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MOH considers bone density tests for women under Healthier SG

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said the Ministry of Health (MOH) is studying ways to help women undergo bone density screening ...
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The health minister also described the recent announcements during the debate on his ministry’s budget as “breakthroughs” that relooked longstanding policy assumptions.
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