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2024

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Novel Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trial Helps Paralysed Patients Walk Again

Associate Professor Wee Seng Kwee and fellow researchers are on a mission to help patients with severe spinal cord injury regain functional mobility.

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This Behavioural Map Sheds New Light on Stroke Patients’ Physical Activity

The comprehensive study, which assesses the quality of stroke survivors’ physical activity, offers insights into how factors such as fatigue, sleep and social interaction can impact the quality of life and care for these patients.

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From Student to Professor: A Remarkable Nursing Journey

The dynamic Dr. Sheena Ramazanu, 33, is a trailblazer in today’s global healthcare landscape.

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SIT Introduces Innovative Healthcare and Engineering Programmes to Groom the Next Generation of Future-Ready Talents in Key Sectors

The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is launching new programmes in Health Sciences and Engineering in Academic Year 2024 (AY2024).

2023

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Nourishing Lives with Flavour

Since their secondary school years, Shanice Lim Wei En, 23 and Lee Xuan Ying, 25, have had a profound fascination with nutrition and its influence on individual well-being.

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Walking in the Shoes of Stroke Survivors

To Physiotherapy students Mohit Murli Khemlani and Liang Liwen, volunteer work is the key to shaping the next generation of physiotherapists into empathetic healthcare professionals with heart.

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Class of 2023: Lifelong Learning Never Stops

Physiotherapy graduates Joyce Foo (left) and Valora Wong are both advocates of lifelong learning and champions of mid-career switches. They are ready to pursue their passions and make a difference in patients' lives.

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SIT Launches ‘Learn for Life’ Initiative to Support Lifelong Learning for All Alumni

New initiatives launched to enable all SIT alumni to read a CET module for free once every five years; simplified admissions process for alumni to read suitable postgraduate degrees

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MOTIVATE: Empowering Stroke Survivors to Stay Physically Active

Co-designed with stroke survivors, MOTIVATE is a multisector collaborative initiative for stroke recovery led by the Singapore Institute of Technology

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Recovering Well: The Art and Science of Physiotherapy

Why do some people recover well from shoulder injuries while others don’t? One physiotherapist is on a mission to investigate.