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Health Check — 155 episodes

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S1E148: Should you buy a health insurance rider, downgrade your old rider or drop it?

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S1E147: Is your psychologist actually qualified? How to check in Singapore

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S1E146: Is it safe to exercise with joint pain? An orthopaedic surgeon explains

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S1E145: OCD (Pt 2): 4-day treatment and the Bergen approach

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S1E144: OCD (Pt 1): The hidden reality and a new way out

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S1E143: Helping children understand and manage their emotions

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S1E142: Boys with nine hours of sleep are less likely to grow fat

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S1E141: Grieving matters: How to cope with the loss of a loved one

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S1E140: Health risks in young 'healthy-weight' women

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S1E139: How to cope with perimenopause and menopause

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S1E138: How caregivers of mental health patients can destress

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S1E137: Talk to someone: Mental health help in your community

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S1E136: Building up your adulting skill for mental health

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S1E135: HPV self-sampling to screen for cervical cancer

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S1E134: How loneliness affects mental health

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S1E133: Can a child become constantly distracted after too much screen use?

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S1E132: Schizophrenia, the misunderstood condition

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S1E131: Using spirituality to improve mental health

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S1E130: Why a new category for high blood pressure?

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S1E129: The difference between Asian and Caucasian dementia

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S1E128: Let’s talk about mental health!

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S1E127: The war on salt and saturated fats

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S1E126: The difference between Asian and Caucasian skin

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S1E125: Why babies and toddlers do not need screen time

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S1E124: Did you know that vapes can expose you to toxic metals?

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S1E123: A new personalised treatment for stubborn depression

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S1E122: You don’t need to join an exercise class to be healthy

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S1E121: Monitoring your heart with your phone

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S1E120: Is ADHD affecting you or your family?

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S1E119: Treatment is available but when do you pull the plug on a grievously ill person?

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S1E118: What are the stories you want to tell with your life?

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S1E117: The promise of digital medicine

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S1E116: Take charge of your menopause

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S1E115: Should you tell your boss that you have a mental health condition?

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S1E114: Feeling safe in a monthly peer support group

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S1E113: Is personalised health based on genetics?

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S1E112: How do mental health apps work?

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S1E111: How to make it easier for people to live till the end at home

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S1E110: What a suicide survivor wants you to know

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S1E109: Talking about youth mental health

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S1E108: Youths can take charge of their social media use; how parents can help

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S1E107: What to eat or not eat if you have IBS

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S1E106: Can stress trigger IBS?

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S1E105: Raising a resilient child

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S1E104: Will I lose weight with the Healthy Keto Diet, developed at NUH in Singapore?

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S1E103: New drug spells hope for patients struggling with obesity

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S1E102: Employing someone who’s recovering from a mental illness

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S1E101: A rare disease that causes unprovoked recurrent swellings

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S1E100: Why your brain cells can still grow from the age of 40

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S1E99: Is a fourth Covid shot necessary?

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S1E98: Texting someone about your daily stressors

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S1E97: Cancer screening: what to look out for

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S1E96: Acting 'FAST' for stroke and understanding modern treatments

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S1E95: Protect your health and your wealth from your 20s

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S1E94: Let’s talk about organ donation

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S1E93: Understanding mental health stigma

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S1E92: How suicide can impact families and friends

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S1E91: Take charge of your health with Healthier SG

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S1E90: What to expect when caring for an end-of-life patient at home

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S1E89: What can be done to help more end-of-life patients fulfil their wish of dying at home?

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S1E6: Living with Covid-19 in Singapore and moving beyond

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S1E88: Preparing for a good death with palliative care

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S1E87: Don’t neglect your bones

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S1E86: What do you say to a child facing trauma?

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S1E5: Singapore's Covid-19 Crisis Communication plan

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S1E85: Trauma is common: Focus on what happened, not what's wrong

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S1E84: IMH CEO wants to wage war on stress: Health Check

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S1E83: Does the secret of good sleep lie only with you? - Health Check

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S1E4: Singapore's mask U-turn and other Covid-19 lessons

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S1E82: Is sleep customisable? - Health Check

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S1E81: Not sleeping well? The doctor can help: Health Check

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S1E3: Inside Singapore's Covid-19 War Room

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S1E80: When should I get checked for dementia? - Health Check

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S1E2: The global hunt for masks

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S1E79: How will the new Healthier SG strategy affect me? - Health Check

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S1E1: How 24 people saved one life

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S1E78: 4th Covid shot: Will we need to get it one day? - Health Check

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S1E77: Why we are all going to eventually catch Covid-19: Health Check Ep 77

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S1E76: How to help parents who have special needs children: Health Check Ep 76

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S1E75: How do you trust an AI-powered healthcare machine? - Health Check Ep 75

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S1E74: Fight ageing with exercise: Health Check Ep 74

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S1E73: What to know about antimicrobial resistance: Health Check Ep 73

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S1E72: Don't let diabetes sneak up on you: Health Check Ep 72

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S1E71: Why lifelong immunity from Covid-19 is unlikely: Health Check Ep 71

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S1E70: Unlock your ADHD: Health Check Ep 70

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S1E69: Can plant stanols lower my cholesterol? - Health Check Ep 69

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S1E68: Vaccine expert on combating new Covid variants: Health Check Ep 68 (Pt 2)

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S1E68: Why bother about asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, says vaccine expert: Health Check Ep 68 (Pt 1)

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S1E67: How worried should vaccinated people be about Covid-19? - Health Check Ep 67

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S1E66: How parents can promote good mental health in children: Health Check Ep 66

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S1E65: How to reach out to youth with mental health challenges: Health Check Ep 65

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S1E64: Understanding the loneliness crisis: Health Check Ep 64

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S1E63: What is sudden cardiac arrest; how to prevent it: Health Check Ep 63

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S1E62: Making sense of the controversy surrounding US-approved drug for Alzheimer’s disease: Health Check Ep 62

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S1E61: Why women should protect their hearts against cardiovascular disease: Health Check Ep 61

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S1E60: How to sleep right: Health Check Ep 60

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S1E59: What you can eat to sleep better: Health Check Ep 59

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S1E58: Picking an IP insurer with a good panel of doctors: Health Check Ep 58

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S1E57: All you need to know about Covid-19 clinical trials: Health Check Ep 57

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S1E56: How a mother's well-being can have a large impact on her baby: Health Check Ep 56

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S1E55: Getting working adults to share their mental health challenges: Health Check Ep 55

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S1E54: Understanding Singapore’s portfolio approach to vaccine procurement: Health Check Ep 54

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S1E53: Covid-19 panel expert addresses vaccine side effects, concerns: Health Check Ep 53

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S1E52: Addressing Covid-19 vaccine safety and the science behind it: Health Check Ep 52

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S1E51: How to find the right doctor: Health Check Ep 51

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S1E50: Pros and cons of online doctor reviews: Health Check Ep 50

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S1E49: Porn is not real; how to recognise an addiction: Health Check Ep 49

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S1E48: Why is lung cancer no.1 killer among cancers? - Health Check Ep 48

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S1E47: You don't make a baby to save your marriage: Health Check Ep 47

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S1E46: Is there such a concept as an anti-ageing diet? - Health Check Ep 46

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S1E45: How to age well and achieve a lower biological age: Health Check Ep 45

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S1E44: Understanding suicides and how to help to prevent them: Health Check Ep 44

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S1E43: Understanding stress in the age of the coronavirus: Health Check Ep 43

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S1E42: Can a person get Covid-19 twice? - Health Check Ep 42

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S1E41: The pandemic is affecting the way people with hearing loss communicate: Health Check Ep 41

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S1E40: Covid-19 airborne transmission doubts and immunity: Health Check Ep 40

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S1E39: Smokers at higher risk during Covid-19 times: Health Check Ep 39

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S1E38: Stress fractures from running too much during Covid-19 pandemic? - Health Check Ep 38

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S1E37: Maintaining mental well-being during Covid-19: Health Check Ep 37

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S1E36: What might Singapore's new normal look like, post-Covid-19?: Health Check Ep 36

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S1E35: Why Singapore's Covid-19 circuit breaker measures cannot be lifted so early: Health Check Ep 35

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S1E34: "I had hallucinations" - Discharged coronavirus patient Ben who spent 13 days in ICU: Health Check Ep 34

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S1E33: Proper community behaviour can best manage coronavirus spread in countries: Health Check Ep 33

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S1E32: How to encourage pregnant women to exercise more: Health Check Ep 32

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S1E30: Breaking common misconceptions about exercise: Health Check Ep 31

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S1E30: How to practise intermittent fasting safely and lose some weight: Health Check Ep 30

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S1E29: Virologist Prof Wang Linfa offers hand hygiene tips to counter novel coronavirus threat: Health Check Ep 29

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S1E28: How to practise better hygiene in wake of coronavirus: Health Check Ep 28

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S1E27: Can you exercise when you are sick?: Health Check Ep 27

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S1E26: Youth mental health: What to expect when seeking help?: Health Check Ep 26

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S1E25: How to spot mental health issues if you are aged 16-30: Health Check Ep 25

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S1E24: Impact of smart devices in same bedroom co-shared with infant children: Health Check Ep 24

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S1E23: Why you shouldn't demand antibiotics for your flu: Health Check Ep 23

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S1E22: Why women need to watch out for heart disease: Health Check Ep 22

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S1E21: How to treat and prevent kidney stones: Health Check Ep 21

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S1E20: Sex and other addictions - how to deal with them: Health Check Ep 20

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S1E19: How to cope with ADHD: Health Check Ep 19

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S1E18: What to know about gut health, and your poo: Health Check Ep 18

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S1E17: When we should be worried about colorectal cancer: Health Check Ep 17

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S1E16: How to get your hawker food fix without risking a heart attack: Health Check Ep 16

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S1E15: Forget about raising your good cholesterol? - Health Check Ep 15

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S1E14: Student burnout - How parents can spot it: Health Check Ep 14

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S1E13: Burnout - what types are there and how to spot it: Health Check Ep 13

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S1E12: Fact-checking common myths about colorectal cancer: Health Check Ep 12

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S1E11: How to use the Fast method to recognise a stroke and react quickly: Health Check Ep 11

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S1E10: Can schools and parents help boost the cognition and well-being of sleep-deprived Singaporean teenagers? : Health Check Ep 10

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S1E9: Why sleep habits need to be formed when young: Health Check Ep 9

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S1E8: Can munching on half a plate of mushrooms a week slow mental decline? Health Check Ep 8

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S1E8: Should you limit your child's screen time?: Health Check Ep 7

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S1E6: Health Check Ep 6: Can soursop or ketogenic diets be used to treat and control cancer?

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S1E5: Health Check Ep 5: Can coffee or a piping hot cup of tea increase your risk of cancer?

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S1E4: Health Check EP 4: Clearing the top 3 myths about gestational diabetes during pregnancy

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S1E3: Health Check EP 3: Exercise tips for newly-diagnosed diabetics

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S1E2: Health Check EP 2: Health Check - How to control blood sugar levels when eating out and tweak your favourite kaya toast breakfast set

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S1E1: Health Check EP1: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on the war against diabetes, his love for chicken rice and his 3Rs for eating healthily