12 December 2024
The Big Story: Should we be concerned of Disease X spreading?
A recent outbreak in Congo has claimed dozens of lives and left hundreds suffering from a flu-like illness now referred to as Disease X.
Disease X has raised global alarm due to its high fatality rate, the severity of symptoms, and the mystery surrounding its cause.
And despite international health teams being dispatched to investigate, the exact pathogen behind the outbreak remains unidentified.
The outbreak has raised alarm among global health experts, given its potential to emerge as the next pandemic threat, yet the cause of the illness remains unknown.
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Professor Dale Fisher, Director, NUS Centre for Infectious Disease Emergency Response and Senior Consultant, National University Hospital, to delve deeper into what Disease X means for global health.

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20 June 2024
What's Trending: What you need to know about Japan’s flesh-eating bacteria outbreak
Japan is currently facing an unprecedented surge in Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS), a severe bacterial infection that can be fatal within 48 hours. With over 1,000 cases reported by early June, surpassing last year’s record, experts predict the number of infections could escalate to 2,500 by the end of the year. On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Professor Dale Fisher, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Senior Consultant, National University Hospital, to find out more.

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18 January 2024
What's Trending: A new possible pandemic - Disease X
According to the World Health Organisation, 'Disease X' is a hypothetical future international epidemic caused by a pathogen as yet unknown to cause human disease. But despite it being a hypothetical disease, 'Disease X' could be 20 times more deadly than the COVID-19 virus. The topic has also made it into the agenda of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. So what exactly is Disease X? And how can we prepare for its potential outbreak? On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Professor Dale Fisher, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Senior Consultant, National University Hospital, about this looming disease.

Highlights:
1. What exactly is Disease X? - 1:39
2. Should we be concerned? - 3:24
3. How can countries enhance their preparedness and create robust systems to effectively manage any potential breakouts? - 4:26
4. What critical areas do you believe should be added to improve global readiness for future pandemics? - 9:38
5. Looking ahead, what kind of preparations would be required for an effective response to possible infectious threats, and how can countries like Singapore proactively prepare for such? - 11:25

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4 June 2021
China's tech crackdown, expectations for the US job numbers, China and Biden, Russia to remove dollar asset from wealth fund and Meme stocks like AMC Entertainment's surge
Is China’s crackdown on tech giants coming to a close? Do China tech shares offer good value now?
What are the expectations from the US job report coming out today?
Michelle Martin and Kyle Rodda, Analyst at IG go beyond the headlines and market buzz in this edition of Market View.

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28 July 2020
The race to find a vaccine for COVID-19
Right here in Singapore, human trials for a COVID-19 vaccine could begin as early as this week. Professor Dale Fisher, Professor in Infectious Diseases, National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Chair, Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, World Health Organisation shares on how close the world is to a breakthrough for a COVID-19 vaccine and what are the challenges faced by many in finding the vaccine.

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