Issue 48
Nov 2023
As the practice of Medicine pivots from the traditional treatment of diseases to incorporate their prevention, early detection and intervention, researchers around the world have identified five areas in the world where local populations comprise a very high number of centenarians.
IN VIVO
The Future of Healthcare is Interdisciplinary: NUS Medicine Launches Programme for Students from Other Academic Disciplines
Among the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is one where we now know that a whole-of-society approach is required to overcome the next global health crisis. Healthcare and non-healthcare professionals will need to work collaboratively and synergistically together. Yet, non-healthcare professionals today who work in health-related areas mostly train and collaborate on the job, and the learning curve is steep.
