There are currently 123,866 donors registered with the Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP), as of June. Based on Singapore’s population size, the registry needs at least 350,000 donors to improve the probability of finding a local donor for a local patient. Who can register: Singaporeans, permanent residents and long-stay foreigners aged 18 to 49 years … Read more
ISOLATION For a month, the boy was isolated in a quiet, clean room in NUH. He had to be isolated because the treatment was expected to destroy his immune system and leave him severely weakened. “The nurses, the doctors, everyone came together, we prepared for a bubble boy in Viet Tai,” explained Prof Yeoh. “So … Read more
“SHE CAN FINALLY BE A CHILD AGAIN” One patient who was part of the clinical trials was Austrian Maria Schreierer. After a bout of COVID-19 in February 2021, the then 10-year-old had gone back to school, but she continued to suffer from fatigue. Her parents initially thought she was just recovering from the coronavirus. “The … Read more
