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In good faith
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/09/2022
» Re: "Support for nuns long overdue", (Editorial, Sept 18).
Emerging monkeypox threat
News, Published on 07/08/2022
» Thailand has now found four monkeypox patients, including the first Thai woman last Friday. Given the apparent rise in infections, the Ministry of Public Health has come under pressure to formulate control and treatment measures.
The varieties of climate-driven medical risk
Oped, Published on 04/08/2022
» When natural disasters force people to pack a bag and flee to safety, important items are often forgotten. Following California's 2007 wildfire season, estimates were that for every household at least one person left behind prescription medication during evacuation. Likewise, when Hurricane Harvey threatened to flood my own mother's Texas home in 2017, she forgot to grab her medication in her rush to escape the storm's path -- even though she was normally meticulous when packing for a trip.
Seven nations removed from Covid-19 watchlist
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/07/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health has revoked its previous declaration of seven countries as Covid-19 danger zones, citing an improvement in the pandemic situation and global vaccinations.
Seven nations removed from Covid-19 watchlist
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/07/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health has revoked its previous declaration of seven countries as Covid-19 danger zones, citing an improvement in the pandemic situation and the global vaccination coverage against coronavirus.
Pollution cuts life expectancy by two years
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/06/2022
» Air pollution shortens lives worldwide by more than two years, researchers reported Tuesday.
Govt ups monkeypox alert level
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/05/2022
» Monkeypox is now classified as a communicable disease that requires close surveillance.
Grim reflections in the mirror of Ukraine crisis
Oped, Published on 20/05/2022
» I read with interest the article of colleagues from Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the UK and the US published in the Bangkok Post on May 12, 2022.
Govt finds 'infectious' sub-variants
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/05/2022
» At least one foreign national was detected carrying an Omicron sub-variant that could cause severe infections, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
Child restraint rule a work in progress
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/05/2022
» Mandatory safety restraints for children under six years old in moving vehicles may not be enforced until December pending the furnishing of vital regulatory details, according to the police.