Health Check
By The Straits Times
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Episodes: 131
Description
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Podcaster: Joyce Teo
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.
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S1E123: A new personalised treatment for stubborn depression
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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S1E122: You don’t need to join an exercise class to be healthy
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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S1E121: Monitoring your heart with your phone
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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S1E120: Is ADHD affecting you or your family?
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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S1E119: Treatment is available but when do you pull the plug on a grievously ill person?
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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S1E118: What are the stories you want to tell with your life?
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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S1E117: The promise of digital medicine
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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S1E116: Take charge of your menopause
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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S1E115: Should you tell your boss that you have a mental health condition?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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S1E1: Hear our podcasts on The Straits Times' app, besides Apple Podcasts & Spotify
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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S1E114: Feeling safe in a monthly peer support group
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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S1E113: Is personalised health based on genetics?
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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S1E112: How do mental health apps work?
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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S1E111: How to make it easier for people to live till the end at home
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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S1E110: What a suicide survivor wants you to know
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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S1E109: Talking about youth mental health
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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S1E108: Youths can take charge of their social media use; how parents can help
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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S1E107: What to eat or not eat if you have IBS
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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S1E106: Can stress trigger IBS?
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May 16, 2023 |
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S1E105: Raising a resilient child
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May 03, 2023 |
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S1E104: Will I lose weight with the Healthy Keto Diet, developed at NUH in Singapore?
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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S1E103: New drug spells hope for patients struggling with obesity
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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S1E102: Employing someone who’s recovering from a mental illness
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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S1E101: A rare disease that causes unprovoked recurrent swellings
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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S1E100: Why your brain cells can still grow from the age of 40
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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S1E99: Is a fourth Covid shot necessary?
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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S1E98: Texting someone about your daily stressors
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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S1E97: Cancer screening: what to look out for
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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S1E96: Acting 'FAST' for stroke and understanding modern treatments
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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S1E95: Protect your health and your wealth from your 20s
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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S1E94: Let’s talk about organ donation
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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S1E93: Understanding mental health stigma
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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S1E92: How suicide can impact families and friends
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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S1E91: Take charge of your health with Healthier SG
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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S1E90: What to expect when caring for an end-of-life patient at home
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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S1E89: What can be done to help more end-of-life patients fulfil their wish of dying at home?
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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S1E6: Living with Covid-19 in Singapore and moving beyond
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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S1E88: Preparing for a good death with palliative care
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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S1E87: Don’t neglect your bones
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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S1E86: What do you say to a child facing trauma?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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S1E5: Singapore's Covid-19 Crisis Communication plan
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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S1E85: Trauma is common: Focus on what happened, not what's wrong
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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S1E84: IMH CEO wants to wage war on stress: Health Check
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May 31, 2022 |
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S1E83: Does the secret of good sleep lie only with you? - Health Check
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May 17, 2022 |
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S1E4: Singapore's mask U-turn and other Covid-19 lessons
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May 08, 2022 |
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S1E82: Is sleep customisable? - Health Check
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May 03, 2022 |
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S1E81: Not sleeping well? The doctor can help: Health Check
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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S1E3: Inside Singapore's Covid-19 War Room
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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S1E80: When should I get checked for dementia? - Health Check
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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S1E2: The global hunt for masks
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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S1E79: How will the new Healthier SG strategy affect me? - Health Check
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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S1E1: How 24 people saved one life
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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S1E78: 4th Covid shot: Will we need to get it one day? - Health Check
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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S1E77: Why we are all going to eventually catch Covid-19: Health Check Ep 77
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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S1E76: How to help parents who have special needs children: Health Check Ep 76
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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S1E75: How do you trust an AI-powered healthcare machine? - Health Check Ep 75
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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S1E74: Fight ageing with exercise: Health Check Ep 74
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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S1E73: What to know about antimicrobial resistance: Health Check Ep 73
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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S1E72: Don't let diabetes sneak up on you: Health Check Ep 72
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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S1E71: Why lifelong immunity from Covid-19 is unlikely: Health Check Ep 71
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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S1E70: Unlock your ADHD: Health Check Ep 70
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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S1E69: Can plant stanols lower my cholesterol? - Health Check Ep 69
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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S1E68: Vaccine expert on combating new Covid variants: Health Check Ep 68 (Pt 2)
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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S1E68: Why bother about asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, says vaccine expert: Health Check Ep 68 (Pt 1)
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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S1E67: How worried should vaccinated people be about Covid-19? - Health Check Ep 67
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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S1E66: How parents can promote good mental health in children: Health Check Ep 66
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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S1E65: How to reach out to youth with mental health challenges: Health Check Ep 65
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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S1E64: Understanding the loneliness crisis: Health Check Ep 64
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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S1E63: What is sudden cardiac arrest; how to prevent it: Health Check Ep 63
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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S1E62: Making sense of the controversy surrounding US-approved drug for Alzheimer’s disease: Health Check Ep 62
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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S1E61: Why women should protect their hearts against cardiovascular disease: Health Check Ep 61
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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S1E60: How to sleep right: Health Check Ep 60
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May 18, 2021 |
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S1E59: What you can eat to sleep better: Health Check Ep 59
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May 07, 2021 |
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S1E58: Picking an IP insurer with a good panel of doctors: Health Check Ep 58
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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S1E57: All you need to know about Covid-19 clinical trials: Health Check Ep 57
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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S1E56: How a mother's well-being can have a large impact on her baby: Health Check Ep 56
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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S1E55: Getting working adults to share their mental health challenges: Health Check Ep 55
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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S1E54: Understanding Singapore’s portfolio approach to vaccine procurement: Health Check Ep 54
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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S1E53: Covid-19 panel expert addresses vaccine side effects, concerns: Health Check Ep 53
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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S1E52: Addressing Covid-19 vaccine safety and the science behind it: Health Check Ep 52
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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S1E51: How to find the right doctor: Health Check Ep 51
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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S1E50: Pros and cons of online doctor reviews: Health Check Ep 50
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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S1E49: Porn is not real; how to recognise an addiction: Health Check Ep 49
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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S1E48: Why is lung cancer no.1 killer among cancers? - Health Check Ep 48
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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S1E47: You don't make a baby to save your marriage: Health Check Ep 47
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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S1E46: Is there such a concept as an anti-ageing diet? - Health Check Ep 46
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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S1E45: How to age well and achieve a lower biological age: Health Check Ep 45
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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S1E44: Understanding suicides and how to help to prevent them: Health Check Ep 44
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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S1E43: Understanding stress in the age of the coronavirus: Health Check Ep 43
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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S1E42: Can a person get Covid-19 twice? - Health Check Ep 42
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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S1E41: The pandemic is affecting the way people with hearing loss communicate: Health Check Ep 41
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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S1E40: Covid-19 airborne transmission doubts and immunity: Health Check Ep 40
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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S1E39: Smokers at higher risk during Covid-19 times: Health Check Ep 39
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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S1E38: Stress fractures from running too much during Covid-19 pandemic? - Health Check Ep 38
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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S1E37: Maintaining mental well-being during Covid-19: Health Check Ep 37
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May 20, 2020 |
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S1E36: What might Singapore's new normal look like, post-Covid-19?: Health Check Ep 36
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May 06, 2020 |
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S1E35: Why Singapore's Covid-19 circuit breaker measures cannot be lifted so early: Health Check Ep 35
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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S1E34: "I had hallucinations" - Discharged coronavirus patient Ben who spent 13 days in ICU: Health Check Ep 34
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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S1E33: Proper community behaviour can best manage coronavirus spread in countries: Health Check Ep 33
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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S1E32: How to encourage pregnant women to exercise more: Health Check Ep 32
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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S1E31: Breaking common misconceptions about exercise: Health Check Ep 31
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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S1E30: How to practise intermittent fasting safely and lose some weight: Health Check Ep 30
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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S1E29: Virologist Prof Wang Linfa offers hand hygiene tips to counter novel coronavirus threat: Health Check Ep 29
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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S1E28: How to practise better hygiene in wake of coronavirus: Health Check Ep 28
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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S1E27: Can you exercise when you are sick?: Health Check Ep 27
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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S1E26: Youth mental health: What to expect when seeking help?: Health Check Ep 26
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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S1E25: How to spot mental health issues if you are aged 16-30: Health Check Ep 25
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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S1E24: Are smart devices bad for infants? - Health Check Ep 24
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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S1E23: Why you shouldn't demand antibiotics for your flu: Health Check Ep 23
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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S1E22: Why women need to watch out for heart disease: Health Check Ep 22
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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S1E21: How to treat and prevent kidney stones: Health Check Ep 21
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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S1E20: Sex and other addictions - how to deal with them: Health Check Ep 20
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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S1E19: How to cope with ADHD: Health Check Ep 19
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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S1E18: What to know about gut health, and your poo: Health Check Ep 18
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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S1E17: When we should be worried about colorectal cancer: Health Check Ep 17
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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S1E16: How to get your hawker food fix without risking a heart attack: Health Check Ep 16
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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S1E15: Forget about raising your good cholesterol? - Health Check Ep 15
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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S1E14: Student burnout - How parents can spot it: Health Check Ep 14
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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S1E13: Burnout - what types are there and how to spot it: Health Check Ep 13
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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S1E12: Fact-checking common myths about colorectal cancer: Health Check Ep 12
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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S1E11: How to use the Fast method to recognise a stroke and react quickly: Health Check Ep 11
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May 21, 2019 |
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S1E10: Can schools and parents help boost the cognition and well-being of sleep-deprived Singaporean teenagers? : Health Check Ep 10
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May 07, 2019 |
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S1E9: Why sleep habits need to be formed when young: Health Check Ep 9
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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S1E8: Can munching on half a plate of mushrooms a week slow mental decline? Health Check Ep 8
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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S1E7: Should you limit your child's screen time?: Health Check Ep 7
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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S1E6: Health Check Ep 6: Can soursop or ketogenic diets be used to treat and control cancer?
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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S1E5: Health Check Ep 5: Can coffee or a piping hot cup of tea increase your risk of cancer?
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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S1E4: Health Check EP 4: Clearing the top 3 myths about gestational diabetes during pregnancy
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Jul 27, 2018 |
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S1E3: Health Check EP 3: Exercise tips for newly-diagnosed diabetics
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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S1E2: Health Check EP 2: Health Check - How to control blood sugar levels when eating out and tweak your favourite kaya toast breakfast set
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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S1E1: Health Check EP1: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on the war against diabetes, his love for chicken rice and his 3Rs for eating healthily
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Jun 18, 2018 |