Health Articles
When should I go for a health screening?
When should I go for a health screening? If a patient has a pre-existing condition like hypertension or diabetes, screening should be done more often. If a patient is generally healthy, getting screened once every 12-18 months is sufficient. More importantly, if there...
How often do I have to test for STD?
How often do I have to test for STDs? It’s good practice to get checked for STDs once every 12 months if you’re sexually active. However, if you have multiple partners and engage in high risk sexual activities like unprotected sex, then you should get checked more...
What happens during a HIV screening?
What happens during a HIV screening? When a patient comes into our clinic for a HIV screening, a series of questions will first be asked to find out about the patient’s exposure and concerns. Some counseling will also be carried out before the test is being done....
More teenage boys paying-for sex study
The number of teenage boys who have visited prostitutes is on the rise, a trend that has researchers worried as some do not use condoms consistently, may catch sexually transmitted diseases and go on to infect their girlfriends. In the first-ever study of Singapore...