Health Update February 2016

Find out more about the new doctors at IMC, Dr Neil Forrest and Dr Nandini Shah. Meet them here.

East Coast Clinic Opening In 2016!
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Zika virus is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. Zika virus diagnosis can only be confirmed by laboratory testing for the presence of Zika virus RNA in the blood or other body fluids, such as urine or saliva.

Unfortunately 10 percent of teenagers will experience major depression in any given year. Depression is much more common in girls, with three times as many teenage girls suffering from depression than teenage boys. But how do you distinguish teenage moodiness from actual depression?

IMC doctor Dr Neil Forrest tells why sports medicine is not just for elite athletes and could still be very helpful for you too.

No more pesky paperwork and forms. At IMC and IPC you don’t have to pay your bills upfront and wait for the insurance company to reimburse you – we will lodge and claim direct from your insurer for you.

Did you know that your child can drown even long after they have left the pool? Here are all the facts you need to know to avoid secondary drowning.

Did you know you can specially request an IPC doctor if your child is in hospital on weekends and after hours? Dr Leo Hamilton and Dr Natalie Epton will now be on call to treat IPC patients across Singapore at A&E.

Most women know what menopause is, but many women don’t really know when it will occur or what to expect when it happens. Dr Lih Yi Tan provides a comprehensive summary to the most important things to know about menopause here.

Congratulations to Dr Kaye McMullan, one of our general practitioners at IMC, who gave birth to a beautiful little girl Lucy Victoria. We wish them all the best with their new addition to the family. Dr Kaye is planning to return to work in April.