Manage your healthcare costs by assessing the components and estimates of hospital bills in Singapore.
Managing a chronic disease and the costs involved has been made easier with the introduction of a programme that allows the use of MediSave for chronic diseases.
The HDB EASE programme aims to provide safer and more comfortable homes for the elderly, in particular, enhancement for active seniors at home.
The Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF) extends subsidies to the elderly in Singapore to help them stay mobile and independent within the community.
Those needing intermediate or long-term care facilities and long-term care services should apply for Singapore government subsidies to help offset elderly care costs.
Looking to provide a higher standard of care for your loved ones as a caregiver? Here’s where the Caregivers Training Grant could come in handy.
Here’s all you need to know about breast cancer screening subsidies in Singapore.
With a CHAS card, all Singapore citizens can receive subsidies for medical care at participating general practitioner and dental clinics near their homes.
Many Singaporeans have private insurance plans for hospitalisation in the form of Integrated Shield Plans, more commonly known as IPs.
Here’s all you need to know about cervical cancer screening subsidies in Singapore.
Have questions about the levy concession for foreign domestic workers? Learn how you can lower the cost of care for your loved one.
The Medical Fee Exemption Card offers health coverage exemption for medical fees for standard hospitalisation treatment in Singapore.
A once-deadly disease, tuberculosis can now be treated. Learn about the signs and symptoms of TB, how the disease is treated, how to restrict the spread of TB, and more.
Learn about the possible links between type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea to better manage your health
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Singaporean women. All women are at risk of breast cancer, and the chances of developing it increase with age.
Lung cancer is the 2nd most common cancer in males and 3rd most common cancer in females in Singapore.
Regular exercise not only helps you to be able to work, but it also helps you maintain independence and confidence. Ask your doctor and therapist for the kind of exercise(s) that you can do safely.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common long-term lung condition of adults worldwide. There is no cure for COPD but symptoms can be controlled and lung damage can be further prevented. Cigarette smoking is the major cause of COPD. Therefore, the best way to prevent COPD or to delay its progression is to not smoke.
Many people can continue to carry out their daily activities and lead a relatively normal lifestyle, despite having a heart condition. To help your heart to heal, it is important that you return to your previous home, leisure and work activities gradually.
Taking your medicines every day is an important part of your treatment plan. They work to prevent and relieve symptoms, and may help your heart pump more effectively.
Everything you need to know about diabetes in children and during pregnancy.
Chronic diseases are medical conditions that are generally progressive. These lifelong conditions, which include heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and asthma, can be managed with simple lifestyle changes.
A fever is a raised body temperature and can be caused by infections, heat stroke and dehydration.
Are you suffering from work-related stress? Learn how to recognise the symptoms and manage stress easily.
Learn how inpatient hospice care can help support you or your loved one in advanced illness.
Help the elderly in your family and community stay active in their silver years at Senior Activity Centres in Singapore. These elderly care centres provide a range of services as well as social support for senior citizens in the community.
Caregivers need periodic rest so their own needs are taken care of. Caregivers can tap on Senior Care Centres for short-term care options, such as when they need to take short breaks on an ad hoc basis during the day.
Caregivers can also tap on nursing homes for respite care if they need short-term care options for several days to a few weeks for their loved ones.
Battling weight gain or a rising BMI? Learn more about nutrition consulting services so you can receive ongoing diet consultation with a professional dietitian.
Diabetic retinal photography is a screening test which helps prevent blindness caused by diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease common among diabetic patients.
Unfortunately, there are stroke risk factors that are a given. Read on to learn what these are.
These two centres provide your child (under 19) with appropriate care.
Get help quitting that nasty habit with NHG Pharmacy’s Quit Smoking clinics.
Dietetic and Food Services: Changi General Hospital
Mental health treatment centres: specialist wards at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) are not just about creating a better patient experience; they are also designed to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
The Preventive Falls Risk Assessment is a pilot initiative supported by the Ministry of Health. Through this programme, we aim to raise the public’s awareness on falls prevention and to help seniors aged 65 and above prevent falls by addressing risk factors of falls early. Alexandra Health System is tasked to assess the elderly population in the North for risks of falls, so that actions can be taken to help prevent falls.
Glucosamine is a natural component of the fluid around our joints. It may help to treat osteoarthritis and reduce joint pain and stiffness, especially of the knee, by strengthening the cartilage and increasing the fluid around the joints.
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Self-care is a broad concept which encompasses any action you take for your physical, mental and emotional health.
Singapore has numerous support and care groups for cancer patients.
Cancer support groups can help address the concerns of cancer patients and their families.
Learn about some caregiver support programmes that may empower you with strategies, techniques and knowledge to help you take better care of the patient in your life.
Empower yourself with information and resources from these stroke e-booklet and fact sheets to better manage yours or your loved one’s stroke recovery journey.
Pre-diabetes has no symptoms but it predisposes you to serious health problems such as diabetes, heart disease or stroke.
If you are coping with depression and need to talk, don’t hesitate to call our Depression Helpline, a counselling hotline. There are also other medical helpline numbers to note below.
Community support groups provide caregivers with a platform to talk about their problems, listen to others, as well as offer help.
Breast Support Group: National University Cancer Institute
The team from NUHCS gives support to heart failure patients and their caregivers.
Looking to improve your caregiving skills for a loved one with cardiovascular disease? Join local cardiac support groups like these!
Read on for a list of brain injury support groups and head injury support groups set up by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI).
Read about the ambulatory support benefits one may gain through the Ambulatory Nutrition Support programme, even after being discharged from the hospital.
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