​T’ang Quartet brothers talk about arduous journey to donate kidney to younger sibling. Dr Kwek Jia Liang, Consultant, Department of Renal Medicine, SGH said although both dialysis and transplants prolong and sustain patients’ lives, transplants result in far more ideal outcomes.

As asthma symptoms can be intermittent, adult patients can be well in between attacks for a few weeks or months. However, according to A/Prof Mariko Koh, Senior Consultant, Dept of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, patients can become complacent and when exposed to allergen they could end up in ICU or die.

Using asthma preventers daily, taking allergy tests and flu vaccinations can help control condition. A/Prof Koh also highlighted the differences and importance in using the preventers and relievers. SGH patient, Mr Daniel Leong, was interviewed for the story. His asthma is well-controlled since the diagnosis 14 years ago.