Singapore Health News API

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            "title": "Child's 'Tail-Like' Limb Had to Be Surgically Removed",
            "description": "The extra limb looked like a 'flexed thigh with a partially developed foot'",
            "content": "A 19-month-old girl was born with a \"tail-like\" appendage on her lower back that grew larger over time and made walking independently difficult.\nA physical exam revealed an extra limb resembling \"a flexed thigh with a partially developed foot contain... [3924 chars]",
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            "title": "Japan lives longer, but why? Study points to lower death rates in elder care",
            "description": "Although people in Japan tend to live long lives, this does not necessarily mean they are healthier than other populations. New research from Karolinska Institutet and collaborators shows that Japanese and Swedish older adults have a similar number of healthy life years—if \"healthy\" is defined as living at home without the need for formal elder care. However, mortality among individuals receiving elder care is lower in Japan than in Sweden.",
            "content": "Although people in Japan tend to live long lives, this does not necessarily mean they are healthier than other populations. New research from Karolinska Institutet and collaborators shows that Japanese and Swedish older adults have a similar number o... [2502 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-japan-longer-death-elder.html",
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            "title": "Deepanwita Dasgupta Got Measles At 5; The Virus Planted A Ticking Time Bomb In Her Body",
            "description": "In India, Dr. Sheffali Gulati sees about 10 new patients a year with SSPE- a complication she calls the “delayed echo” of measles outbreaks",
            "content": "Extra bumps and bruises\nThe first sign came when Deepanwita Dasgupta was 5 and started stumbling more while playing at her home in Bangalore, in southern India. The girl was always up to something, so her parents figured extra bumps and bruises were ... [9562 chars]",
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