Most dog owners will proclaim that getting their four-legged friend was one of the best decisions they ever made. But a new ...

Seniors are tackling loneliness and forging a sense of community with song, stage time and stand-up. Here’s one to begin with ...

There comes a moment for many adult children in Singapore when the roles quietly reverse. You find yourself scheduling doctor ...

The senior loneliness epidemic isn’t just a mental health crisis — it has serious physical and cognitive consequences. These ...

A new study has found that for older adults receiving in-home care, loneliness doesn’t increase the risk of death. The ...

SINGAPORE – More seniors have called a helpline in the past two years to seek comfort and assistance for their loneliness, anxiety and emotional distress. The Aces Care HelpLife was launched in 2022 ...

SINGAPORE: on Dec 15, 2024, police discovered the decomposing bodies of an elderly couple who lived in a Jurong flat. They had died of natural causes.

Loneliness may also increase the risks of serious health conditions such as dementia (by 50%), stroke (by 32%) heart disease (by 29%), mental health disorders (by 26%) and premature mortality (by ...

Singapore, like many Asian countries, has been grappling with an ageing population. The health ministry estimates that one in four Singaporeans will be 65 or older by 2030, while an estimated ...

The Singapore Chinese Health Study, which recruited participants between April 1993 and December 1998, was built as a stable cohort for long-term study of dietary, genetic and environmental ...

SINGAPORE — For Mr Amayapan Kodanpan, who is single, the only social interactions he had were mostly with his siblings. That changed after his release from prison in June this year.

SINGAPORE — As Singapore's population ages, the number of seniors living alone is a growing concern, presenting significant challenges to their well-being and mental health. The Department of ...