Our mission

DigitalHealth.sg publishes practical, Singapore-specific health information alongside our teleconsult service. We aim to give patients accurate, up-to-date guidance they can act on without sensationalism, fear-based marketing, or thinly disguised advertising.

Who reviews our content

All clinical content on DigitalHealth.sg is reviewed by Singapore Medical Council (SMC)-registered doctors who hold a current practising certificate. Our lead reviewer is Dr Jordan Lim (BMed MD (UNSW, Australia), GDFM (NUS, Singapore)), the founding doctor of DigitalHealth.sg.

Each article carries a visible byline with the reviewer name, date of last review, and credentials. The reviewer is also linked from the article's structured data via the schema.org reviewedBy property pointing to the doctor's Person profile.

Sources we cite

We prioritise primary clinical sources from Singapore institutions, supplemented by internationally accepted guidelines where Singapore-specific guidance is not available:

  • Ministry of Health Singapore (MOH) — National Telemedicine Guidelines, ACE Clinical Guidelines (Hypertension, Lipid Management, Diabetes), Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP) listings.
  • Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) — clinical practice guideline summaries.
  • Academy of Medicine, Singapore (AMS) — College of Physicians and specialist chapter guidance.
  • Health Promotion Board (HPB) — population-level health and nutrition guidance, Healthier Choice Symbol, Healthier Dining Programme.
  • Health Sciences Authority (HSA) — medicines regulation, classification, licensing, adverse-event reporting.
  • Healthier SG Primary Care Pages — chronic disease care protocols.
  • Singapore Medical Council (SMC) Ethical Code & Ethical Guidelines — standards for clinical care, telemedicine, medical certificate issuance.
  • National Environment Agency (NEA) — dengue cluster data, public-health alerts.
  • International references (UK NICE, US ADA, ESC) where they materially affect Singapore practice and are cited explicitly with caveats.

Specific clinical claims (drug doses, target thresholds, eligibility criteria, monitoring intervals) link to the source where the claim originates. Where statistics are used, they cite the source publication and the year.

How we review and update articles

  1. Drafting. Each article is drafted with reference to the sources above and reviewed by our lead doctor before publication. Articles include a written-by / reviewed-by attribution and a publication date.
  2. Scheduled review. Clinical content is re-reviewed at least every 12 months, or earlier if MOH, ACE, AMS, HPB or HSA publishes a substantive update that affects what we have written. The Last reviewed date on each article reflects the most recent clinical pass.
  3. Out-of-cycle updates. Public-health emergencies, outbreak alerts (dengue clusters, COVID variants, HFMD spikes) and significant drug regulatory changes trigger same-week reviews on affected articles.
  4. Version history. Substantive corrections are noted in the article footer. Cosmetic edits (typos, formatting) are not separately logged.

Corrections policy

We correct factual errors as quickly as we can verify them. If you spot something incorrect or out-of-date:

  • Email editor@digitalhealth.sg with the page URL, the specific text in question, and (if you have one) a link to the authoritative source.
  • We respond within 2 working days. For substantive clinical issues, the lead doctor reviews and either updates the article (visibly logging the correction) or replies explaining why the current text stands.
  • For urgent patient safety concerns, please contact our care team via WhatsApp rather than email.

Conflict of interest disclosure

DigitalHealth.sg is funded by per-consult patient fees. We do not accept paid placements from pharmaceutical companies, supplement brands, or medical-device manufacturers, and we do not run sponsored articles or affiliate links on clinical content. Where a specific medicine, device, or service is named, the choice is driven by clinical relevance and local availability — not commercial relationships.

Where the writer or reviewer has any relationship that might be perceived as a conflict (for example, sitting on an advisory board for a relevant clinical body), this is disclosed on the doctor's profile page.

What we do not do

  • We do not offer diagnoses, prescriptions, or medical certificates through editorial content. Those are issued only by an SMC-registered doctor during a teleconsult after clinical assessment, in line with MOH telemedicine guidelines.
  • We do not publish anonymous medical advice. Every clinical article has a named, credentialed reviewer.
  • We do not sell or trade medical certificates, prescriptions, or controlled drugs through the website. These are clinical decisions made by registered doctors.
  • We do not use AI-generated clinical content without doctor review. Tools may assist with drafting or structure, but no article goes live without a Singapore-licensed doctor signing off on the clinical content.

Use of AI tools

We use AI tools (large language models, search assistants) to help with drafting structure, checking grammar, and summarising sources we already cite. We do not allow AI to generate clinical claims, dosages, drug-interaction lists, or guideline summaries without a human doctor verifying every assertion against a primary source. The final published version is reviewed by Dr Jordan Lim or an equivalent SMC-registered doctor.

Patient privacy in editorial content

Patient testimonials and clinical examples on this site use either anonymised composite cases or stories shared with explicit written consent from the patient. Names, exact ages, and identifying details are altered or omitted. We do not publish any patient information obtained during a teleconsult without separate, written consent. Our handling of patient data is governed by the Privacy Policy and the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).

Contact

Editorial questions, corrections, or source enquiries: editor@digitalhealth.sg.

Clinical or patient-care questions: please book a teleconsult or message our care team on WhatsApp.