Meet three Bumrungrad physicians as they share their thoughts on a range of healthcare topics. Providing the highest standards of patient care requires a hospital-wide commitment and professional expertise. Bumrungrad’s medical staff includes over 1,000 world class doctors...

2013/1/12 8:45:55

Cornea Transplant: Let’s talk about health EP.6

Dr. Ngamjit Kasetsuwan , an ophthalmologist, shares insights about the cornea, diseases that can damage it, and the different possible treatments. Corneal transplantation or penetrating keratoplasty is a surgery to remove the diseased cornea and replace with a donated...

2022/10/4 4:26:52

Long-Term Hormone Use Increases Risk of Fatty Liver

Impact of Long-Term Hormone Use on the Liver Long-term hormone use for conditions like ovarian cysts, breast cancer prevention, or hormone balancing can affect liver health. Hormones can increase fat storage in liver cells, potentially leading to inflammation and structur...

2024/11/18 3:13:21

Pneumococcal vaccine… more than a defense against pneumonia!

What is pneumococcal disease? Pneumococcal disease is a bacterial infectious disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae), sometimes known as pneumococcus, which is a vaccine -preventable disease . Pneumococcal infections can range from ear and sinus infec...

2025/1/10 7:48:06

How Can You Tell if You Have Fatty Liver?

How Can You Tell if You Have Fatty Liver? When people say they have fatty liver, it may or may not be accurate. To definitively diagnose fatty liver, a liver tissue sample is required, usually obtained through a needle inserted into the liver and examined under a microscop...

2024/11/18 3:49:18

Liver Health Screening

Liver Health Screening with a FibroScan (Liver Elastrography) Device The liver is one of the most important organs due to its role in digesting fats, removing waste products from the body, and destroying disease, all of which can be negatively affected by our diets and mode...

2020/7/7 8:03:56

The 4 Risk Factors and 5 Ways to Prevent Liver Cancer

Liver cancer is a common form of cancer and a leading cause of death worldwide. Because there are usually no noticeable symptoms in the early stage of liver cancer, most patients are only diagnosed when the disease has reached its advanced stage. Liver cancer ...

2014/10/21 13:24:41

A thorough doctor with a multidisciplinary team leads to a lasting positive outcome

Rene, a patient at Bumrungrad International Hospital, first visited at his wife’s insistence after a bout of diarrhea and some general discomfort. After meeting Dr. Tossapol , the doctor developed a diagnosis, but also started an investigation which led to a procedure t...

2021/8/2 9:33:48

Half-matched Stem Cell Transplants: Twice the Hope, Half the Wait, Full Recovery

A haploidentical stem cell transplant (colloquially called “half-matched transplant”) is a highly effective treatment option available at the Horizon Regional Cancer Center. “The bone marrow transplant is a treatment option for cancer of the blood. In some cases, it is the...

2021/1/18 2:00:00

Fatty Liver: The Silent Killer

Changes in the way people eat and live, such as the consumption of high fat foods and the lack of physical activity, have led to an increase in the number of patients with fatty liver. If left untreated, fatty liver can lead to more serious and potentially fatal conditions. T...

2015/7/3 13:47:26

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