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How safe are our races

More Singaporeans are lacing up their running shoes. But as the number of races grows, so do the risks. In our hot and humid climate, what does it really take to prepare for a race in Singapore?

ST Podcasts Live: Co-existing with wildlife, tackling heat stress among issues discussed

Associate Professor Jason Lee, director of the NUS Heat Resilience and Performance Centre, explained that people have different thresholds for heat, depending on their age and occupational exposure. As temperatures rise, vulnerable groups such as the elderly and outdoor workers will suffer more compromise from heat stress. The rest of society will also feel the ill effects of excess heat, he added.

NUS Medicine’s Heat Resilience and Performance Centre to lead Southeast Asia’s efforts in heat health and productivity

Absolutely thrilled to announce our role as the Southeast Asian (SEA) Regional Heat Health Node for the Global Heat Health Information Network. Stay tuned as we gear up for our official launch, along with a series of networking forums and workshops in the coming year.

Today: Heatstroke and heat-related illnesses: What are the dangers and why you can be at risk even in colder weather

Heatstroke and heat-related illnesses are on the rise as the days become hotter. Know what precautions to take and minimise one’s risk of heatstroke. Learn also what you can do in the event that someone near you experiences a heatstroke.

Check out a suit made for 38 deg C heat at free exhibition addressing climate change through fashion

Here is a hot take: It is time to get friendly with the sun. Stop avoiding it. This is the premise, and provocation, of Hot Bodies, a fashion exhibition running until end-December that rethinks design in a time of record-breaking heat and air-conditioner dependency. Organised by locally-based branding firm Anak and done in consultation with researchers like director of the Heat Resilience & Performance Centre at NUS Medicine, Associate Professor Jason Lee, the show commissioned 10 creatives around the world to make heat-fit apparel and accessories, with no cutbacks on style.

It’s time to take the heat seriously, experts warn 

This extreme weather event “would not have happened without climate change,” said World Meteorological Organization Joint Office for Climate and Health lead Joy Shumake Guillemot.

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What’s the average night-time temperature in S’pore bedrooms? A muggy 28 deg C, says new study

Short doses of heat exposure while exercising can increase one’s physical capacity to withstand humid heat, said Jason Lee, associate professor and director of the Heat Resilience and Performance Centre at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

25 Jun 2026

The Straits Times

Want to be heat-resilient? Short bouts of exercise outdoors may help more than blasting air-con

Short doses of heat exposure while exercising can increase one’s physical capacity to withstand humid heat, said Jason Lee, associate professor and director of the Heat Resilience and Performance Centre at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

23 Jun 2026

Fazry Ismail/EPA

‘Unpredictable and extreme’: Asia braces for El Niño

The UN has warned that the world must prepare for the imminent return of El Niño and the raised global temperatures and weather extremes it brings. The powerful natural weather pattern has an 80% chance of forming before September and a 90% chance before November, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. Experts say what is particularly concerning is that El Niño is unfolding against the backdrop of human-driven climate change, meaning there is the potential for its impacts to be supercharged.

05 Jun 2026

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Ergonomics and Hygiene Conference & Exhibition 2023

2023 Theme: Collaboration for Sustainable Health in Future of Work The theme focuses on exploring how various disciplines in Occupational Hygiene, Human Factors & Ergonomics, and other OSH professional can better work together to identify, collaborate and manage workplace health challenges in the post-pandemic world and uncertain global economic time.

23 Aug 2023 - 24 Aug 2023

Organised by: Institute of Ergonomics and Hygiene Singapore

International Conference on Adaptations and Nutrition in Sports 2023

The conference theme, “Maximising Human Potential in a Changing World” has been carefully chosen to emphasise that change is constant and accelerating faster than ever. Maximising one's potential to perform the best will never be a challenge when we unlock the most compelling opportunities and address the challenges in the space of sports nutrition.

19 Jul 2023 - 21 Jul 2023

Organised by: ANSSH, ISAM and ASK

SASOM Annual Congress 2023

Occupational Health Practice in 2023 – Shining a light on the shadows of medicine.

30 Jun 2023

Organised by: South African Society of Occupational Medicine