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Translocation jumbo died from 'stress-related choking'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/02/2026
» A necropsy has found that a wild elephant which died on Tuesday during a translocation operation succumbed to choking and acute muscle breakdown caused by extreme stress, a veterinarian said.
Ministry steps up Nipah virus vigilance
News, Apinya Wipatayotin and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/02/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health has intensified preventive and surveillance measures against the Nipah virus, even as authorities stress that the risk of infection in the country remains very low.
Airport screening fails to detect any Nipah infections
News, Apinya Wipatayotin and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/01/2026
» Health officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport have not found any passengers exhibiting symptoms of Nipah virus infection following enhanced screening of travellers arriving from India, amid heightened regional surveillance following cases reported in West Bengal.
Evacuees under rising stress levels
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2025
» Public health authorities have warned of mounting psychological strain among evacuees displaced by unrest along the Thai-Cambodian border, as the total number of people in shelters rose to more than 263,000.
Locals' deaths renew old waste crisis concerns
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/12/2025
» Phuket vows to tackle a growing waste crisis after residents near a landfill and incinerator warned of serious health and environmental impacts.
PCD targets Dec 10 Hat Yai clean-up
News, Chairith Yonpiam and Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/12/2025
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has set a target of Dec 10 to clear 11,000 tonnes of flood waste in Hat Yai amid rising health and safety concerns.
Vapes laced with anaesthetic on the rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/11/2025
» The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has warned the public that e-cigarettes are being increasingly laced with etomidate, a dangerous anaesthetic, posing severe health risks, particularly to the brain and respiratory system.
Overcoming that temptation to light up
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 20/11/2025
» A Malaysian survivor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has shared his experience of his decades-long struggle with smoking cigarettes and the health scare that finally convinced him to quit.
Lung diseases kill yet remain overlooked
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/11/2025
» A senior representative from the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged all stakeholders -- governments, clinicians, journalists and advocates -- to confront chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), particularly Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), in the lead-up to World COPD Day on Wednesday.
Lifting the weight on our lungs
News, José Luis Castro, Published on 17/11/2025
» Take a deep breath. Most of us do it 20,000 times a day without thinking.