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Consumer & Healthcare

Genomics giant Illumina to boost Singapore headcount by 25%, doubles down on local R&D

From left: Dementia Singapore director of advocacy and communications Bernard Lim, Dementia Singapore CEO Jason Foo, Dementia Singapore chairman Dr Philip Yap, independent consultant and caregiver Michelle Lam, and Pureprofile's Asia research lead for data and insights Eugenia Chung.
Singapore

Opportunity and emotional costs add to dementia caregivers’ burdens, says panel

With some planning, personal and company insurance can work hand in hand to provide comprehensive and cost-effective protection.
Wealth & Investing
MONEY MATTERS

Are you well covered by health insurance?

HSA, SMF team up to help medtech industry navigate regulation
Singapore

HSA, SMF team up to help medtech industry navigate regulation

In the past, most people only found out that they had sleep apnea when their sleeping partners or travelling companions complained of their snoring.
Health & Wellness
HEALTH

Hit by daytime sleepiness? Your ‘food coma’ might be something more serious

epa12400025 Tylenol, a brand of medication with active ingredient of paracetamol, pictured in New York, New York, USA, 23 September 2025. US President Trump has linked the use of the painkiller paracetamol during pregnancy to autism during an event at the White House in Washington, DC on 22 September 2025. EPA/JOHN TAGGART ILLUSTRATION
Opinion & Features

The US president is wrong on Tylenol

Eva Lighthiser (second from right), along with other plaintiffs in the Lighthiser v. Trump case, arrive at the Russell Smith Courthouse in Missoula, Montana, Sep 16, 2025. A group of young Americans say President Donald Trump is trampling their inalienable rights through an aggressive push for fossil fuels and a crusade against federal climate science.
ESG

Doctor warns children face heightened risks in US climate trial

Demonstrators in Indonesia calling for a stop to plastic packaging production on Sep 16, with an installation to show how microplastics can damage human hearts and other organs.
Opinion & Features

Solving the world’s microplastics problem must continue

Pollution from fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas has been linked to a vast range of health problems, including miscarriages, asthma, cancer, strokes, heart disease and more.
ESG

Fossil fuels harm health from ‘cradle to grave’: report

Some nine per cent have opted out of administering their kids with polio or MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) shots, a trend public health experts warn risks triggering a widespread return of potentially fatal illnesses that routine childhood vaccination had largely wiped out.
International

One in six US parents rejecting standard vaccine schedule: poll

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