https://www.trustplatform.sg/news-and-highlights/ Read up-to-date articles and highlights here. en Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:01:26 +0800 Isomer (https://www.isomer.gov.sg) https://alumni.nus.edu.sg/thealumnus/2026/08/13/beyond-the-lab/urn:isomer:resource:392554Feature in AlumNUS (the NUS Alumni publication). Ms Koh Mingshi (Science MSc ’04) traded laboratory experiments for strategy, policy and systems-building. Today, the executive director of TRUST believes she can make a greater impact by helping others pursue scientific discovery.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800Highlights https://www.trustplatform.sg/news-and-highlights/project-spotlight---study-on-risk-of-long-covid-in-type-2-diabetes--a-nationwide-population-based-cohort-studyurn:isomer:resource:392206This collaboration brings together researchers from the CADENCE¹ and PREPARE² programmes to investigate the association between prior SGLT2 inhibitor and metformin use and the risk of long COVID in people with type 2 diabetes. It highlights how TRUST enables researchers across different national programmes and clinical domains to work together to address important healthcare questions.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Project Spotlight https://www.trustplatform.sg/news-and-highlights/-an-expanded-mandate-to-support-singapore-s-broader-research-ecosystemurn:isomer:resource:261243TRUST Office is undergoing a transformation as part of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2030 initiative, expanding its role beyond health research to serve the wider national research ecosystem. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Highlights https://www.trustplatform.sg/news-and-highlights/project-spotlight---projecting-the-future-cancer-burden-in-singapore--national-incidence-and-direct-medical-cost-estimates-to-2050urn:isomer:resource:257505The study integrates cancer incidence data from the National Registry of Diseases Office (NRDO) cancer registry with harmonised inpatient and outpatient and claims data on the TRUST platform to establish historical trends in cancer incidence from 2000 to 2021, one-year and five-year post-diagnosis costs from 2005 to 2016.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Project Spotlight https://www.trustplatform.sg/news-and-highlights/singapore-uk-health-data-bridgeurn:isomer:resource:257343Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has published a feature article highlighting our collaboration that's bridging Singapore and UK health data research.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Highlights https://www.trustplatform.sg/news-and-highlights/trust-partners-with-open-voices-to-shape-singapore-s-health-data-research-ecosystem-urn:isomer:resource:257671TRUST has partnered with the OPEN Voices patient collective at Nanyang Technological University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine for an initiative to put community voices at the centre of health data research decisions in Singapore. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0800Highlights https://www.trustplatform.sg/news-and-highlights/building-awareness-through-user-outreach-and-international-showcases-urn:isomer:resource:257673This year we continued our efforts in targeted outreach across Singapore's public research institutions and international engagement.  Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0800Highlights https://isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg/483/7117f3eb-5387-4f66-945d-34a8353692d7/TRUST%20DAC%20Annual%20Report%20FY2024.pdfurn:isomer:resource:261167Access to datasets through TRUST is governed by the Data Access Committee (DAC), which ensures that the research projects are ethical and beneficial to the public. The DAC also ensures that access and use of data is in line with agreements between TRUST and data contributors. The DAC publishes an annual report detailing the work undertaken by the Committee and the TRUST Data Requests (TDRs) for that year.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0800Reports https://www.trustplatform.sg/news-and-highlights/use-case--contact-tracing-study-sets-benchmark-for-future-preparednessurn:isomer:resource:347095A comprehensive study supported by TRUST has provided valuable insights into the effectiveness of different contact tracing methodologies.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0800Project Spotlight https://www.trustplatform.sg/news-and-highlights/use-case--study-reveals-economic-burden-of-copd-in-singapore-s-healthcare-systemurn:isomer:resource:261222A groundbreaking study led by a research team at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore, using health administrative data on TRUST, has uncovered significant economic implications of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and its associated conditions.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0800Project Spotlight https://isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg/483/d0976755-1aef-4f00-b033-8106bd3434fe/TRUST%20DAC%20Annual%20Report%20FY2023%20[Final].pdfurn:isomer:resource:261165Access to datasets through TRUST is governed by the Data Access Committee (DAC), which ensures that the research projects are ethical and beneficial to the public. The DAC also ensures that access and use of data is in line with agreements between TRUST and data contributors. The DAC publishes an annual report detailing the work undertaken by the Committee and the TRUST Data Requests (TDRs) for that year.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0800Reports