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Early Detection Key as Samitivej Pioneers GAAD Screening
Published on 16/01/2026
» Liver cancer remains one of Thailand’s most pressing public health challenges, yet few realise how silently and rapidly it develops. According to Prof. Teerha Piratvisuth, M.D., Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital and President of the Gastroenterological Association of Thailand, liver cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Thailand, but it can often be prevented or treated successfully if detected early.
Alliance looks to AI data platform to boost healthcare sector
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/04/2025
» The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec), the Department of Medical Services and Mahidol University and alliances have introduced a Medical AI Data Platform for data sharing and building artificial intelligence (AI) models to assist physicians in making a diagnosis.
10,000 tech startups sought within 2 years
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/10/2024
» Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) plans to contribute to the development of 10,000 new technology startups within two years.
HPV DNA Self-Sampling Test kit unveiled
Published on 09/03/2023
» Thailand’s concerned private and public sectors are accelerating their efforts to help women avoid cervical cancer, or at least avoid its worst consequences.
Vejthani Hospital announces comprehensive integrated aortic valve disease solutions
Published on 25/07/2022
» Thailand’s elderly population is growing rapidly and the country is already considered an "ageing society", meaning 10% of the population is aged 60 and over. Meanwhile, not only elderly people but also the young generation are increasingly suffering from aortic valve disease, one of the world’s biggest killers, albeit a silent one, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Bayer Thai: 60 years of delivering innovation, sustainability
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 01/04/2022
» For six decades Bayer Thai Co Ltd has applied its core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition to help shape a better quality of life for all Thais.
OIC orders 2 insurers to stop issuing new policies
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/03/2022
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) ordered Southeast Insurance and Thai Insurance to temporarily suspend the issuance new non-life insurance policies and urged both companies to rectify their financial positions within a specified period.
Bumrungrad unveils healthcare technology
Business, Published on 28/02/2022
» Bumrungrad Hospital announces its vision to be the leader of smart healthcare 5.0 technology, aiming to provide holistic medical care to all patients.
Cannabis Researchers Seek to Unlock the Healing Power of Pot
Business, AMANDA CHICAGO LEWIS, Published on 06/09/2021
» Cannabis, the leafy group of plants including marijuana and hemp, is best known for the THC that gets people high. But cannabis can contain many other chemicals. Products with the non-intoxicating compound CBD, for example, have proliferated over the past five years. Now, pharmaceutical makers, product researchers and investors are wondering, what else do the plants have to offer?
Journeys of discovery
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/08/2021
» Sipping green tea after having a Thai lunch at his house, Farid Bidgoli looks relaxed yet energetic, and ready for an interview. From his appearance and accent, the 42-year-old executive looks exactly like someone from the UK where he was born, though he is half Iranian with a spirit inherited from his father.