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And the Prince Mahidol Award Laureate goes to...
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/02/2016
» For cardiologist, inventor and researcher Prof Morton Mower, being picked as the 2015 Prince Mahidol Award Laureate in the field of medicine has been a momentous moment for the American who invented the Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) device and co-invented the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD), a small device that is placed in the chest to help treat irregular heartbeats.
Paving the nation's future with research
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/11/2015
» Besides helping sick people, Dr Suthipun Jitpimolmard has always been passionate about developing Thailand to reach its full potential as an up-and-coming nation. When an opportunity arose to do just that two years ago, the professor of neurology did not hesitate to apply for the position of director for the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and was accepted, largely because of his past research-based work.
Living and dying beautifully
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/10/2015
» If it wasn't for Dr Mano Laohavanich's healing meditation expertise, Sombat Hataipiemsuk, a colon cancer survivor, would have fallen into a pit of depression after doctors told him that he had to live with a colostomy bag for the rest of his life.
Better bedside manner
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/09/2015
» Carmine Gallo does not waste a single word when he speaks. The world-renowned communication coach and bestselling/award-winning author was in Bangkok recently to speak on the topic "Effective doctor-patient communication skills".
Finding peace behind bars
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/07/2015
» Chanya Wongsawad delights in displaying her awe-inspiring strength and flexibility in yoga to visitors at Ratchaburi Central Prison, where she is serving a 25-year term for selling drugs.
Letters of reconciliation
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/05/2015
» When a gay child has to deal with years of rejection at the hands of their own parents, writing a letter to them can help unleash years of pent-up hurt feelings that can hopefully eventually lead to some form of reconciliation.
Sizzling sun conditions
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 05/05/2015
» As temperatures in the country continue to sizzle, medical experts are advising the public to take cover.
After the quake
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 05/05/2015
» ‘It was like being in the middle of a war zone, an eerie sensation of imminent death where all you can depend on is your human instinct to survive,” Suparat Phranoret, a co-ordinator for the Thai Volunteer Service Foundation, said when describing her experience of being in the middle of one of Nepal’s most deadly earthquakes that brought the country to its knees on April 25.
Beutler is not immune to victory
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/02/2015
» Before American immunologist Bruce Beutler was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his "discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity", he had to make personal sacrifices.
Designing the way nature intended
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/01/2015
» Lecturer, designer and entrepreneur rolled into one, Thitiporn Chanawangsa is the epitome of confidence when she speaks about her passion for creating handmade furniture and products from natural materials found within the country.