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Myanmar man dies of rabies
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/02/2026
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has confirmed the first rabies-related death this year after a Myanmar national, 36, died in Rayong province.
Nurse death sparks urgent reform calls
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2026
» The Nurses' Association of Thailand has urged the government to take urgent action after a nurse died suddenly while working a night shift at a provincial hospital in Roi Et, underscoring long-standing concerns over excessive workloads and unfair working hours in the public healthcare system.
Newborn surgery receives big boost
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/07/2025
» The Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health can now perform advanced minimally invasive surgery for newborns, says the Department of Medical Services (DoMS).
Japan trippers warned of deadly bacteria
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/06/2024
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is warning Japan-bound travellers to seriously protect themselves against infection by a rare and often fatal flesh-eating bacteria now spreading there.
Roaming tiger caught, blind in one eye
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/02/2024
» A young tiger that wandered into a village, triggering panic, was captured on Monday night and taken to a wildlife centre for medical treatment before it is released back into the jungle well away from population centres.
National Science Museum to put rare fish on display
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/02/2024
» The Foundation of the National Science Museum (NSM) is studying the remains of two oarfish recently found in Thailand, and the carcasses are to be put on display during an exhibition after the research is complete.
Scheme aims to give first-aid training to monks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/02/2023
» The Ministry of Public Health and Praboromarajchanok Institute will work together to provide first-aid training to monks across the country under the "One Temple, One Caretaker Monk" scheme, to mark the Supreme Patriarch's 96th birthday this year.
Rangers search for wounded bull elephant
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/11/2021
» Rangers from Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary in Chachoengsao province are searching for a 20-year-old bull elephant which was shot by villagers, and believed seriously wounded, on Nov 10.
Forest invaders recast as saviours
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/12/2018
» A couple of weeks ago, a government committee was busy working in Chiang Mai's Mae Chaem district to introduce what it hopes could be a breakthrough to the age-old problem of forest encroachment, which has robbed the country of its precious natural resources.