Medical
Medical examination for students, doctors recommend ways to protect children's eyes and teeth
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From August 18 to September 4, 2026, Hanoi will organize free periodic health check-ups for preschool children and general education students in the area, with the goal of striving for 100% of children and students to have health check-ups before the new school year.
4 recommendations for weight control in adults
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Proper weight control is one of the important factors to help adults maintain health and prevent non-communicable diseases.
Tell parents how to vibrate and drain phlegm properly for children
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Rubbing to drain phlegm is a supportive method for treating respiratory diseases. Parents can perform rubbing to drain phlegm for children as follows.
Proposal to abolish specialist doctors I, II, and train doctors to move to a new page
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The Ministry of Health proposes to replace the specialist doctor I and II models with flexible training programs according to each major, based on actual capacity and needs.
Doctors warn of risks from Trung Thu cakes of unknown origin
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Mid-Autumn cakes of unknown origin, cheap prices, and long shelf life are appearing on the market, posing a potential risk to consumer health.
Ministry of Health tightens inspection of Mid-Autumn cakes, will publicize the name of establishments if violations are detected
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The Ministry of Health requests localities to strengthen inspections of Mid-Autumn cakes, confectionery and food during the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival, strictly handle and publicize violating establishments.
Childhood infectious diseases increase sharply, Vinh Long recommends before the school start season
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Vinh Long - Children returning to school are prone to disease due to crowded contact, changing weather, it is necessary to proactively prevent diseases from family to school.
Mid-Autumn cakes of unknown origin creep into the market before peak season
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Cheap Mid-Autumn cakes are sold rampant during peak season, in which many products are introduced as imported goods but cannot prove their origin.
Cardiology department in Quang Tri recognized for quality heart failure care according to European standards
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Quang Tri - The Cardiovascular Department, Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital is recognized by the European Heart Association as the European Standard Heart Disease Quality Care Center.
Home health insurance, more support for vulnerable patients
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The proposal for health insurance (HI) to pay for home medical examination and treatment is expected to help the elderly, people with disabilities, and chronic patients access healthcare more conveniently.
Hanoi recommends people ways to prevent infectious diseases
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Hanoi Health sector recommends that people proactively implement the following measures to prevent diseases such as dengue fever, hand, foot and mouth disease...
Young people are under pressure, mental health is easily forgotten
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Psychological and mental problems tend to increase in young people, while many initial signs are easily overlooked by families and patients themselves.
Man with cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest spectacularly saved
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Khanh Hoa - A man suddenly collapsed, cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest and turned purple all over his body and was actively resuscitated by the 115 emergency team.
Man mistakenly drinks toilet bowl bleach, loses stomach, new feeding tube created
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Taking toilet cleaner by mistake caused a 53-year-old man to lose his stomach and narrow his feeding tubes. Doctors used a colon to create a new feeding tube.
Inspection discovers a series of violations at medical examination and treatment facilities in Gia Lai
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Gia Lai - Inspectors discovered a series of violations from licensing to medical examination and treatment activities at many establishments in the area.
Opening a green channel for 2 ambulances through Mong Cai International Border Gate
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Quang Ninh - On August 22, Vietnam - China Border Guard forces coordinated to open a "green channel", supporting 2 ambulances carrying patients through Mong Cai International Border Gate.
20 regional health centers in Can Tho will be reorganized into general hospitals
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Can Tho - From August 31, 20 regional health centers will be reorganized into 20 regional general hospitals.
5 investors want to build a private hospital in Quang Ngai
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Quang Ngai - 5 investors are proposing to build and expand a private general hospital, with projects being studied in many areas of the province.
Vinh Long brings doctors to the house for free health check-ups
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Vinh Long - People in difficult circumstances who do not have the conditions to participate in centralized examinations in An Hoi ward will be supported with free health check-ups right at home.
Using health insurance, people only have the first 15 days each quarter to change the initial examination place
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Health insurance participants are only allowed to change the initial registration place for medical examination and treatment within the first 15 days of each quarter.
