Medical
Student health insurance reduces contributions from 2026
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From January 1, 2026, students will only have to pay about half of the health insurance premium compared to before thanks to the policy of increasing support from the state budget.
Health insurance not updated on VNeID, may lose benefits
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Social insurance requires people to check and update health insurance card information on the VNeID application to ensure medical examination and treatment benefits.
Lam Dong Health Department effectively operates "red alert" during New Year's Day
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Lam Dong - Health facilities in the province have effectively implemented the "red alert" system, ensuring medical examination and treatment during the 2026 New Year holiday.
Vietnamese organ transplants mark the world medical map
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From multiple organ transplants to the first heart-lung transplant, 2025 marked a strong breakthrough for Vietnamese organ transplantation on the world medical map.
Doctors are both skilled and knowledgeable about technology
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Digital transformation in healthcare is not simply bringing technology into hospitals, but a comprehensive revolution - from management thinking, methods of operating the healthcare system to how people access and enjoy healthcare services.
Healthy person suddenly needs emergency treatment due to myocarditis
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Ho Chi Minh City - Patient playing badminton suddenly felt shortness of breath, severe chest pain due to acute myocarditis caused by the virus.
Expert warns of potential risks from household humidifiers
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Moisturizers help improve dry air, but improper use can cause mold, bacteria and respiratory problems.
Critical patient being rescued by helicopter from the sea to the mainland
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Ho Chi Minh City - The patient is T.D, (54 years old, residing in Gia Lai), diagnosed with progressive cerebral edema due to left hemisphere widespread cerebral infarction.
Building "medical shields" in remote islands
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The dream of people in island communes in Ho Chi Minh City of accessing specialized medical services has now become a reality.
Saving a patient with a widespread cerebral infarction on Nam Yet Island
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Ho Chi Minh City – On January 2nd, Military Hospital 175 just rescued a critically ill patient by helicopter from Nam Yet Island to the mainland for treatment.
Surgery saves 76-year-old man with maxillary saliva tumor encroaching on eye sockets
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Quang Tri - Doctors performed endoscopic surgery to remove a large saliva cyst in a 76-year-old patient, preventing the risk of vision damage and facial deformities.
Invisible pressures that make young people easily depressed and psychologically hurt
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The synergy of multiple pressures at the same time is the main cause of the risk of psychological disorders and depression in young people.
Food poisoning in Son La, one child died, many people hospitalized
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Son La - On January 1st, the People's Committee of Muong Gion commune informed that a food poisoning incident had just occurred in the area, killing 1 person and many others had to be hospitalized.
Expected to have a guesthouse for people raising cancer in the Mekong Delta
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Can Tho - The health sector is performing many tasks to meet the needs of cancer patients, including building guesthouses for nursing patients.
Signs of polycystic ovaries common in women of reproductive age
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of reproductive age.
Plan to prepare blood sources for the 2026 Lunar New Year in Can Tho
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Can Tho - The Ho Chi Minh City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital proactively implements a plan to prepare medical blood sources for the 2026 Lunar New Year.
Cold showers in winter: Benefits and risks to note
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Cold winter bathing brings health benefits but potential risks if applied incorrectly, especially for people with underlying diseases.
Health insurance pays 100% of medical examination and treatment costs from 2026 for many groups of subjects
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The new health insurance policy applied from January 1, 2026 stipulates 100% payment of medical examination and treatment costs for some groups of subjects.
Abusing alcohol and beer during holidays and Tet, male patient hospitalized vomiting blood, cirrhosis
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Prolonged alcohol abuse, especially during holidays and Tet, male patients were hospitalized in a state of coughing up blood and serious liver damage.
Vietnam's population closes to stopping growth after 2060
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Vietnam's population may reach the stop-growth threshold after 2060, or even earlier, if birth rates continue to be low.
