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Root for city workers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/02/2024
» Re: "High-perched garbos killed as truck enters underpass", (BP, Jan 24).
The coming storm
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/02/2023
» Climate change is an invisible killer. A family that lived in a hill station in India, an area known for its colder climate, took their sick child to the hospital. Nobody thought of dengue until a diagnosis confirmed it. Warmer temperatures in India and elsewhere make conditions more favourable for mosquitoes.
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.
Superbugs lurk in local food systems
Oped, Published on 06/04/2022
» When you think of antibiotics, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a doctor prescribing treatment to a sick person. But the vast majority of antibiotics used are actually given to animals on factory farms. This overuse of antibiotics in the agricultural sector is fuelling a global health crisis, with antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" killing more than one hundred Thais every day.
Public trust in govt is quickly eroding
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/07/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic chaos has worsened in Bangkok and its vicinity in the past week. With the rise of cases, the arrival of new variants, dubious vaccine deliveries and a lack of hospital ICU beds, people are becoming more infuriated about how the government is handling the Covid situation.
Anutin puts his faith in Chinese vaccines
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/04/2021
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has defended the quality of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine following reports that Chinese-made vaccines "don't have very high protection rates".
Killing a virus or killing the planet?
Published on 10/09/2020
» A global pandemic has forced us to change the way we live and work. Cleanliness, hygiene, hand-washing, sanitization, disinfectant, anti-virus, hand-gels and face masks are key points of discussion around the world.
Mind matters
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 15/05/2020
» Mental health issues are real. If you find yourself struggling with acute stress, tension, anxiety or depression, do not wait until you can't handle it any longer. It's time to seek professional help, or take action to improve your health. Here are a few resources to guide you.
Vaccines in development hit 70, deaths top 114,000: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/04/2020
» Seventy coronavirus vaccines are in development globally, with three already being tested in human trials, the World Health Organization said. The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin tightened rules to curb the spread of the virus.
Growth forecast cut, Iran cases surge by 50%: Virus update
Published on 02/03/2020
» Iran reported a 50% increase in coronavirus infections, while New York City, Brussels, Berlin and Indonesia all reported their first cases. New cases were reported in Thailand and across the US. Hard-hit South Korea saw its total climb past 4,200.