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
Multi-scale performance of geogrid-reinforced cemented sand as a composite base material
Geosynthetics International
Thailand-affiliated authors
N. Yoobanpot · D. T. Bergado · S. Chuenjaidee · P. Jongpradist · T. Chompoorat · P. Jamsawang
Institutions
King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok · Asian Institute of Technology · King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi · University of Phayao
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Global Public Health
Effects of Crude Polysaccharides from Lentinula edodes Obtained by Ultrasound-Assisted Water Extraction on Metabolic and Hepatic Parameters in Obese Rats
Tooth surface loss associated with unshelled sunflower seed consumption: a scoping review
Frontiers in Oral Health
Thailand-affiliated authors
Thantrira Porntaveetus
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University
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Clinical Medicine
An Optimized Protocol for the Differentiation and Fibrosis-Associated Transcriptional Priming of THP-1 Macrophages
Methods and Protocols
Thailand-affiliated authors
Janya Khattiya · Chareeporn Akekawatchai
Institutions
Thammasat University
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Global Public Health
Unraveling Hepatic Osmoregulation in Teleost: Metabolic Reprogramming and Signal Transduction in Salinity Adaptation
Reviews in Aquaculture
Thailand-affiliated authors
Sukree Hajısamae · Ilham Zulfahmi
Institutions
Prince of Songkla University
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Clinical Medicine
Etiology and clinical severity of community-acquired acute gastroenteritis in adults at a coastal provincial hospital in Thailand
Scientific Reports
Thailand-affiliated authors
Nant The Su Mon · Sirirat Phuttasiriwat · Saranath Lawpoolsri · Kittiyod Poovorawan · Sant Muangnoicharoen · Hisham A. Imad · Prakaykaew Charunwatthana · Chatporn Kittitrakul
Institutions
Mahidol University · Samut Sakhon Hospital · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
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Clinical Medicine
In vitro and in silico antiviral activity of Polyscias scutellaria leaf extract against drug-susceptible and drug-resistant herpes simplex virus and human papillomavirus-positive cervical cancer: implications for topical formulation development
Repurposing Thiazole/Benzothiazole-Based Thiazolidinone Derivatives as SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (Mpro) Inhibitors: An Integrated Computational and Experimental Study
Proteomics-guided characterization of Hericium erinaceus protein-capped silver nanoparticles for cytotoxicity against cancer cells and improved hemocompatibility
Development and evaluation of a multiplex PCR for simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Mycobacterium avium complex, and Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens
Acute pharmacologic treatment versus observation for severe asymptomatic hypertension in emergency and acute care settings: a systematic review of short-term outcomes
Discriminative ability and exploratory cutoff of six-minute walk distance for recent self-reported fall history in community-dwelling older adults with type 2 diabetes
National Science and Technology Development Agency · National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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Clinical Medicine
BIA-estimated visceral fat level and selected regional body composition measures are associated with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in Thai adults
Association between early systolic blood pressure and clinical outcomes in non-critically ill patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort study
The Effect of Fine (PM2.5) and Coarse (PM10-2.5) Particulate Matter on Survival Outcomes in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Northern Thailand Tertiary Care Center
[2026-09-22] Efficacy and Safety of PCSK9 Inhibitors in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease at a Tertiary Hospital in the Northeast of Thailand