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Screening a deadly disease
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2025
» When celebrated actor, Natthawut "Poh" Skidjai, revealed on his YouTube channel @PohSakidAey that his wife Aey Pornthip had been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer after an annual health checkup, the video worried many viewers because Aey does not smoke.
Thai women still left holding the baby
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/03/2025
» If you buy abortion pills a day after 12 weeks of pregnancy, you have committed a crime.
Taking the easy way in
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 03/04/2023
» Cheating on an examination is a severe offence at every school and, when caught, offending students face a range of penalties and will lose credibility in the eyes of many.
The healing power of art
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/04/2022
» Seated at an easel, a boy put his heart and soul onto blank paper. With bold brush strokes, he painted a red house with six yellow fish. As Tommy put it in Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, art says what is inside of you. Little does anybody know this is part of art therapy for patients with rare diseases.
For a bet ter tomorrow
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/02/2022
» With a historical legacy stretching over a century, the Rockefeller Foundation and its partners have worked diligently to address health challenges in Thailand by encouraging innovative partnerships to promote the well-being of Thai communities.
No quick fixes
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/02/2022
» Birth control became the subject of debate when the National Health Security Office (NHSO) started offering free contraceptive pills earlier this month, which will be followed by condoms in April at its service points -- including clinics, pharmacies and private hospitals -- to people aged 15 and above to prevent unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
The importance of testing
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 26/07/2021
» Earlier this month, people camped out for free coronavirus tests only to be turned away. By 8pm, early birds had already started to line up in front of a temple for testing the next morning. When the rain poured down, a security guard let them take refuge inside while others were cocooned in their tents or slept on mattresses in the open.
Disappearing lifeline
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 11/05/2021
» Blood is a liquid tissue that transports oxygen, important materials and heat around the body. However, when it was given to Pha Sutha, it brought her back to life. Like other elderly people, she suffers from fatigue and loss of appetite and when she went to the doctor, it was revealed that she had a low red blood cell count.
A deadly addiction
Life, Story: Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/03/2021
» The moment Tanapol was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease felt like the end of the world.
Stop the attacks, both physical and verbal
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/07/2018
» Violent beating caught on camera, transgender beauty queen and gender affirming surgery, in our monthly round-up of LGBT news.