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Self-screening kit to help boost HPV testing numbers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/05/2024
» The Department of Medical Sciences is urging women aged between 30-60 to take part in routine cervical cancer screening after a report found around 10 million sexually active Thai women have never had a human papillomavirus (HPV) test.
Justice minister shrugs off misconduct petition in Thaksin case
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/04/2024
» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong remained unfazed on Tuesday by the latest petition asking the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to formally investigate the ministry’s alleged misconduct in its handling of Thaksin Shinawatra's hospitalisation and early release from prison.
Empowering the next generation of digital defenders
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/04/2024
» Once the challenge was decoded, young participants in the room made their way to an adjacent building. Some dashed without a clear direction, while others looked at their devices searching for a clue about the next challenge. Attached discreetly to a corner of the building, this clue held the key to their next endeavour.
BDMS Pioneers AI in Healthcare with CARIVA Investment
Published on 09/04/2024
» Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited, or BDMS, announced an investment in CARIVA, Thailand's forefront medical technology start-up company in Southeast Asia as a medical AI developer of Medical Large Language Models (Medical LLMs). This project aims to leverage Thailand’s medical advancement to the next level by bringing artificial intelligence (AI) innovations to help interpret, analyse, and provide relevant information to the lab examination. This AI implementation functions as a medical assistant in analysing the patients’ conditions to heighten the efficiency of care and is one of BDMS' Sandbox projects to develop innovations in 5 areas: disease screening and diagnosis, data analysis for service improvement, technology for work process reduction, technology for timely health monitoring, and technology for sustainable medical services.
Covid outbreak at Prachuap prison
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/03/2024
» Public health officials are gearing up to open an emergency operations centre (EOC) to control the Covid-19 situation at provincial Prachuap Khiri Khan prison, where clusters of infections have been confirmed.
Chula Hospital trials kidney screening test
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/03/2024
» A research team from Chulalongkorn Hospital has finished trials of a new microalbuminuria test, which will be deployed as the country's first rapid kidney disease test kit.
Confidence boost
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/03/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has announced a series of measures to enhance trading supervision and adjust the listing criteria for companies in an effort to restore investor confidence.
New movies out this week: March 21-27
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 21/03/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Access improves to smoking cessation drug
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2024
» A smoking cessation drug, Cytisine, has been included in Thailand's list of essential medicines. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aims to make the drug accessible to all who need help quitting smoking, to cut the risk of lung cancer.
Teenager who killed fellow student claims victim bullied him
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/01/2024
» A 14-year-old schoolboy who stabbed and killed a fellow student at a school in Suan Laung district yesterday morning, told investigators he carried out the killing after being bullied by the boy for the last two weeks, police said.