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AsiaOne
03-05-2025
- Politics
- AsiaOne
PAP's Yip Hon Weng wins Yio Chu Kang SMC with 78.73% votes over PAR's Michael Fang, Singapore News
Results for Yio Chu Kang SMC in GE2025 Yip Hon Weng (PAP) 78.73 per cent Michael Fang (PAR) 21.27 per cent The People's Action Party (PAP) has won Yio Chu Kang SMC against the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR). PAP's Yip Hon Weng received 17,992 votes while PAR's Michael Fang received 4,860 votes. Before a walkabout at Ang Mo Kio on April 29, Yip told The Straits Times that if re-elected, he hopes to further improve the amenities and estate conditions in Yio Chu Kang, with projects like the upcoming neighbourhood renewal and home improvement programmes. 'I want to ensure that our community remains well-connected, accessible and supportive for everyone,' he said. 'It's not about grand promises, but about delivering on what matters most – ensuring that residents' needs are heard, and their concerns are addressed.' In the 2020 general election, PAP's Yip won Yio Chu Kang SMC with a vote share of 60.83 per cent against the Progress Singapore Party's then-treasurer Kayla Low, who left the party in 2021. Yio Chu Kang SMC has 25,410 electors. For our GE2025 microsite, visit here. editor@
National Geographic
19-03-2025
- Health
- National Geographic
The reason dementia rates are rising is surprisingly simple
In January, a study published in the journal Nature Medicine suggested that by 2060, the number of Americans with dementia will double to a total of one million. Also doubling: The estimated lifetime risk of developing the condition, compared to previous estimates. Figures like these can sound scary — and indeed, dementia projections carry some warnings. For one, they suggest the U.S. urgently needs to pour resources into growing its caregiving workforce to meet future needs. But paradoxically, this number also tells a success story. Today, thanks to decades of social and medical progress, more Americans than ever are living long enough to get dementia; in the past, more people would have died of cardiovascular disease or cancer at earlier ages. These health advances have also delayed the condition's onset for many people. Perhaps the most hopeful news about dementia is that there's a lot people can do to lower their chances of developing it, says Michael Fang, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and lead author of the recent study. The new study hints at the potential disruption to families, caregivers, and the economy if nothing changes to reduce dementia risk, he says. 'But if we do do something, there is an opportunity and a potential to bend the curve a little bit.'
