A federal health official’s ruling has cleared the way for 50 different types of cancer to be added to the list of sicknesses covered by a $4.3 billion fund set up to compensate and treat people exposed to the toxic smoke, dust and fumes in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The

After decades of controversy, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new H.I.V. test on Tuesday that for the first time makes it possible for Americans to learn in the privacy of their homes whether they are infected.The availability of an H.I.V. test as easy to use as a home-pregnancy kit is y

The world is rapidly changing. In mid-2023, NASA found that the average temperature in the Northern Hemisphere was the highest in 170 years, with ice melting 6-7 times faster compared to 25 years ago. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), announced

(Reuters) – Britain launched a public consultation on Monday to ask whether controversial “three-parent” fertility treatments should be available to families hoping to avoid passing on incurable diseases.The potential treatments, currently only at research stage in laboratories in Britain and the Un

Rhythma Kaul / Hindustand TimesNew Delhi: India announced the setting up of a Medical Technology Assessment Board (MTAB) that will be one-stop shop to review standards for medicines, vaccines, devices and insurance.The Board’s recommendations will be the last word for health policies and healthcare

Since 2013, the HITAP International Unit (HIU) has been providing technical support to various developing countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Bhutan, and India by sharing the Thai experience in generating and using health technology assessment (HTA) to inform policy decisions. HITAP works in colla

Ministry of Public Health, the Royal Thai Government, has been entrusted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to co-host the First Global Forum on Medical Devices, scheduled to take place September 9th-11th, 2010, at the Hotel Plaza Athenee, Bangkok. The event attracted over 300 stakeholders, such as policy makers, scholars and health professiona

This study is the first stage under the project of development and evaluation concerning the effectiveness of measures to prevent self-harm in Thailand. The problem conditions, involved factors, signals prior to self-harm and measures to prevent self-harm in selected province were studied. The study results illustrate the problems of inaccessibili

Background: Excessive intake of sodium is associated with elevated blood pressure, a risk factor that contributes to non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases, and stomach cancer. Interventions and policies to control population-wide salt intake have been shown to reduce sodium consumption and