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Balancing Thailand's healthcare resources: ageing, declining population, and medical tourism
Published on 24/07/2019
» It's been known for decades that Thailand is the home to the world's most capable doctors and healthcare staff who can offer the best services, unlikely to be found anywhere else. Many famous Thai doctors have received their medical training in Western countries at renowned medical schools and institutions. They have accumulated their knowledge and experience along with the most advanced technology and techniques in healthcare. Coming back home from overseas studies, they have been able to gain more experience and reputation in their practice as specialists in many fields. There is still a lot of room to grow but competition is much less fierce than in the West.
Is Artificial Intelligence: the Cure for the Ever-Rising Cost of Healthcare?
Published on 21/05/2019
» We've been hearing about the rising costs of healthcare for as long as we can remember, and it usually comes with stories of the sufferings of individuals who cannot afford the high costs of much needed treatments. The WHO reported a 15.1% increase in world health expenditure as percentage of GDP from 8.6% in the year 2000 to 9.9% in 2015, and a 146% jump in health expenditure per capita from US$587 to US$1,300 over the same period. These figures are alarming. There are no signs of improvement if we continue with the current trajectory. Certain things need to change.
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: how comprehensive, how defective?
Published on 18/03/2019
» About one million years ago man learned how to control fire. They learned how to create it a couple of hundred thousand years later. Before that, fire was the act of the gods. To mention some of these deities, the Greek god Haphaestus, Roman god Vulcan, Aztec god Chantico, Japanese god Fuji and the Hindu god Agni, all had the power to create and control fire while man lived in fear of the unpredictable consequences.