‘Gave me a second life’: How Singapore doctors saved this boy from rare cancer with experimental treatment

‘Gave me a second life’: How Singapore doctors saved this boy from rare cancer with experimental treatment

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

Singapore doctors develop new cell therapy that saves 16 patients from treatment-resistant cancer

Singapore doctors develop new cell therapy that saves 16 patients from treatment-resistant cancer

“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