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'Digital Bridge' offers hope for the paralysed
Life, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 31/10/2025
» Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the most devastating medical conditions, with no definitive cure to alleviate its lifelong consequences. For many patients, a split-second accident leads to permanent paralysis and a lifetime of physical limitation, medical dependence and emotional struggle.
Break the barrier
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/05/2025
» When hearing aid devices used by deaf students are damaged, it interrupts their studies. These students had already requested replacements from a government organisation, but the process takes a long time even though the devices are essential for daily life.
A transhumanist tale
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 07/06/2024
» Countless science fiction movies explore the relationship between humans and technology, or how we can enhance our bodies through technological advancements. This week, Netflix dropped Bionic, a Brazilian sci-fi action film that immerses viewers in a future where cybernetic implants and elite para-athletics are the norm.
CGM a useful tool for tracking blood glucose in real time
Life, Dr Eve Glazier and Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 06/09/2022
» DEAR DOCTORS: My best friend has diabetes. She used to do finger sticks, but now she has a wearable glucose monitor. How do they work? It's got me wondering if it might be a good idea for me to use one, too. I'm 66 years old, and as I'm getting older, I worry more about developing Type 2 diabetes.
A higher calling
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/08/2022
» Last year, Prof Nantawat Boramanand, former dean of the Faculty of Law at Chulalongkorn University and a lawyer with a passion for photography, held his debut exhibition "Black & White Memories" at the Thailand Creative & Design Center.
The new year will see incremental growth in IT sector
Life, James Hein, Published on 05/01/2022
» Here we are in a bright and shiny new year. Let's see what this one might bring.
Continuing the Korean craze
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul & Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 07/10/2019
» The impact of Koran Wave is undeniable -- it has taken over the world. From entertainment, travel and food to fashion and even medical treatment, aspects of K-culture have seeped into and taken root in our lifestyle almost unknowingly through popular romantic series and catchy music.
Joint replacement revision surgery a chance to get back a normal life
Life, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Published on 23/04/2019
» It is widely known that knee and hip replacement surgeries nowadays can have highly favourable outcomes. Knee and hip replacements can change one's life highly positively when the operation is performed properly.
Walk tall
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/02/2018
» Seeing your pet going under the knife is never an easy sight to watch. But when Panicha Banchongratsena found out last year that Boongky — her nine-year-old Pomeranian — was suffering from hip dysplasia, she swallowed the pain and waited outside the surgery room for six hours for veterinarians to perform total hip replacement surgery on her canine pal — the first such operation ever done in Thailand.