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Healthcare and glove stocks march on as Wuhan virus continues spread, claims higher deaths
Glove manufacturers and healthcare stocks lead the gainers on Tuesday, as the outbreak of the coronavirus spread to 14 countries, including Singapore.
January 28, 2020
Healthcare

Prudential Singapore rolls out cashless medical service at two private hospitals
SINGAPORE (Nov 5): Prudential Singapore has rolled out a service allowing its customers to receive cashless medical services when seeking treatment from participating specialists at Raffles Hospital and Mount Alvernia Hospital.
November 05, 2019
Ageing

SPH to invest $50 mil in new investment fund for aged care, healthcare assets
SINGAPORE (Oct 16): Singapore Press Holdings, via its wholly-owned subsidiary, SPH JPAM, has entered into a strategic partnership with asset managers Bridge C Capital Inc to set up an investment fund focused on investing in aged care and healthcare assets
October 16, 2019
Trans-boundary haze

Hazy skies have little impact on healthcare providers, says CGS-CIMB
SINGAPORE (Sept 25): The ongoing haze has little impact on healthcare providers in terms of revenue or share price, but prolonged haze conditions showed an increase in admissions to private hospitals, an analysis by CGS-CIMB Research has found.
September 25, 2019
Healthcare

Singapore's billion-dollar headache
SINGAPORE (Sept 18): How much does a migraine cost? The type of throbbing headaches cost Singapore some $1.04 billion last year, according to new research released Wednesday by the DUKE-NUS Medical School and Novartis.
September 18, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

UK start-up builder says one in two young Singaporeans want to be an entrepreneur
SINGAPORE (Aug 19): Days after a survey by the World Economic Forum suggests that scarcely any youthful Singaporean wants to be an entrepreneur, another study seems to suggest otherwise.
August 19, 2019
Investing strategies

Investing in the ageing population theme
Silver economy a long-term play
Earlier this year, BlackRock identified ageing as one of the megatrends that would shape the global economy of the future. Other megatrends include climate change, resource scarcity, technological breakthroughs and rap
August 08, 2019
Healthcare

Staying healthy for longer the most 'cost-effective healthcare system', experts say
SINGAPORE (July 26): Singapore has the highest life expectancy among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, with average life expectancy increasing from 76.1 years in 1990 to 84.8 years in 2017. But more than a decade of that ex
July 26, 2019
Ageing

Improving quality of life
Singaporeans are living longer but not necessarily healthier, and that has implications for the state and economy. There are ways, however, for policymakers to incentivise good health.
July 26, 2019
Healthcare

Prevention more critical as Singaporeans live longer with chronic diseases: Prudential
SINGAPORE (July 23): Eight in 10 medical practitioners say Singapore’s healthcare system should focus more on disease prevention as Singaporeans live longer and are predisposed to chronic diseases at an earlier age.
July 23, 2019









