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Koh Poh Koon rejoins Singapore General Hospital as colorectal surgeon

He said he is currently a visiting consultant surgeon with SGH, and will continue on a part-time basis for clinical work.

President Donald Trump's nominee for the nation's top doctor, Nicole Saphier, has successfully cleared the key Senate committee, putting her nomination on track for a full Senate vote. Saphier, a radiologist, was first nominated by the president in April and this is her third attempt at the position. She will now face a vote in the full Senate.

Saphier, a Fox News personality, was confirmed through the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee on party lines. Despite criticisms from some public health advocacy groups regarding her lack of experience in public health, Saphier's nomination has been supported by her distance from Trump's false claims about childhood vaccines and affirmation of the MMR vaccine's effectiveness in preventing measles.

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