Injuries resulting from falls are a common cause of hospitalisation and may lead to a decreased quality of life for the patient. Making the home safe is an effective way to prevent such falls. Below are 10 tips for home safety recommended by the Department of Occupational Therapy...

Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder that may present with a slight shaking or tremor in one’s finger, hands, lips or feet. Tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease usually occur when the person is at rest and stop when the person is moving. That’s unlike essential tremors, another neurological...

Every month, about six elderly Singaporeans die without next-of-kin (NOK) to claim their bodies. Here at the Medical Social Workers (MSW) department at SGH where I work, it is our responsibility to establish patients' identities and trace their NOK with the help of the police...