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When health becomes the new status symbol
BitesizeBKK, Published on 02/10/2025
» Nowadays, there’s an expensive price tag and a high social currency associated with wellness and Longevity. The latter already sparked a viral online debate in Thailand merely weeks ago, with thought leaders and influencers sharing their interpretation of Longetvity, and whether it’s turned into a measure of wealth, therefore creating pressure for the aspiring class and demanding you keep up appearances by investing in ice baths, wearable tech devices, and measuring your sleep quality. Whilst advocating for wellness is all well and good, there are more ways to live a balanced life than constantly quantifying and tracking your wearables.
NK Cell Therapy: Unlocking the body's silent army
Special Publications, Published on 24/09/2025
» In the battlefield of modern medicine, breakthroughs often arrive as new drugs or high-tech procedures. Yet a quieter revolution is underway, one that draws its strength from the body's own defences rather than pharmaceuticals.
Terminal volunteers can save lives
News, Published on 13/09/2025
» At the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), a programme called Last Gift offers terminally ill patients the opportunity to help create more effective treatments. Their special circumstances transform the usual risk-benefit calculus of joining a clinical study of an untested drug. Researchers can ask them to consider consenting to being research participants in ways that they would not ask healthier people with long life expectancies, and terminally ill patients may choose to give that consent when others would be less likely to do so.
Study finds one-third of monks in Bangkok overweight
Post Reporters, Published on 05/09/2025
» More than third of all Buddhist monks and novices in Bangkok are overweight, according to a city-wide health screening campaign, while nearly half have high blood cholesterol, and most suffer from oral health issues.
A simple blood test that could save your life
Published on 27/08/2025
» At first glance, it looks like any other blood test: a vial drawn from your arm, sealed, labelled, sent off to a lab. But what it can reveal could be life-changing.
Thousands of fake health certificates to be annulled
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/08/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has ordered that thousands of fake medical certificates issued for migrant workers be annulled and legal action taken against the hospitals and doctors involved.
Hospitals probed for fake health certificates
Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2025
» Some private hospitals in Thailand have been accused of issuing fake health certificates to migrant workers, according to Deputy Public Health Minister Chaichana Dechdecho.
B22m win in toxic waste case
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/08/2025
» Villagers in Ratchaburi province will receive 22 million baht in compensation for health and environmental damage caused by the Wax Garbage Recycle Centre Company, marking Thailand's first environmental class action securing payment from a corporate wrongdoer.
Rare cell analysis offers early disease warnings
Published on 30/07/2025
» Your body speaks in whispers long before it screams. While conventional medicine waits for obvious symptoms, Rare Cell Analysis listens to those whispers – the subtle cellular changes that precede disease by years. This is not just another test; it is a revolutionary approach that detects health threats at their earliest, most treatable stages.
Australian woman found guilty of toxic-mushroom murders
AFP, Published on 07/07/2025
» MORWELL, Australia - An Australian woman murdered her husband's parents and aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with toxic mushrooms a jury found on Monday at the end of trial watched around the world.