Holistic Health Insights in Singapore: Balancing Mind, Body, and Soul, 30 June 2025

Healthcare Highlights: Innovations, Wellness Trends, and Expert Insights for Healthtrip Partners

Stay ahead in the rapidly evolving landscape of medical tourism with today's curated updates. Discover breakthroughs in healthcare, wellness trends, and strategic insights to enhance your offerings and patient experiences.

This edition brings you advancements in medical treatments, essential wellness practices, and expert perspectives, all tailored to empower Healthtrip partners in delivering exceptional healthcare solutions.

Major Healthcare & Medical Advancements

Feeling tired all the time? It may signal underlying problems like cancer, diabetes or mental health issues

Feeling fatigued all the time is not normal. Quality sleep is essential for your body to heal and repair its muscles, organs, and other cells according to Elizabeth Eu, a psychologist with Geylang Polyclinic. Sleep is also important for lowering your risk of cardiovascular complications and difficulties in weight management.

Sleep disorders may increase the risk of mood disorders (such as anxiety and depression), lead to a decline in cognitive functioning, and could affect your ability to regulate emotions effectively explained Eu. Long-term tiredness, excessive sleepiness despite rest, recurring headaches, dizziness, muscle aches and weakness, a general lack of motivation or interest in activities, and affected emotional well-being are common signs of fatigue.

Impact on Medical Tourism: This underscores the importance of comprehensive health screenings and mental health support for medical tourists, enhancing the overall patient experience and ensuring long-term well-being.

Opportunities for Partner Hospitals & Facilitators: Healthtrip partners can offer specialized fatigue management programs and promote the integration of mental health services into medical travel packages.

A helping hand for those with hidden conditions on Singapore's public transport

Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has distributed about 10,600 stickers for short-term conditions and 20,400 cards for long-term conditions as of May. These initiatives aim to support passengers with hidden medical conditions, such as chronic pain, fatigue, or early-stage pregnancy, by making it easier for them to request priority seating on public transport.

Impact on Medical Tourism: This highlights the need for medical tourism facilitators to provide comprehensive support to patients with invisible conditions, ensuring comfortable and accessible travel experiences according to LTA.

Opportunities for Partner Hospitals & Facilitators:Healthtrip partners can develop specialized assistance programs and training for staff to better assist patients with hidden disabilities, enhancing the reputation for inclusive care.

Wellness & Preventive Healthcare Trends

Perimenopause is ruining my sleep – what can I do?

Perimenopause, the transitional time before menopause, often leads to sleep disturbances due to hormonal shifts. Having trouble sleeping is probably the most distressing symptom, said Dr Karen Adams, director of the programme in menopause and healthy ageing at Stanford Medicine. Hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, and depression are common sleep disruptors during this phase.

Strategies for better sleep include maintaining consistent sleep schedules, avoiding alcohol and caffeine before bed, and engaging in regular exercise. Hormone therapy and non-hormonal medications like fezolinetant (Veozah) can help manage hot flashes. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I) and prescription sleep medications may also be beneficial. It is important to consult with a healthcare provider to address underlying issues and find the most suitable treatment option.

Relevance to Healthtrip Partners: Medical tourism packages can include specialized consultations and treatments for women experiencing perimenopause, addressing sleep issues and hormonal imbalances to improve their overall well-being.

Advice: A hormone therapy ( which involves replacing lost hormones, including oestrogen and progesterone, via pill, patch or gel) can be a good solution for women under 60.

'I kept scolding myself': The mental health struggles of caregivers

Caring for a loved one can have significant emotional, psychological, physical and financial complexities. Mr Sufyan Tsuri, a caregiver to his mother, attended Caregivers Alliance Limited's 12-week Caregivers-to-Caregivers Training Programme. Seeking help at a GP clinic, he was diagnosed with low-grade depression or dysthymia, a mild to moderate chronic depression. Caregivers often experience anxiety, depression, and burnout.

Relevance to Healthtrip Partners: Recognizing the mental health challenges faced by caregivers highlights the importance of integrating comprehensive support services into medical tourism packages. Healthtrip partners can offer wellness retreats and support programs for caregivers to promote their overall well-being and resilience.

Advice: Enrolling into support groups can be great and consulting a mental health expert can also be a great way to deal with mental health challenges.

Partner Hospital Spotlight

NCW member denied access to victim

Note: While this article's title contains sensitive content, the section focuses on hospital and investigation protocols.

This news highlights the importance of proper medical investigation and victim support following alleged sexual assault at South Calcutta Law College. Medical examination confirmed forceful penetration, with bite marks and scratches noted, alongside abrasion marks around her neck and on her breasts.

Relevance to Healthtrip Partners: This emphasizes the need for transparent and ethical medical investigations and support services, ensuring that patients receive comprehensive care. Partner hospitals can leverage this by showcasing their commitment to patient rights, ethical practices, and robust support system.

How partners can leverage this information for better recommendations: Healthtrip can ensure proper medical investigation and victim support following any harmful incidents during consultation with doctors of partner hospitals and medical investigation.

Industry Takeaways & Actionable Insights

• Prioritize Comprehensive Health Screenings: Offer medical tourists thorough health assessments to detect underlying conditions like fatigue-related illnesses.
• Enhance Mental Health Support: Integrate mental health services into medical travel packages to support both patients and their caregivers.
• Promote Inclusive Care: Develop specialized assistance programs for patients with hidden disabilities, ensuring comfortable and accessible experiences.
• Offer Specialized Consultations: Provide consultations and treatments for women experiencing perimenopause, addressing sleep issues and hormonal imbalances.
• Commit to Ethical Practices: Ensure transparent and ethical medical investigations, emphasizing patient rights and support systems in hospital practices.