A drug already on the market that treats immune disorders may help stabilize patients with Alzheimer’s disease for up to three years, according to the results of a tiny study presented at a conference on Tuesday.All four patients who received the optimal dose of the drug, Gammagard from Baxter Inter

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the health system has the potential to enhance efficiency, accessibility, and overall quality of medical services worldwide. In response to global advancements, Thailand proactively developed the National AI Strategy and Action Plan 2022–2027, which emphasises AI adoption in health as a national prior

(Reuters) – India’s highest court will hear final arguments starting this week in a landmark case over drug patents that could change the rules for the country’s healthcare sector and potentially curb its global role as a supplier of cut-price generic medicines.The Supreme Court hearing pits Swiss d

Shiela is an Associate at the HITAP International Unit. She holds a doctoral degree in Microbiology and currently leads antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related projects at HITAP, in collaboration with international partners such as the University of Oxford, City St George’s University of London, and global organizations including the World Health Or

Setting priorities for health interventions in developing countries: a review of empirical studies. Sitaporn Youngkong 1,2 Lydia Kapiriri 3 Rob Baltussen 1 1 Nijmegen International Center for Health Systems Research and Education (NICHE), Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Universit

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

(Reuters) – Sanofi’s experimental pill to treat Gaucher disease, a rare inherited condition, has met its main goal in a late-stage trial, the French drugmaker said on Tuesday.Patients treated with the drug, eliglustat tartrate, showed a statistically significant improvement in the size of their sple

In Thailand, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is 17.5% of the population (Ingsathit et al., 2010). According to Thailand’s National Health Security Office (2021), in each year, this public health agency spends approximately 10,000 million Baht in renal dialysis and 1,000 million Baht f