Moving towards plant-based diets

Jun. 21 | - By Dr George Jacobs - To me, the big news story of this week came from Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s blog, where he stated, “I have adopted a fully plant-based diet plan, avoiding all meat, not even fish or dairy products.” Mr Khaw is not...

MPs “too shocked” by minister’s reply

Sep. 17 | Dr Fatimah Lateef and Dr Lam Pin Min told me, during tea break, that they had not expected a positive reply and were too shocked to ask supplementary questions. Khaw Boon Wan

Healthcare – how S’pore compares with others

Aug. 15 | From the BBC.

Let the Games continue!

Jun. 25 | Ravi Philemon / Head, Current Affairs Desk While we should be concerned with the spread of the H1N1 virus, we should not overreact. Cancelling or delaying the Asian Youth Games is a knee-jerk reaction that is uncalled for. WITH ONE Filipino footballer...

Swine flu could hit one in three

May. 13 | Picture courtesy of BBC   Donaldson Tan / Head, TOC International / London LONDON – A study by Imperial College London revealed that one in three persons who come in contact with Swine Flu could be infected. According to lead researcher Professor...

Calling for a mental revolution

Apr. 7 | Mental health issues continue to be overlooked Amidst the much-publicised furore over the Human Organ Trading Act (HOTA) which was debated in Parliament last week, the Chinese paper Lianhe Zaobao carried a commentary on 2nd April that tried to make a...

Human Organ Transplant Act – optimism despite concerns

Mar. 31 | Anthony Yeo / Consultant Therapist, Counselling and Care Centre. The amendment to the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) allowing for reimbursement of living kidney donors was passed in Parliament with heated debate recently. It generated such heat that...

JB nursing homes – MOH clarifies

Mar. 24 | For those who missed it, this is the full statement from the Ministry of Health on Mr Khaw Boon Wan’s remarks about nursing homes in Johor Baru: From feedback received and online discussion, it is apparent that there is much misunderstanding on Minister...

Nursing homes in Johor Bahru – revisited

Feb. 11 | The following are three reports from the Straits Times (2009) and from Today (2006) reporting Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s remarks about cheaper nursing homes which Singaporeans can go to, in neighbouring countries, and the exchange in Parliament...

Real death, false compassion

Nov. 3 | One must not yield to another person’s request for euthanasia. To yield to such request is false compassion. Catholic Archbishop Nicholas Chia

Some lives are not worth living?

Oct. 24 | Ravi Philemon / Writer “Do we allow euthanasia or assisted dying?” asks the Health Minister, Mr Khaw Boon Wan when he spoke on challenges in the healthcare sector recently at the Institution of Engineers’ annual dinner and dance. A Straits...

Another honest mistake?

Sep. 1 | Now do we get a “gracious’ retraction from a VVIP or is someone going to lose the job like Mr Brown for writing “People are fed up with progress”? Feed Me To The Fish – on Khaw Boon Wan’s foul-up