Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality for children worldwide, second leading cause of death in SG (19.4%) Current diagnostic methods cannot provide real time diagnosis of pneumonia severity and…
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory arthritis. Ultrasound (US) is used for precise disease characterization in RA. Manual acquisition and interpretation is required, leading to rater reliability…
Lack of infrastructure impacts diagnosis and monitoring of neuropsychological diseases Manual and tedious annotation done by certified EEG specialists Shortage of qualified neurologists and certified EEG specialists Lack of validated…
Cryovials store biospecimens at very low temperature for cryopreservation. Existing cryovials are not space-efficient for storage of small solid specimens (about 1 cm3 or smaller) This invention effectively increases the…
Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are used as first line pharmacotherapy in depression but only one third of patients will recover with this treatment. 5-hydrxytryptohan (5-HTP) is used to elevate serotonin…
Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) have a 2-fold greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Identifying predictors of CVD events will aid early diagnosis to better risk stratification and improve…
Chest pain patients may proceed to a Major Adverse Cardiac Event (MACE) Sudden adverse cardiac events happen without showing obvious symptoms Current workflow is to manually monitor traditional vital signs…
Patients suffering from AMD and DR often require anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agent injections into the eye Multiple injections are uncomfortable and difficult for patients to comply to Ocular…
Non-adherence to tuberculosis (TB) therapy has significant public health implications due to persistent infectivity, as well as resistance mutations. The current system of Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) involves daily clinic…
The current gold standard for mandible reconstruction is to harvest a microvascular free flap from fibula bone. This requires two surgery sites which significantly extends the total surgery time and…
Total laryngectomy removes the patient’s voice box. A voice prosthesis is inserted in a later stage in a TEP puncture. Currently there is no device that can accurately measure and…
Ureteric diseases range from benign to malignant. Targeted drug delivery to the ureter is difficult because of the narrow, tubular nature of the ureter and constant urine flow within. Current…
There are many causes for muscle degeneration, such as medical conditions, inactivity and injury. Physical stress would interfere with the mending of tissues which have undergone surgical intervention. Muscle atrophy…