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From youth vaping to emerging public health threats: Future doctors in conversation with the Health Minister

At a fireside chat with Mr Ong Ye Kung, future doctors grappled with vaping, technology, and what it means to practise medicine in a rapidly ageing Singapore.

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No country is alone here: How PathGen is rethinking outbreak preparedness

PathGen—a sovereign-by-design AI platform—aims to offer a way for countries to share vital intelligence without compromise.

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From bowel habits to bad gut feelings

What should you make of bloating, constipation or that uneasy feeling in your stomach? Duke-NUS Alum Dr Tan Yu Bin takes us inside the gastroenterology clinic and explains what your gut may be trying to tell you. 

"Poop is like a vital sign for us—a very important piece of biological information from our bodies that we shouldn’t be ashamed to talk about."

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Dr Tan Yu Bin

A moment with... Liu Yu-Chi

Associate Professor Liu Yu-Chi from Duke-NUS’ PhD Class of 2022, spotlights how her research into corneal nerve damage is paving the way for more effective treatments for eye diseases.

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From screen to systems: Sparking conversations in global health through film

Two documentaries. Two evenings. One question: how do we build a healthier future? The inaugural Singapore Global Health Film Festival used cinema to spark conversations on outbreak preparedness, climate change, and planetary health.

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Shirin Kalimuddin and the art of diagnosis

For Assistant Professor Shirin Kalimuddin, diagnosis begins long before the lab results arrive. In the fragments of a patient’s story, in an unusual travel detail, in a clue others might overlook, she has built a career at the intersection of clinical instinct, scientific curiosity and quietly relentless persistence.

Duke-NUS news highlights 

Advances in pancreatic cancer treatment, AI that improves patient outcomes, and further insights into stomach cancer risk—all in this quarter's round-up of Duke-NUS news.

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In this issue's ASK, we explore the development of treatments against common respiratory illnesses.

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