE BROAD VIEW

Top-tier healthcare is within reach. Why do Singaporeans still hesitate?

Confidence in the system is what moves patients from a reactive to a proactive approach to their healthcare

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