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Dept braces for more rain as La Niña looms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/05/2024
» The Royal Irrigation Department is considering a number of measures to prepare for floods during the rainy season, as the weather conditions look set to become much wetter when the La Niña phenomenon begins in a few months.
Volunteer health workers urged to report drug crimes
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/05/2024
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has called on local health volunteers to tip off authorities about drug smugglers, adding that alerting authorities is part of their job and makes them eligible for rewards.
School classes ‘can go online’
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/05/2024
» The new school term, which starts on Thursday, could proceed with online classes if health threats to students arise, including the spread of Covid-19, excessive heat or high levels of air pollution, the government says.
Kids drawn to vaping despite proven health risks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/04/2024
» They can look harmlessly cute, coming in bright cartoon-like colours and with various tempting flavours.
Health ministry denies data leak involving 2.2m patients
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/03/2024
» Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew gave his assurance on Tuesday that patient data stored in the ministry's system is safe and secure following a rumour that the personal information of over 2.2 million Thai people had been leaked.
Anti-suicide squad aims to expand to provinces
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/02/2024
» The Department of Mental Health (DMH) is working on expanding its Hope Task Force network to the provincial level to curb suicides after last year's records showed there were more than 31,000 suicide attempts nationwide.
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.
Alarm sounds over jump in young e-cigarette users
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/01/2024
» E-cigarette use among schoolchildren has increased fivefold in seven years with most users beginning the habit while in primary school, according to a recent study.
Public Health Ministry to use AI to diagnose depression
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2024
» The Public Health Ministry will apply artificial intelligence (AI) to its online platform to help with diagnosing depression in patients, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, the permanent secretary for public health, said on Wednesday.
NSTDA touts AI ecosystem for ethics
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/12/2023
» The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has created an ecosystem for artificial intelligence to ensure ethics and standards are in place to prevent the wrongful use of AI, according to the agency's chief.