Healthcare

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New AIA Insurance Covers Depression, Schizophrenia & OCD – But Is It Enough?
As we all know, mental illness is heavily stigmatised in Singapore. It takes a lot of courage to seek medical ...
14 February 2019
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Pap Smear Singapore Guide – How to Get Screened for Cervical Cancer (for Free!)
Considering that 300 women in Singapore get diagnosed with cervical cancer every year, it’s amazing that ...
24 August 2018
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Cord Blood Banking in Singapore – How Much Does It Cost & Is It Worth the Money?
Since the 2000s, new parents and parents-to-be in Singapore now have the chance to do cord blood banking, ...
24 August 2018
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Health Supplements in Singapore – Who Needs Them & How Do You Budget for Them?
Singaporeans aren’t known to be particularly healthy, so it might surprise you to know that we spent $490 ...
20 August 2018
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National Day Rally 2018 – 4 New Housing & Healthcare Schemes Singaporeans Should Know
Is it just me or did this year’s National Day Rally feel like a rundown of recent movie blockbusters? “From ...
20 August 2018
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Eczema in Singapore – Cost Guide to Eczema Creams & Treatments
Eczema affects 1 in 10 adults and 1 in 5 kids in Singapore. But what makes eczema all the more alarming ...
18 July 2018
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Chicken Pox in Singapore – Vaccination vs Treatment Costs
Once upon a time, chicken pox was thought of as a rite of passage and accepted as just a part of life. ...
17 July 2018
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Elderly Care in Singapore – Cost Guide to Your Options
Singapore’s ageing population has been a cause for national alarm for some time. Yet the question of what ...
13 July 2018
LASIK in Singapore – 5 Ways to Not Get Ripped Off by Your Clinic
LASIK in Singapore – 5 Ways to Not Get Ripped Off by Your Clinic
If there’s one thing Singaporeans can agree on without trying to out-troll each other on the Internet, ...
7 June 2018
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CareShield Life – It’s Not Just an “Old People” Thing, You Know
Did you know anything about ElderShield before this week? I didn’t. After all, it didn’t sound like something ...
4 June 2018
6 Travel Vaccinations Singaporeans Should Get & How Much They Will Cost You
6 Travel Vaccinations Singaporeans Should Get & How Much They Will Cost You
Whether it’s a weekend holiday to Thailand, a volunteer mission to Cambodia, or a business trip up to Hong ...
21 May 2018
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Braces in Singapore – How Much Do Invisalign, Ceramic and Metal Braces Cost?
Supermodels Heidi Klum and Cindy Crawford did it. Action star Tom Cruise did it (at the ripe old age of ...
27 April 2018
Pioneer Generation Card In Singapore – Guide to Utilising Its Subsidies And Top Ups
Pioneer Generation Card In Singapore – Guide to Utilising Its Subsidies And Top Ups
If you were born before 1950 and became a Singapore citizen before 1987, congratulations, you’re part of ...
16 April 2018
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GST Voucher, Housing Grants and More – A Summary of Government Initiatives to Help Singaporean Households
Budget 2018 may have come and gone, but with it came a few new measures aimed at helping lower- and middle-income ...
11 April 2018
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Your Medisave Account – What Can You Actually Use It For?
You may not be able to touch the money in your CPF Ordinary and Special Accounts till you’re older, but ...
2 February 2018
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7 Ways You Can Use the Money in Your Medisave Account
Falling ill in Singapore is expensive, or at least that’s what everyone says. But thanks to Medisave, you ...
1 November 2017
Singaporeans are Living Longer, So It’s Important That They Do These 4 Things
Singaporeans are Living Longer, So It’s Important That They Do These 4 Things
Live long and prosper, say the Vulcans. Well, in Singapore, people are certainly living longer, at least. ...
17 July 2017
Home Hospice Care in Singapore: How Much Does it Cost and What Are You Paying For?
Home Hospice Care in Singapore: How Much Does it Cost and What Are You Paying For?
Singapore’s population is aging at an alarming rate, which means in time to come the number of elderly ...
22 June 2017
3 Ways Busy Singaporeans Can Reduce Their Chances of Getting Diabetes
3 Ways Busy Singaporeans Can Reduce Their Chances of Getting Diabetes
Many of us in Singapore have stick-like physiques, but that doesn’t mean we’re healthy. It’s official—Singapore ...
26 August 2016
Here’s How Singaporeans Should Make Sure They Don’t Get Crippled by Healthcare Costs
Here’s How Singaporeans Should Make Sure They Don’t Get Crippled by Healthcare Costs
Every Singaporean knows the saying, “it’s cheaper to die than to get sick in Singapore”. In fact this little ...
22 August 2016
2 Changes to the Healthcare System That Would Make Singaporeans Heave a Sigh of Relief
2 Changes to the Healthcare System That Would Make Singaporeans Heave a Sigh of Relief
Last year during haze season, I ended up in the emergency room at a local hospital with an eye infection. ...
18 August 2016
Exactly How Much Do You Save When You Get a Polyclinic Subsidy?
Exactly How Much Do You Save When You Get a Polyclinic Subsidy?
It’s close to the end of the year and you know what that means – flu season. Yep, in Singapore, flu season ...
23 November 2015
Here’s Why You Still Need to Buy Insurance Instead of Just Relying on MediShield Life
Here’s Why You Still Need to Buy Insurance Instead of Just Relying on MediShield Life
Ever since MediShield Life took effect on November 1st, every Singaporean Citizen and PR (whether you even ...
4 November 2015
3 Steps to Take Today That Will Lower Your Healthcare Costs When You Retire
3 Steps to Take Today That Will Lower Your Healthcare Costs When You Retire
Retirement is a sensitive topic in Singapore. Lots of people, disheartened by the sight of wizened people ...
29 October 2015
4 Tips for Saving on Healthcare in Singapore
4 Tips for Saving on Healthcare in Singapore
It’s better to be sick and rich than sick and poor, especially in Singapore. With the very real possibility ...
27 October 2015