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The eye-opening science of close encounters with polar bears
AFP, Published on 22/07/2025
» LONGYEARBYEN - It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the planet -- on an Arctic ice floe.
Human heart structure beats 21 days in pig embryo
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/07/2025
» BEIJING — Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting that the heart continued to beat for 21 days unaided.
New drug to be registered with FDA
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/07/2025
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) has prepared to register the affordable hepatitis C drug ravidasvir with the Food and Drug Administration to improve access for 800,000 patients and reduce treatment costs.
Screening a deadly disease
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2025
» When celebrated actor, Natthawut "Poh" Skidjai, revealed on his YouTube channel @PohSakidAey that his wife Aey Pornthip had been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer after an annual health checkup, the video worried many viewers because Aey does not smoke.
New SSO board backs more dental, kidney care
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/06/2025
» The newly appointed medical board of the Social Security Office (SSO) has approved expanded dental and kidney care, is eyeing a lung cancer vaccine, and pledged preventive measures to better match universal healthcare coverage.
A new hope: Integrative medicine redefines cancer care
Published on 04/06/2025
» Cancer does not just attack the body. It shakes the soul. The fear, the uncertainty, and the gruelling treatments leave patients exhausted and vulnerable. For too long, cancer care has focused solely on destroying the disease, often at the cost of the person fighting it. But what if there was a better way? A way to fight cancer without losing yourself in the process?
Trump admin axes safeguards against 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday moved to scrap limits on several toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water, reversing what had been hailed as a landmark public health victory.
Uruguay's 'poorest president' Mujica dies aged 89
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» MONTEVIDEO - Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter and hero of the Latin American left, has died at the age of 89, the government said Tuesday.
Alliance looks to AI data platform to boost healthcare sector
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/04/2025
» The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec), the Department of Medical Services and Mahidol University and alliances have introduced a Medical AI Data Platform for data sharing and building artificial intelligence (AI) models to assist physicians in making a diagnosis.
Cell death a wake-up call
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/03/2025
» The recent death of Pol Col Thitisan "Joe Ferrari" Utthanapon, who was serving a life sentence at Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok, casts more doubt over the integrity of the country's corrections system.