31 December 2025
Letter
Language Matters For Rare Diseases: Moving From ‘Curses’ To Care — Dr Amar-Singh HSS & Yap Sook Yee
Paediatrician Dr Amar-Singh and rare-disease advocate Yap Sook Yee urge the media to frame rare diseases like SCID in appropriate language, instead of using terms like "sumpahan" (curse) that stigmatise people living with SCID and other rare diseases.
