It has been about a month since we discovered the Omicron variant, thanks to the work of South African scientists. Since then, data around the new variant has been steadily pouring in as well as its spread across the world. We’ve learned many things about it, but with more answers…

Information access in this era is best described as ‘overwhelming’. With so many options of news portals, magazines, newsletters and blogs on the Internet, one will easily get lost in the scrolling and bookmarking of material to read. To try and make this process easier for myself, I recently tried…

Author’s note: The Covid-19 series is a series of articles related to the current pandemic. “Living with the virus” is currently the new buzz phrase. After nearly 2 years in the pandemic, the world is realising Covid-19 is here to stay, and a Covid-zero situation is unattainable and unsustainable. The…

Author’s note: The Covid-19 series is a series of articles related to the current pandemic. On Tuesday the 22nd of December 2020, the government of Malaysia announced they have successfully made early purchase agreements for a list of Covid-19 vaccines. The list comprised of: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine CanSino Biologics…

Author’s note: The Covid-19 series is a series of articles related to the current pandemic. It has been more than 6 months since the world was engulfed by the Covid-19 pandemic. What started as an infectious disease outbreak in a city has now turned into a global health crisis, infecting…

You have been having some palpitations over the last week. Your family has some history of heart diseases, so you are naturally worried about your health. You booked a consultation with a cardiologist through the hospital’s online booking system. …

Author’s note: The Covid-19 series is a series of articles related to the current pandemic. The global pandemic has uncovered many ‘hidden’ crises in the healthcare system. Apart from PPE (personal protective equipment) supply and ventilator numbers, the mental health of healthcare workers is being highlighted as well. Healthcare worker…

“Singapura memilih”. On July 10th to be precise. As a non-citizen but a resident here, I admit it is a little odd, having to follow the election but unable to exercise any influence or action, though many of the policies set by the winning party (and subsequently, government) will affect…

Author’s note: The Covid-19 series is a series of articles related to the current pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic is arguably this generation’s equivalent of a world war. When the disease was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2020, countries responded…