Death of singer, 20, sparks warnings against ‘neck-twisting’ massages in Thailand It’s not not clear if massages were reason for deaths of Singaporean tourist and Thai singer The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024
Around world, doctors battle impersonators A Thai doctor endorsing a dubious diabetes treatment, a Filipino physician touting crotch-enhancing underwear, a doctor in the United States sparking off anti-vaccine conspiracies -- they are all victims of identity theft plaguing health professionals. Bangkok Post · Jun 30, 2023
More boosters are not needed, US study shows People in good health who have already had three Covid-19 boosters may not benefit from administering any more as they appear unlikely to guard against new strains of the virus, according to a local medical expert who cited the results of a recent US study. Bangkok Post · Jun 22, 2023
Heatwave to worsen, experts warn The El Nino weather pattern will bring a hotter and drier climate across Thailand in the coming months, say climate experts who warn of worse to come due to climate change. Bangkok Post · Apr 17, 2023
Making peace with Covid People should usher in the New Year free of concern about a severe new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as the public is by now largely immune to the virus and life is slowly returning to usual, according to a virus expert. Bangkok Post · Dec 30, 2022
Monkeypox jab options calculated Vaccine preparations are needed to deal with monkeypox but there's no need yet for any mass vaccination, said Dr Thiravat Hemachudha, head of the Emerging Diseases Science Centre at Chulalongkorn University. Bangkok Post · Jun 22, 2022
Pressure builds to reopen The desperate need to get the economy back on track is leaving the government no choice but to work toward a full-scale reopening of the country amid lingering fear of a post-Songkran festival spike in Covid-19 cases, according to experts. Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2022
Debunking the endgame theory 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… Bangkok Post · Jan 17, 2022