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Doctor admits crashing into guard but denies fleeing
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/11/2017
» A senior public health official admitted Monday to ramming his car into and seriously injuring a security guard at the Public Health Ministry in Nonthaburi on Friday.
Thai children getting fatter, survey finds
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/11/2017
» Weight issues and obesity are two of the biggest health problems facing Thai children, according to a recent survey.
Too many doctors?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2017
» Research funded by the National Health Commission has found the public health sector will have a severe shortage of nurses and pharmacists, but an oversupply of doctors.
Ghostbusters sought to rescue "haunted" village
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2017
» On Sunday, people from 370 households in a Kalasin village hired ghostbusters to catch ghosts they thought were responsible for several mysterious deaths.
State-run hospitals must join fight against antibiotics misuse
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/11/2017
» State-run hospitals across the country will have to join the Public Health Ministry's fight against drug resistance and its promotion of rational drug use.
'Toon' raises 47 million baht on day one of his run
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/11/2017
» On the first day his 2,191-kilometre charity run, Kongmalai, aka "Toon Bodyslam" ran 55.55 kilometres and raised over 47.2 million baht.
'Life or death' concerns over heart operation ban
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/09/2017
» The Public Health Ministry is working to solve issues arising from Mongkutwattana Hospital being barred from delivering heart surgery to patients under the universal healthcare scheme.
'Storm of the century' ravages Puerto Rico, continues on destructive path
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/09/2017
» Hurricane Maria caused devastation across Puerto Rico Wednesday as 240 kph winds from the island's worst storm in living memory flooded the capital and sent thousands scurrying to shelters.
Activist anger grows over pesticide ban delay
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/09/2017
» Consumer advocates called on the prime minister Tuesday to ban the use of two hazardous agricultural chemicals after the Department of Agriculture said it had no expertise in the matter and sent it to the Industry Ministry.
Inoculation against dengue fever urged
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/08/2017
» A study has found that dengue vaccinations had prevented infection in an estimated 65% of the cases, and reduced the severity of the disease by 93%.