Bridging clinical needs and economic barriers: a national survey of antidepressant prescribing across 25 hospitals in Thailand
The multicentre survey analysed 604 patients from 25 Thai hospitals between December 2023 and March 2024. SSRIs accounted for 70.2% of prescriptions, followed by TCAs at 13.9% and trazodone at 12.7%. The most common diagnoses were depressive disorders (55.0%), substance use disorders (15.2%) and psychotic disorders (13.7%). Clinicians cited limited availability (21.9%), reimbursement arrangements (36.3%) and patient finances (33.9%) as prescribing constraints.
Pornjira Pariwatcharakul · Krittisak Anuroj · Nopporn Tantirangsee · Keerati Pattanaseri · Chonnakarn Jatchavala · Nitchawan Kerdcharoen · Papan Thaipisuttikul · Kanthee Anantapong · Lampu Kosulwit · Nuth Graipaspong · Pavarud Puangsri · Poom Chompoosri · Tiyarat Kayankit · Pavita Chongsuksiri · Sirina Satthapisit · Songpon Lodthanong · Veevarin Charoenporn · Saratcha Tiensuntisook · Kamolvisa Techapoonpon · Warut Aunjitsakul · Kantanut Yutrirak · Kritta Supanimitamorn · Tidarat Puranachaikere · Apichat Saengsin · Maneekwan Rujirojsuwan · Orapa Khemtong · Panklow Siriarchawatana · Pawaris Asawalertsaeng · Pawitra Mongkolnaowarat · Ploypan Wangrotjanarat · Tattaporn Suksintaranon · Warith Mongkolnaowarat · Warot Lamyai · Wattanapong Pansawat · Witchuda Chantarat · Pavat Aroonpet · Nutthaporn Jaisamut Sakunphaet · Naratip Sa-nguanpanich · Lakkana Thongchot · Dutsadee Juengsiragulwit · Burin Suraaroonsamrit · Woraphat Ratta‐aphaSiriraj Hospital · Mahidol University · Srinakharinwirot University · Ministry of Public Health · Songklanagarind Hospital · Prince of Songkla University · Navamindradhiraj University · Vajira Hospital · Ramathibodi Hospital · Thammasat University · Rajamangala Institute of kidney disease · Walailak University · Mae Fah Luang University · Buddhachinaraj Hospital · Khon Kaen University · Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University · Manarom Hospital · Phitsanulok University · Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital · Nakhon Phanom University · Sappasithiprasong Hospital · Suratthani Rajabhat University · Udon Thani Hospital
A post hoc analysis of the DEN-301 placebo arm followed 30,620.6 person-years, identifying 560 virologically confirmed dengue cases among 9,698 febrile illnesses; 142 cases, or 25.4%, were hospitalized.
A 20-year-old man on automated peritoneal dialysis developed vague abdominal symptoms, weight loss and declining ultrafiltration. Repeated dialysate cultures, acid-fast staining and molecular tests were negative despite mononuclear-predominant leukocytosis. Contrast CT identified peritoneal nodules, CT peritoneography showed a trapped dialysate pocket, and targeted biopsy demonstrated necrotising granulomatous inflammation. Tissue culture grew M. kansasii resistant to rifampicin, moxifloxacin and ciprofloxacin.
HITAP reviewed 278 HTA capacity-strengthening activities in 25 countries from 2010 to mid-2025. Asia accounted for 151 activities and 128 engagements were programmatic rather than ad hoc. Knowledge sharing represented 26% and research or project collaboration 21%. Among 11 African partner countries, only three had programmatic engagement, accounting for 30 activities.
Morphology combined with ITS, LSU, rpb2 and β-tub phylogenies distinguished Nigropunctata pseudohydei as a new species and confirmed the first Thai record of N. complanata.
Thai researchersZaw Lin Tun · Digvijayini Bundhun · Kevin D. Hyde
An eight-country perspective argues that telemedicine, wearables and home sensors, augmented AI and mobile health can distribute expertise, observe symptoms between visits and support self-management, particularly where neurologists are scarce. Impact depends on infrastructure, interoperability, workforce, governance and equity-first hybrid care, not devices alone.
DJC6219 and NK62157 were isolated from municipal wastewater and characterised through host-range assays, electron microscopy, stability, multiplicity-of-infection optimisation, growth kinetics and genomics.
The authors review challenges in estimating preventable AMR burden and advocate explicit counterfactuals, confounding control and principled combination of individual studies.
Thai researchersCherry Lim · Sue J. Lee · Yin Mo · Ben S. Cooper
Ten Asia-Pacific experts developed 11 consensus statements on mild traumatic brain injury and use of GFAP/UCH-L1 within 12 hours. Final agreement was 90-100%, emphasizing biomarkers as adjuncts while clinical assessment and locally available imaging remain central.
RGD-functionalized cannabidiol lipid nanoparticles increased cellular uptake threefold and in-vitro BBB transport by 65%, while reducing inflammatory and oxidative markers. In a preclinical Alzheimer's model, cognition, Aβ/tau pathology, metabolism and gut-barrier indicators improved. The findings are promising but not evidence in patients.
Researchers used the UNDRR Stop Disasters online game with students, water professionals and community members in Thailand and Malaysia. A post-game survey of 35 participants found high enjoyment, lively interaction and perceived reinforcement of declarative flood-management knowledge.
Among 1,870 critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, sodium and potassium from arterial blood-gas analysers showed relatively good agreement with central laboratory values, with potassium having the narrowest limits. Clinically meaningful discrepancies occurred in 7.0% of sodium, 14.1% of potassium and 31.4% of chloride measurements, so rapid bedside results should support rather than replace reference testing.
This multicentre secondary analysis used the validated 2018–2020 TH-SOSGOQ 2.0 database. The full cohort included 68 patients and the reliability/construct-validity cohort 64. Mean age was 57 years and 55.9% were women. Internal consistency was 0.832 and test-retest ICCs ranged from 0.52 to 0.85.
Thailand-affiliated bibliographic records. These are not full analyses; they are ordered by Impact Signal and should be verified against the original source.
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Environmental Engineering
A tropical pseudocryptic cyanobacterium Nectelia purpurascens gen. et sp. nov. (Cyanobacteriophyta, Nodosilineales) from a mangrove habitat in the Gulf of Thailand
Phycological Research
Thailand-affiliated authors
Billy Lim Chun Ginn · Jantana Praiboon · Narongrit Muangmai
Institutions
Kasetsart University
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Clinical Medicine
Valorizing seafood processing by-products for prebiotic development: a circular economy approach to gut health
Trends in Food Science & Technology
Thailand-affiliated authors
Sana Shahid
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University
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Clinical Medicine
Association of HRD Score With Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Short‐Course Radiotherapy Plus Sequential Chemoimmunotherapy in pMMR Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Cancer Reports
Thailand-affiliated authors
Xin Ran
Institutions
Police General Hospital
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Clinical Medicine
Feasibility and Outcomes of Concomitant Boost in Prone Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Irradiation Using 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy
Clinical Breast Cancer
Thailand-affiliated authors
Tanun Jitwatcharakomol
Institutions
Siriraj Hospital · Mahidol University
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Clinical Medicine
Sputum cellularity and health services utilization among patients with asthma and COPD
CHEST Journal
Thailand-affiliated authors
Sarita Thawanaphong
Institutions
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
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Environmental Engineering
Ground granulated blast furnace slag in self-consolidating concrete for sustainable pavements: A state-of-the-art review with data-driven design windows
Next Materials
Thailand-affiliated authors
Manikanta Devarangadi · Warit Wipulanusat
Institutions
Thammasat University
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Energy and Materials
Novel tyrosinase inhibitory peptides from Kaempferia parviflora protein hydrolysate with melanin suppression and mechanistic insights from B16F10 cells and zebrafish models
Chulalongkorn University · Mahidol University · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
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Clinical Medicine
Toxicological Assessment of Polypropylene Microplastics in Male Nile Tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ): Growth, Hematological, and Histopathological Insights
CLEAN - Soil Air Water
Thailand-affiliated authors
Ilham Zulfahmi
Institutions
Prince of Songkla University
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Environmental Engineering
Molecular confirmation and epidemiological implications of Heterophyes heterophyes in Melanoides tuberculata from southern Thailand
Cultivar-Specific Responses of Jerusalem Artichoke to Potassium and Zinc Fertilizationin a Low-Fertility Sandy Loam Soil
Agriculture
Thailand-affiliated authors
Benjapon Kunlanit · Ratanaporn Poosathit
Institutions
Mahasarakham University · Srinakharinwirot University
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Clinical Medicine
Diagnostic Performance of Artificial Intelligence for Proximal Caries Detection on Bitewing Radiographs: A Systematic Review and Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis
THE BANGKOK MEDICAL JOURNAL
Thailand-affiliated authors
Arnun Jukisalapong
Institutions
Bangkok Hospital
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Environmental Engineering
Effects of emersion and re-submergence on key physiological responses in the semi-terrestrial crab Episesarma mederi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
Temporal and spatial patterns of malaria in Somalia, 2021–2025: a district-level analysis of routine surveillance data
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Thailand-affiliated authors
Zhinya Kawa Othman
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University
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Clinical Medicine
The microbiome bone axis in osteomyelitis: integrating evidence from bone oral and gut microbiota
Microbiome Research Reports
Thailand-affiliated authors
Chanon Kunasol
Institutions
Chiang Mai University
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Energy and Materials
Development and field evaluation of a hybrid FOPBIACA system for ammonia and hydrogen sulfide removal from swine farm emissions
Journal of Ecological Engineering
Thailand-affiliated authors
Phimphaka Phothilangka
Institutions
Lampang Rajabhat University
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Multidisciplinary
A Sequential Multilevel Frequency Stimulation Paradigm for SSVEP-Based Brain–Computer Interfaces
Symmetry
Thailand-affiliated authors
Nannaphat Siribunyaphat · Yunyong Punsawad
Institutions
Walailak University
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Engineering
In Silico Pre-Screening as a Design-Assessment Tool for Gold Nanoparticle-Amplified DNA Displacement Assays: Identifying Sequence-Level Design Limitations Across Electrode and Magnetic-Bead Configurations
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Thailand-affiliated authors
Tatchanun Ngamdee · Patsamon Rijiravanich
Institutions
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi · National Science and Technology Development Agency · National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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Environmental Engineering
Bioconversion of Agricultural Residues into Nutrient-Enriched Biofertilizers Using Trichoderma sp.: Effects of Substrate Type and Incubation Time
Biology
Thailand-affiliated authors
Laemthong Laokhongthavorn · Viroon Kamchoom
Institutions
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
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Multidisciplinary
Potential sex-sorting of Hampshire boar sperm with ScFv-antibody-coated magnetic beads
Animal Reproduction Science
Thailand-affiliated authors
Marninphan Thongkham · Korawan Sringarm
Institutions
Chiang Mai University
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Engineering
Quadratic-Form Approximation of Conic Combinations of Correlated Lognormals with an Application to Arithmetic Asian Options
Mathematics
Thailand-affiliated authors
Karawan Wiwattanalamphong · Sanae Rujivan
Institutions
Walailak University
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Multidisciplinary
Direct upcycling of unrecyclable household waste into biodegradable high‑performance biocomposites
Communications Chemistry
Thailand-affiliated authors
Kanjanawadee Singkronart
Institutions
National Science and Technology Development Agency · Thailand National Metal and Materials Technology Center