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Knowing the difference between a cold and the flu
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 03/12/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: My husband and I both work in an office, and our three kids are in school. That's a lot of exposure to germs and bugs. When someone gets sick, how do you know if it's a cold or the flu -- or worse? Do you always need to see a doctor?
Music legend Quincy Jones dies at 91
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 11/11/2024
» Quincy Jones, the legendary record producer, composer, and arranger whose transformative influence on American music spanned more than seven decades, has passed away at 91. His publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed that Jones died peacefully at his Bel Air home due to complications from pneumonia.
Flu shot may help prevent heart attacks
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 30/04/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: I can't stop thinking about what my doctor said when I got my flu shot last fall. I'm a 55-year-old man, and I have a history of high blood pressure. He said the flu shot will give me extra protection against having a heart attack. What is the connection?
Many with walking pneumonia don't realise they're sick
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 25/04/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: My wife and I both had Covid-19. I recovered, but my wife kept feeling sick. We worried it might be long Covid. But when she saw her doctor, she got diagnosed with walking pneumonia. She took antibiotics and got better. How is walking pneumonia different from regular pneumonia?
Debunking the endgame theory
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/01/2022
» Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 adapts for survival. First identified in South Africa in November, the new variant of concern, Omicron, has now swept across the world. It carries a large number of mutations, including those on the spike protein, which are thought to increase transmissibility. However, studies have found that it causes milder infection than previous variants.
How can we win World War C?
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 04/10/2021
» It has been almost two years since a cluster of pneumonia cases were reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The cause would later be identified as a novel coronavirus that has spurred this ongoing pandemic.
Freddie Mercury NFTs go on sale for Aids charity
Life, Reuters, Published on 20/09/2021
» Four non-fungible token (NFT) artworks inspired by late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury are being auctioned off for charity to mark what would have been his 75th birthday.
Dr Rienthong Nanna needs your help
Life, Published on 05/05/2021
» The Covid-19 situation is worrying. The number of infected cases is soaring amid concerns that there will not be enough space at hospitals. This is why Dr Rienthong Nanna, owner and director of Mongkutwattana General Hospital, decided to urgently set up a level-3 field hospital especially for Covid-19 patients in moderate to critical condition.
Tracking the path of the virus
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/12/2020
» From an animal market in Wuhan, to the spread of the novel coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess, to Seoul's nightclub scene, the virus has still not stopped wreaking havoc on the world's population. Just last week, the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Antarctica at a Chilean research station.
Colliding epidemics
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/11/2020
» After surfacing in Thailand in September this year, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic has claimed one life so far -- a 10-month-old infant from Chaiyaphum province -- as well caused the hospitalisation of scores of children under the age of six. Symptoms of the virus, for which there is no vaccine to date, include fever, dry/wet cough, sneezing, a runny nose, loss of appetite, and breathing difficulty and/or wheezing.