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Singapore's HIV cases fall to near-record low; but more than half caught too late

Singapore recorded 166 new HIV infections in 2025, the second lowest annual figure in two decades. Yet 55.4% of those diagnosed had late-stage infection, up from 51.7% the year before

Singapore implements precautionary measures as Ebola outbreak continues in DRC and Uganda

The CDA has issued health advisories at all points of entry and ordered travellers from affected areas to undergo a 21-day monitoring period, to prevent the importation of Ebola to Singapore.

Singapore's Covid-19 cases jump to 12,700; hospitals remain unchallenged

Covid-19 cases rose 59 per cent in a week, driven by a new Omicron subvariant, yet only one patient is in intensive care daily on average, and CDA says the strain is no more severe than variants circulating previously.

Ebola with no approved vaccine crosses into Uganda, WHO declares global health emergency

A rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain, with no approved vaccine, has been detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is spreading to Uganda, prompting WHO to declare a health emergency of international concern.

PCOS gets a new name, and a more accurate one

A 14-year global collaboration effort has successfully renamed polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), correcting a name that placed misleading focus on ovarian cysts.

Singapore catches 2,589 vape offenders in three months

Law enforcement sweeps have caught or fined smugglers, sellers and social media promoters of vaping products since the beginning of 2026, in line with the recently renamed Tobacco and Vapourisers Control Act.