Ramathibodi Hospital ready to sequence hepatitis virus DNA following WHO alert
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022
Ramathibodi Hospital said on Thursday it would be ready to sequence the DNA of the hepatitis virus if there is an outbreak of acute, severe hepatitis among Thai children following an alert issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
12 countries report unknown hepatitis among children: WHO
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022
Twelve countries have reported acute hepatitis for unknown reasons among children, with at least one death, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday.
People born before 1992 face greatest risk of hepatitis infectionsa
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020
Thai actor Saranyu “Tua” Wongkrachang, who recently died of liver cancer at the age of 59, may have developed cirrhosis of the liver due to the hepatitis virus, said Dr Asadang Ruaycharin, deputy director-general and spokesperson for the Department of Disease Control.
BMA hospitals to provide free hepatitis B, C checks
TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019
Hospitals run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will provide free checks for possible hepatitis B and C from Tuesday to Friday, the chief of the BMA’s Health Department said.
Hepatitis is a silent killer; to halt it we must act now
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2015
Viral hepatitis kills nearly 4,000 people every day and close to 1.5 million people every year worldwide. Globally, one in 12 people are infected with the disease. There could be millions more with viral hepatitis as it can persist undetected for many yea
The National Health Security Office (NHSO) board recently approved the universal health scheme's coverage of four extra medicines, which were necessary but rather expensive, NHSO deputy chief Netnapis Suchonwanich said on Sunday.