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The key to breathing easy
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/01/2020
» First, the number of coronavirus-infected cases in China was only 27 when first reported at the end of December. Then, only three days later, the number rose to 44, before hitting 59 two days after that.
No longer one-size-fits-all
Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/08/2019
» Personalisation and gene-level healthcare is becoming a mantra for healthy living of today and this trend is certainly here to stay
No longer one-size-fits-all
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/08/2019
» When it comes to healthcare of today, it seems taking tablets of over-the-counter vitamins or drinking eight glasses of water a day is no longer adequate. To live healthily in this 21st century, doctors and the health conscious alike have put more focus on personalisation which will definitely be here to stay.
Ending Aids
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/02/2019
» The world sees two million new cases of HIV/Aids infection every year. The annual death rate is only half that. But in Thailand, it's a completely different story. Here, the death rate is triple the number of newly-infected patients.
Designer babies
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/01/2019
» Twin girls Lulu and Nana are no ordinary children. Claimed as the world's first gene-edited babies, they quickly came under the global spotlight from the moment they came into this world. Now they are being received with great interest and curiosity among not just doctors and scientists but also many people around the world. Even the World Health Organisation (WHO) had to set up a special panel to look at the technique through which the twins were conceived.
A shot in the arm
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/09/2017
» Thailand found itself in the hot seat in 2009 when the country could not find vaccines to purchase during the H1N1 flu pandemic that wreaked havoc in many countries and killed over 12,000 worldwide in that year alone. While the country struggled to buy the shot, the United States and Japan had inoculated their citizens six months earlier.
The life-saving T-shirt
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 02/05/2017
» While spending time getting to understand breast cancer patients as part of her postgraduate thesis, Asst Prof Jinpitcha Mamom knew too well the pressure and anxiety facing those sick ladies.
Getting precise
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/02/2017
» Medical technologies to treat infertility have evolved quickly in response to modern people's difficulties having babies. In the past, an assisted reproductive technology like in vitro fertilisation would only suggest trial procedures, meaning the chance of success can vary and is never guaranteed. But the latest science to help with pregnancy has developed to the point that it leaves almost no room for failure.
Harder, better, faster, stronger
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/05/2016
» In her first triathlon challenge in Phuket, Saowaphak Pinijpichitkul suffered not just physically but also emotionally when she had to walk up a slope in extreme fatigue during the run leg. She promised herself that she would not do that again.
Catching it early
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/03/2016
» Despite years of campaigns and education to raise public awareness regarding colorectal cancer and its screening method, a number of Thai people still prefer to sweep the issue under the rug.