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  As the Department of Community, Family and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand receives three grants for international students. Foreign students, who are interested in MSc in Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health (International program), Department of Community, Family and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, […]

  The Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI), is an autonomous Thai government agency that researches emerging health-related economic, social and political issues.  Its major objective is to achieve effective knowledge management for the Thai Health System. On January 28, 2022, the HSRI held an online seminar entitled “Entering a new […]

  Retail health clinics are easily accessible walk-in clinics located in retail stores, supermarkets, and pharmacies that treat minor illnesses and provide preventative health care services. Retail health clinics are not intended to address urgent or severe issues but rather to address minor health issues at the patient’s convenience. These […]

  As the spread of COVID-19 has necessitated more stringent social distancing measures, drive-through services are assisting in resolving physical distancing issue.  There is no need to even leave one’s car, the risk of unnecessarily touching other items or surfaces is reduced with lowered risk of infection. Drive-through services are […]

  On January 19, 2022, Associate Professor Dr. Charnchai, KKU president and chairman of KKU’s COVID-19 Vaccination Committee, said KKU has achieved a very high vaccination rate among its students and staff. About 98 percent of KKU’s students and personnel are fully COVID vaccinated and are now receiving booster shots, […]

  The results of the QS Asia University Rankings 2022 were announced on November 2, 2021.  From the 675 universities participating, Khon Kaen University was ranked as 5th in Thailand and 133rd in Asia.  It is also ranked #801-1000 in QS Global World Rankings 2022, and ranked 351–400 for Medicine. […]

  On January 13, 2022, Associate Professor Pattarapong Makarawate, MD, Director of Queen Sirikit Heart Center of the Northeast (QSHC), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, presided over the ‘Infection Control DAY 2022’ event and gave a keynote speech on the topic “Quality Guidelines for QSHC Management.” The Ministry of […]

  The Breast Disease Society of Thailand hosted their 14th Annual Academic Meeting 2021 at the Siam Crown Prince Room, 50th Anniversary Celebration of His Majesty the King Building, Bangkok on December 24 – 26, 2021. The meeting’s goal was to keep up with and exchange interdisciplinary ideas on the […]

  MD-KKU students were actively involved in World Hearing Day 2021 activities   Master of Science (Communication Disorder) students, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, produced short videos on hearing loss signs and symptoms in both children and older people to raise the awareness of hearing loss […]

  Pregnancy of acardiac twins (twin-reversed arterial perfusion sequence) is an abnormality considered a severe case because of the disorder of the twins’ arteries, leading to abnormal development of the babies, i.e., only lower organs grow while no growth develops for the upper trunk and head. The blood from the […]