Thailand on Alert After Bird Flu Kills Chinese Woman, Infects 61
Thailand livestock officials have gone on high alert over reports out of China that a woman died of bird flu. Department of Livestock Development Director-General...
Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Real, Growing Among Thailand’s Youth
Thai officials treat it as a given that 70, 80 or even 100 percent of Thais will be vaccinated against Covid-19. In their minds,...
Thailand Legalizes Kratom, Sets Free 1,038 Jailed Users
The use and sales of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) leaves were legalized in Thailand Tuesday setting free 1,038 prison inmates jailed earlier for previous use...
Thailand Researchers Developing Inhaled Covid-19 Vaccine
The National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotec) developed inhaled Covid-19 vaccines of adenovirus-based and influenza-based types to prevent infections, reduce side effects...
In Defense of Mixing Vaccines: Thai Health Officials Make Their Case
By Silada Lydia Rojratanakiat To maximize the usefulness of every tool available for the pandemic response, Thailand is exploring the advantages of combining doses of...
Thailand OKs Unproven, Dangerous Herbal Folk Remedy as Covid-19 Treatment
After failing to procure enough genuinely helpful coronavirus vaccines, the Thai government now is resorting to unproven, dangerous folk remedies to treat Covid-19.
Coronavirus Fears Bleeding Thai Blood Banks Dry
The re-emergence of Covid-19 has put a strain on Thailand blood supplies as members of the public fearful of the coronavirus avoiding hospitals to...
Pandemic Medical Tourism Has Flopped, But Will Boom After Crisis, Health...
While Thailand’s efforts to entice visits by medical tourists during the coronavirus pandemic has largely flopped, the Public Health Ministry claims the kingdom will...
More Than 300 Cannabis Clinics Now Open in Thailand
More than 300 cannabis clinics have opened nationwide since the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes in Thailand About 70 percent of patients using the...
Thailand’s Failed Mental-Health System Lets Pattaya Boy Try 2nd Suicide in...
Dismissive police, untrained volunteers too often send suicidal Thais home while hospitals refuse to admit.
800,000 Patients Transferred After NHSO Finds 63 Clinic Defrauded Gov’t
Health care is big business in Thailand, especially among dozens of medical centers defrauding the government’s national health insurance program. The National Health Security Office...
Thailand National Health Insurance to Cover Marijuana Extract
Thailand plans to include marijuana extract in its National List of Essential Medicines, giving users of the country’s national health insurance program free access...