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New push to boost dementia testing

UBON RATCHATHANI: The Department of Medical Sciences (DMSC) has launched a pilot programme to enhance early dementia risk screening using innovative biomarker technology.

Bangkok Post · Jun 22

Caution urged on preservatives in processed meat

Public health aiuthorities in Thailand are warning against excessive use of preservatives in processed meat, saying that high concentrations of nitrite and nitrate salts in food have been linked to an increased cancer risk.

Bangkok Post · May 22

Hong Thai Herbal Inhaler Fails Safety Tests — Is Your Favourite Brand Contaminated?

Thailand's FDA recalls Hong Thai Herbal Mixed Balm Formula 2 after microbial contamination found in routine tests, prompting regional consumer safety warnings.

International Business Times UK · Oct 29, 2025

6 new cases of new subvariant found

The Department of Medical Sciences reported on Tuesday that Thailand has detected six new cases of the Omicron XBB.1.16 subvariant, while another patient is infected with XBB.1.16.1, which is descended from it.

Bangkok Post · Apr 25, 2023

Lowdown on the latest Covid variant XBB.1.16

Thailand recently reported 27 cases of the new Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16, prompting authorities to monitor its transmission speed and the ease with which it can escape people's ability to handle the virus in the wake of months, if not years, of vaccines and herd immunity.

Bangkok Post · Apr 20, 2023

Local researchers study Covid genetic links

The Department of Medical Sciences is looking for the “bad” gene that makes some people prone to serious and repeated Covid-19 infections and the good gene that seems to leave others immune.

Bangkok Post · Mar 28, 2023

New TB kit to curb spread

The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has signed an MoU with AEC Healthcare on the transfer of DMSc-TB FastAmp (TB-LAMP) kit production technology, aiming to support tuberculosis (TB) control.

Bangkok Post · Mar 17, 2023