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Health chiefs aim to stamp out bent clinics
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/10/2020
» Phatchari Koetphaibanlak is immune to being told her access to medical treatment at a designated facility under the "gold card" universal healthcare scheme is in place pending a transfer.
Meeting old age head-on
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/04/2017
» As Thailand moves inexorably closer to the definition of an ageing society, with the number of retirees expected to make up an unprecedented 20% of the population by 2025, state officials are looking at a variety of pragmatic schemes to help senior citizens live a quality life into their twilight years.
A kick in the teeth
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/10/2016
» Every time Dr Somjit peers inside a new mouth, she's worried what she might find. In the past six years of providing orthodontic treatment, she has seen about 100 cases of teeth gone wrong.
Wake up to quality shut-eye
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/05/2015
» Sleep disorders are a universal problem. In Thailand, up to 40% of the population are reported to have suffered insomnia at some point, according to the Department of Mental Health. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers insufficient sleep a public epidemic with an estimate of 50-70 million American adults falling victim to sleep, or wakefulness, disorder.
Hopes few for slum dwellers drowning in 'ocean of meth'
Spectrum, Frank Lombard, Published on 29/04/2012
» The police tend to call communities with substandard housing "red zones", while others call them slums. There are over 400 in Bangkok. One thing nearly all have in common is that they are saturated with amphetamines. Ask residents and they will tell you that most everyone except the very young and very old is on ya ba. Yes, there are some who abstain and no one gives them any problems.