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Health tips, travel medicine and island first-aid advice from the doctors at Ocean Medical Clinic — Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui.
After a Motorbike Accident on Koh Samui: What to Do
The first hour matters most. How to treat road rash, when a wound needs stitches, what your travel insurance may not cover, and when to be seen the same day.
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Confidential STD & STI Testing on Koh Samui and Lamai
Where to get tested on Koh Samui, what the packages cover from 1,990 THB, how long to wait after exposure, and what PEP means if it has been under 72 hours.
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Lamai Medical Clinic, Koh Samui: What We Can Treat
The full scope of a Lamai medical clinic — injuries, infections, marine stings, testing and minor procedures — and the point at which a case is referred onward.
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Clinic or Hospital on Koh Samui: Which Do You Need?
Koh Samui has both, which makes the choice yours. How to decide where to go, what a clinic finishes the same day, and what genuinely needs a hospital.
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Seeing a Doctor in Lamai, Koh Samui: Hours & Costs
No appointment needed, open daily until midnight. Where the Lamai clinic is, what to bring, what a consultation costs, and when to come in rather than wait.
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Koh Phangan Medical Clinic: X-Ray, Labs & Treatment
What our Koh Phangan medical clinic treats, the tests and digital X-ray available on the island, and where the line falls before a case is referred onward.
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Is There a Hospital on Koh Phangan? Medical Care Guide
What medical facilities Koh Phangan actually has, what a clinic can treat including X-ray, and the point at which a case is transferred to Koh Samui.
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Seeing a Doctor on Koh Phangan: Walk-In Hours & Costs
No appointment needed, open daily until midnight. Where the Koh Phangan clinic is, what to bring, what a consultation costs, and when to come in.
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Medical Care in Sairee Beach, Koh Tao: What to Know
Sairee is where most visitors stay and where most injuries happen. What the clinic treats, how to reach it, and what to do mid dive-course on Koh Tao.
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Late-Night Doctor on Koh Tao: Walk In Until Midnight
Our Koh Tao clinic takes walk-ins until midnight every day. What to do about an evening injury, and how to decide between tonight and tomorrow morning.
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Paying for a Koh Tao Medical Clinic: Costs & Insurance
What a doctor visit on Koh Tao costs, how travel insurance claims work at an island clinic, and the paperwork to ask for before you leave the room.
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Koh Tao Clinic: What Can and Cannot Be Treated Here
The full range of what an island clinic handles day to day, which tests are available on Koh Tao, and the point at which you get referred off the island.
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