Advance Care Planning (ACP), sometimes called Elder Care Planning, is the process of planning for one's health in the future. The aim of ACP is to keep you and loved ones well-prepared for future medical treatments, and help you live a quality life. In this article, Dr. Michael Chong from LiveWell Clinic advises on the benefits of ACP, the importance to break the taboo and embrace the ACP talk early on, and how to get started with ACP.
This article answers essential questions about hypertension, such as why hypertension is called a silent killer, does hypertension always cause headache, what do two numbers of blood pressure mean and more.
Chronic diseases like the '3 highs' - high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes or high blood sugar - are hard to manage because most of the management is 'homework'. In this interview with Dr. Choo Wei Chieh, we learn about how to manage chronic conditions better at home, and common pitfalls and misconceptions to avoid.
The risks for cardiovascular and heart diseases increase markedly with age. In this interview with Dr Woo Jia Wei of Sunrise General Medical and Heart Service, we discuss the most common heart diseases among elderly in Singapore, how to differentiate stroke, heart attack and cardiac arrest, as well as treatment and prevention for those.
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