Patients in South Ethiopia Know How to Manage Diabetes, but Drug Shortages and Costs Undercut Self-Care
This qualitative study examined diabetes self-care in three South Ethiopian hospital clinics. Its 21 participants comprised 12 adults with type 2 diabetes and nine healthcare providers. Patients described medication, diet, physical activity, foot care, and glucose monitoring as daily work negotiated against financial pressure, drug shortages, beliefs, food costs, limited support, and health-system constraints. Patients tended to foreground structural barriers, whereas providers placed more emphasis on knowledge and forgetting advice. Continued counselling, reliable medicines, and peer support emerged as priorities, but these are interview-derived design directions rather than tested interventions.
Temesgen Anjulo Ageru · Cua Ngoc Le · Apichai Wattanapisit · Charuai SuwanbamrungWalailak University · Prince of Songkla University
Paired samples from treatment-naïve gastric-cancer patients and controls showed substantially higher richness and diversity with mucosal brushing than biopsy. Brushing detected lower diversity and altered composition in cancer, whereas biopsy did not. Sampling method shapes microbiome signals, but causation and diagnostic utility are unproven.
Gizzard lesions in Thai chickens contained intranuclear inclusions, in-situ hybridization signal and PCR-confirmed fowl adenovirus. Hexon and fibre sequencing identified FAdV-8a strain FAdV8a_NPT_KU001_25, closer to a gizzard-tropic than an inclusion-body-hepatitis strain. Association is supported, but causation remains unproven.
A two-clinic Chiang Mai study of 150 MSM and transgender women found clinically significant depression in 5.3% of PrEP users and 13.3% of non-users. Mean depression was lower among PrEP users, while suicidal ideation occurred in 5.3% with no group difference.
An exploratory case-control study of 37 Thai adults with confirmed beta-lactam hypersensitivity identified HLA-DQA1*01:04 and HLA-DQA1*05:05 candidate signals after Bonferroni correction, with the latter stronger for immediate reactions. Small size, population controls and sensitivity-instability mean the findings are not ready for screening or drug avoidance.
Twenty male esports players were randomised to cup stacking three days weekly for four weeks or usual training. Post-intervention salivary alpha-amylase fell within the experimental group and differed significantly from controls.
Giant freshwater prawns received control diets or 10% and 20% fishmeal replacement with L. plantarum TISTR1284-fermented Leucaena for two weeks. Fermented diets increased immune markers and reduced post-A. hydrophila mortality by 26.14%, with normal intestinal morphology.
The systematic review identified 17 reports representing 15 randomised trials with 6,256 participants; 2,216 contributed to overweight subgroup analyses. The meta-analysis included 12 studies and 1,728 pregnant women with overweight. Interventions combined diet and physical activity, often with goal setting, self-monitoring and digital or remote follow-up.
A seven-country prospective cohort of 1,703 adults with HIV found Mycobacterium tuberculosis bloodstream infection predominantly among inpatients and associated it with higher 30-day mortality.
An evaluation of 1,838 stored sera from seven countries found that a second-generation Hcp1 antibody test had sensitivity ranging from 48% to 92%, with specificity varying by country and comparison group.
Thai researchersHasyanee Binmaeil · Thanakon Bunsong · Mary N. Burtnick · Paul J. Brett · Narisara Chantratita
Analysis of Thai national claims from 2015–2023 identified 60,916 paediatric hepatobiliary admissions. Admission rates were broadly stable and in-hospital mortality declined, while hepatic failure remained a high-risk condition.
An international expert statement spanning 22 countries reviews links among food systems, cardiometabolic health and the Sustainable Development Goals. It advocates plant-forward traditional diets rich in whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts and spices, with meat used sparingly.
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.
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Clinical Medicine
Comparison of clinical outcomes, cost, and patient perceptions between delayed and immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery in Thailand: a retrospective case–control study
Thailand Land Surface Temperature Variation and Forecasting
Environment and Natural Resources Journal
Thailand-affiliated authors
Rhysa McNeil · Sarawuth Chesoh · Nitinun Pongsiri
Institutions
Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics · Ministry of Science and Technology Thailand · Office of the Higher Education Commission · Prince of Songkla University
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Clinical Medicine
A c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) homolog from Macrobrachium rosenbergii participates in immune defense against Aeromonas hydrophila
Chulalongkorn University · The Royal College Of Anesthesiologists Of Thailand
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Clinical Medicine
Toward a National Tuberculosis Lateral-Flow Urine Lipoarabinomannan (LF-LAM) External Quality Assessment Program in Thailand: Feasibility Demonstration Through Panel Development, Validation, and Proficiency Testing, March 2025–April 2026
Quantified impact of projected climate change on groundwater recharge and river discharge leveraging the use of open access geospatial data
Frontiers in Earth Science
Thailand-affiliated authors
Julius Incillo Jimenez · Sangam Shrestha · Kuo Chieh Chao
Institutions
Asian Institute of Technology
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Clinical Medicine
Efficacy of Ccombody as an Immunoprophylaxis Strategy: Impact on Immune Gene Expression of Pacific White Shrimp ( Penaeus vannamei ) Against Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease ( AHPND )
Examining the association between autistic traits and psychopathology in the general population: are there sex differences?
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Thailand-affiliated authors
Thanavadee Prachason
Institutions
Mahidol University · Ramathibodi Hospital
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Multidisciplinary
Hearing thresholds among dental professionals and students: early identification of occupational hearing loss using conventional and advanced audiological assessments
Khon Kaen University · National Science and Technology Development Agency
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Environmental Engineering
Natural Rubber Sheet Production Wastewater Properties and Treatability by Zero-Valent Iron-Modified Agricultural Residual Biochar for Sustainable Treatment
Land Use Change, Flood Exposure, and Vegetation Stress in the Chi River Basin, Northeast Thailand: A Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Assessment
Srinakharinwirot University · Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon · Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology · Bangkokthonburi University · Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
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Engineering
Masterbatch natural rubber improved mechanical performance of asphalt concretes with various natural aggregates
