health
Health news in Thailand, covering public health policies, medical advancements, and outbreak responses.
- Covid-19 News
Update on Asia’s quest for a Covid-19 vaccine
Partnerships have formed between some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies,…
- Covid-19 News
Health minister is in the front of the line for the first human dose of Thai-made vaccine
Guess who called first dibs on the locally brewed coronavirus…
- Economy News
International medical hub proposed by outgoing Phuket governor
Local Thai media reported that Phuket has proposed a new…
- Covid-19 News
Billions of baht thrown at domestic tourism
The coronavirus pandemic has nearly killed tourism in Thailand. Now,…
- Thai Life
Thai doctors warn about the dangers of fashion braces
Those in Western countries don’t typically look back fondly on…
- Covid-19 News
Thai Red Cross donates millions of cloth face masks
The Thai Red Cross donated millions of cloth masks to…
- Covid-19 News
WHO expert calls comments on asymptomatic virus transmission a “misunderstanding”
After stirring some controversy with comments about asymptomatic transmission of…
- Northern Thailand News
Thailand’s health volunteers are ‘unsung heroes’ WHO rep says
Thailand’s village health volunteers have been deemed “unsung heroes” in…
- Northern Thailand News
Dozens get hospitalised after eating raw meat salad
Dozens of Northern Thailand villagers became sick after eating raw…
- Crime News
Police say mom forced toddler to drink bleach “to make him look ill”
Police in in Pathum Thani, just north of Bangkok, have…
- Covid-19 News
Global coronavirus infections top 5 million
“We still have a long way to go in this…
- Covid-19 News
“Amazing Trusted Thailand” – tourism rebrands
International tourists still can’t enter Thailand, so the country is…
- Covid-19 News
No sex for a month, Thai disease expert claims
Coronavirus survivors should wait a month before they get ‘intimate’. At…
- Covid-19 News
WHO spokesman: Covid-19 may never be wiped out
As nations around the world begin gradually lifting lockdown restrictions…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok’s largest international hospital hurts from halt in medical tourism
The coronavirus outbreak has hospitals across the world at their…
- Covid-19 News
Health officials say they’re ready for a “second wave” of Covid-19
As countries around the world start to ease some of…
- Covid-19 News
Government health official warns of near-certainty of “second wave” of Covid-19
With the easing of some restrictions put in place to…
- Health
Obesity on the rise in the Land of Smiles
Thailand has a health problem and it appears to be…
- Covid-19 News
Public mental health a government concern during Covid crisis
Following a spike in suicides and suicide attempts nationwide, thought…
- Covid-19 News
Mass exodus as 40,000 people departing Phuket
Since the announcement that people in Phuket could leave the…
- Covid-19 News
Health Minister wants Thailand’s Covid-19 vaccine trials speeded up
PHOTO: CDC on Unsplash Back in the news again, Thailand’s…
- Covid-19 News
Doctors advise 5-step plan to re-opening Thailand
14 Thai doctors have sent a message to Thailand’s Government…
- Politics News
Thai Health Minister demands apology for inflammatory comments
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has criticised fellow Bhumjaithai Party…
- Covid-19 News
80 Thai health workers confirmed with Covid-19 virus
A spokesman for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration…
- Technology News
What is 5G? Everything you should know about the next-gen mobile.
So what is 5G? 5G literally means fifth-generation wireless technology.…
- Covid-19 News
Thai healthcare worker tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus
In a first, a Thai healthcare worker was diagnosed with…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus UPDATE: More Chinese cities restrict travel, Thailand checking land borders
The death toll from the novel coronavirus has grown to…
- Technology News
Everything you need to know about 5G
by Live Tiles 5G literally refers to the fifth-generation of…
- Food
Fish sauce excluded from Thailand’s proposed tax on salty foods
PHOTO: Cook’s Illustrated Thailand’s Excise Department and Public Health Ministry…
- Health
Fire up the barbecue – red meat’s ok. New study.
“They added that the quality of evidence linking processed meat…
