2025 News

Articles for the year 2025

Singapore to pilot nationwide trial referring non-life-threatening 995 calls to medical triage helpline ↗ (opens in new tab) [CNA]

Singapore launches national mindline 1771 to provide 24_7 mental health support ↗ (opens in new tab) [CNA]

Certis officer, 47, dies after collapsing at NDP rehearsal ↗ (opens in new tab) [ST]

Man surprised to be charged $300 after calling 1777 for private ambulance to hospital ↗ (opens in new tab) [Stomp]

Heat stress Land transport infrastructure sector employers urged to adopt heat measures ↗ (opens in new tab) [CNA]

Forum- A simple change to improve emergency preparedness ↗ (opens in new tab) [ST - Forum]

2 passers-by take turns to perform CPR on man who collapsed at Jurong Lake Gardens ↗ (opens in new tab) [Mothership]

Patients with hypertension fared better in trial that involved fewer pills, counselling from nurses ↗ (opens in new tab) [ST]

S'pore boy, 1, falls into home pool & drowns, parents claim SCDF paramedic asked for birth cert during rescue ↗ (opens in new tab) [Mothership]

S’porean missed out on becoming a paramedic after uni. 15 years later, she’s saving lives here & beyond. ↗ (opens in new tab) [Mothership]

Turning ideas into impact_ Building healthcare innovation from the ground up ↗ (opens in new tab) [CNA]

In Thai border town, a Singaporean doctor helps build an emergency care unit ↗ (opens in new tab) [AsiaOne]

From slushies to carbon-plated shoes_ What it’ll take for organisers, runners to ensure safe races ↗ (opens in new tab) [CNA]

Off-duty ICU staff in S'pore saves locksmith who suddenly went into cardiac arrest, performs CPR for 14 minutes ↗ (opens in new tab) [Mothership]

Runner collapses at 15km mark of Standard Chartered Half Marathon, other participants seen giving 1st aid ↗ (opens in new tab) [Mothership]

True price of drink driving - Unnecessary deaths and heartbreak, say docs who have tried to save victims ↗ (opens in new tab) [ST]