New NUH procedure reduces side effects for prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment

Prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment can now experience fewer side effects, with the introduction of the rectal spacer procedure that minimises radiation exposure to the rectum and enhance treatment outcomes and quality of life.

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Strengthening patient care and safety in complex, high-risk paediatric liver transplant surgery

For World Transplant Day, media featured the story of two-year-old Avira Han who underwent a life-saving complex, high-risk paediatric liver transplant surgery after being diagnosed with biliary atresia.

The surgical team, led by Adj A/Prof Vidyadhar Mali, Surgical Director of the Paediatric Kidney and Liver Transplantation Programmes at NUCOT, and a Senior Consultant in the Department of Paediatric Surgery at KTP-NUCMI, NUH, utilised mixed reality imaging ("holomedicine") to enhance surgical planning, which offered greater precision and improved patient care and safety during the operation.

Dr Gao Yujia, Assistant GCTO, NUHS, and Consultant, Adult Liver Transplantation Programme, NUCOT, demonstrated how the technology worked, and Dr S. Venkatesh Karthik, Senior Consultant, Paediatric Liver Transplantation Programme, NUCOT, shared about the management of Avira’s case pre- and post-transplant.

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NUH LAUNCHES NEW DIGESTIVE CENTRE TO PUSH NEW FRONTIERS IN EARLY CANCER DETECTION AND CARE EXCELLENCE

The new National University Centre for Digestive Health aims to strengthen patient access to cutting-edge diagnostic technologies and innovations in early detection and quality specialised care

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