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  • HealthTop reasons to choose Thailand for your healthcare services

    Top reasons to choose Thailand for your healthcare services

    If you’re exploring healthcare services abroad, you’ve likely come across Thailand more than once. This Southeast Asian country has become top-of-mind as a medical tourism destination, attracting people from all around the globe seeking various medical treatments, from complex orthopaedic surgeries to cosmetic procedures and dental care. With the country’s medical tourism industry projected to hit USD 16 billion by…

  • Thailand NewsFamily rep collects remains of woman in Bangkok property feud

    Family rep collects remains of woman in Bangkok property feud

    A family dispatched representatives to retrieve the body of a young woman entangled in a heated property dispute concerning a residence in Agu, a Bangkok home contested by multiple parties. Today, at 12.55pm, at the Forensic Medicine Institute of the Police General Hospital, Panumas’s family, one of five individuals sued over the intrusion into the Agu house, authorised a non-family…

  • Thailand NewsThai man ruptures windpipe by suppressing sneeze in first global case

    Thai man ruptures windpipe by suppressing sneeze in first global case

    In a peculiar medical case, a Thai man somehow managed to rupture his windpipe by suppressing a sneeze. The incident, which is reportedly the first of its kind in the world, was revealed by Dr Veerachai Jarusachaisri, a forensic medical expert at Srinakharinwirot University. The patient found himself needing to sneeze while driving. Instead of letting it happen, he stifled…

  • Thailand NewsHealth experts caution against antibiotics misuse: Patient’s ordeal sends a message

    Health experts caution against antibiotics misuse: Patient’s ordeal sends a message

    A renowned medical professional page issued a warning against unnecessary consumption and prescription of antibiotics. The caution comes after a case where a patient diagnosed with influenza took antibiotics and subsequently suffered stomach pain and diarrhoea. The incident, reported today by the Hospital Tales page, revealed an X-ray of the patient’s abdomen full of gas, a side effect of unnecessary…

  • China NewsBeijing doctor says hospital discourages writing Covid-19 on death certificates

    Beijing doctor says hospital discourages writing Covid-19 on death certificates

    An unnamed Beijing doctor says he and others are being discouraged from writing Covid-19 on death certificates. According to Reuters, the doctor says he saw a printed notice in the emergency department that said “try not to” write Covid-induced respiratory failure on patients’ death certificates. Instead, he says he was told to name any underlying diseases that the patients had…

  • Covid-19 NewsMore than 100 doctors sent to Bangkok as Covid-19 deaths hit a record high

    More than 100 doctors sent to Bangkok as Covid-19 deaths hit a record high

    While PM Prayut Chan-o-cha attends the welcoming of foreign tourists under the “Phuket Sandbox” reopening scheme, more doctors have been sent to Bangkok following a spike in Covid-19 cases and a record high in coronavirus deaths. Hospitals in the capital, the epicentre in the latest and most severe wave, are experiencing a shortage of beds in intensive care units to…

  • World NewsAnti-coup Burmese protesters take up military training in jungles of Myanmar

    Anti-coup Burmese protesters take up military training in jungles of Myanmar

    Members of Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement, including doctors and students, are taking up military training in the jungles, where they fled to escape a violent crackdown by the junta. Crawling on the ground towards their target of a small village isn’t just in preparation for a simulated clash-the training is to help protect them while they continue to resist the…

  • Tourism NewsHeavyweight doctors oppose Phuket plan to admit tourists

    Heavyweight doctors oppose Phuket plan to admit tourists

    A number of prominent physicians, some advisors to the Ministry of Public Health and the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, have posted on social media this weekend that they strongly oppose opening Thailand to tourists in any way, shape or form. Their concerns follow the government’s announcement yesterday of its plan to cautiously reopen the southern resort island of Phuket…

  • Covid-19 NewsWhat could happen after April 30? Thailand’s new ‘normal’

    What could happen after April 30? Thailand’s new ‘normal’

    What could happen after April 30? Will it be the same in all provinces? Will the government prioritise public health, or a return to business? At this stage no final decisions are made. This is a collection of the latest information from various sources which provide a framework for what is likely to be the Thai government’s response to the…

  • Covid-19 NewsDoctors advise 5-step plan to re-opening Thailand

    Doctors advise 5-step plan to re-opening Thailand

    14 Thai doctors have sent a message to Thailand’s Government alerting them to the dangers of a premature easing of travel restrictions and closures around the country. Meanwhile pressure is mounting from people and hawkish businesses to reopen the schools, open the shop doors, restaurants and shopping centres. The group of doctors submitted a 5-point proposal. The government says it…

  • Covid-19 NewsEx-military doctors recalled by the Royal Thai Air Force

    Ex-military doctors recalled by the Royal Thai Air Force

    Even though Thailand’s government has managed to decrease the number of daily infections, authorities still have a huge workload of looking out for patients and processing new arrivals at state quarantine facilities. So 50 ex-military doctors have been recalled by the Royal Thai Air Force in an “essential mission” of battling Thailand’s Covid-19 outbreak. Air force chief Air Chief Marshal Maanat Wongwat…

  • Covid-19 News80 Thai health workers confirmed with Covid-19 virus

    80 Thai health workers confirmed with Covid-19 virus

    A spokesman for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin reported that the coronavirus crisis has taken a grave toll on the country’s medical staff, with 80 infected so far by the virus since January. Coronavirus among medical staff has now accounted for 3.4 % of the total 2,258 confirmed cases in Thailand. Of the 80 confirmed…

  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus infections rise among Thai health workers

    Coronavirus infections rise among Thai health workers

    Infections of the Covid-19 coronavirus among doctors, nurses and other staff on the front-line of the battle against the disease are causing concerns. Yesterday the Thai Health Department announced 143 new infections bringing the total in Thailand to 1,388 since the outbreak began in January. The number of newly infected health department personnel was 8. Doctors, nurses and other staff…

  • HealthPrivate hospital patient? You are free to buy your medications outside.

    Private hospital patient? You are free to buy your medications outside.

    Patients at private hospitals can buy their prescriptions and medication anywhere outside the hospital after getting a prescription from their doctors, according to the Health Service Support Department (HSSD). The clarification clears up an old myth that you had to buy your medications at the over-priced dispensary at your private hospital. But the department has no plans to force private…