Medical

Posting inaccurate information about the hospital, family members of patients in Nghe An apologize

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Nghe An - After posting inaccurate information related to the professional activities of doctors, the patient's family apologized to Thanh Chuong General Hospital.

Young man stabbed in the abdomen by tree branch after labor accident

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Quang Tri - Falling from a height of about 4m and being pierced by a tree branch through the abdomen leading to a critical grade IV liver rupture, a young man was rescued by doctors in time.

Hand, foot and mouth disease, dengue fever all increase in Can Tho

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Can Tho - Data from the Department of Health shows that the number of hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue fever cases in the first 6 months of 2026 both increased compared to the same period last year.

Can Tho City Oncology Hospital officially operates accelerated radiation therapy system

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Can Tho - Can Tho City Oncology Hospital officially put into operation a modern linear accelerator radiation therapy machine (LINAC) system.

Increased number of bread poisoning cases in Da Nang, many people have been discharged from the hospital

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Da Nang - The poisoning incident after eating banh mi thit cha in Dien Ban ward recorded 14 more cases of hospitalization, increasing to 57 patients.

paper medical records will be replaced by electronic medical records from October 2025

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The health sector aims to complete the implementation of electronic medical records by October 2025.

Can Tho closely monitors dengue fever epidemic, minimizes number of cases

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Can Tho - The City People's Committee has issued an Official Dispatch directing units to urgently deploy effective measures to prevent and control dengue fever.

Timely treatment of victims in the passenger bus overturning accident in Dak Lak

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Dak Lak - The victims of the passenger bus overturning accident were taken to a medical facility for timely treatment, no one was in danger of their lives.

The Ministry of Health responds to the change of job positions for health station officials

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The Ministry of Health has just responded and provided information on job transfer if it meets the standards of civil servants working at commune health stations.

Hanoi monitors Chikungunya at Noi Bai International Border Gate, tests suspected cases

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Hanoi - The City People's Committee requested the Department of Health and relevant agencies to strengthen prevention and control of Chikungunya.

The Ministry of Health responds to the review of the transfer of professional titles of commune health station officials

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The Ministry of Health has just responded and provided information on the standards for considering the transfer of professional titles of health workers at health stations.

Baby born with a returned cyst that is destroying the mother's necrotic duct

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Quang Tri - The baby was born at the same time that the doctor discovered the mother's necrotizing torticollis.

Major changes in health insurance, outpatients on the other side no longer have to pay all costs themselves

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The new points stipulated in Decree 188 have significantly expanded the rights of people going for health insurance examination and treatment.

Health insurance covers both outpatient examinations at the other level and service examinations upon request

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New regulations on health insurance payment levels when examining and treating outpatients and according to the requirement to significantly expand the rights of health insurance participants.

New regulations on the value of health insurance cards for children and students

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Vietnam Social Insurance issues new guidelines on the validity period of health insurance cards for children, students and pupils to ensure health care benefits.

13-month-old boy dies in Tay Ninh, 2 nurses are considered for disciplinary action

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Tay Ninh - Regarding the case of a 13-month-old boy who died while being transferred to a hospital, the hospital admitted mistakes and considered disciplining the two nurses.

81-year-old woman has a foreign object removed from the airway at Hai Duong Lung Hospital, Hai Phong City

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Hai Phong - An 81-year-old woman with a long cough was discovered by doctors and a foreign object in her bronchi was removed using modern endoscopy techniques.

Dong Thap deploys a series of measures to prevent and control infectious diseases

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Dong Thap - The Provincial People's Committee requests units to proactively control, not to let epidemics and food poisoning occur, affecting people's health.

Principles of eating watermelon that are good for the thyroid

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The thyroid is an important hormonal gland, regulating metabolism, body heat and energy.

In case the social insurance directly covers the cost of health insurance examination and treatment

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Health insurance participants are not always paid at medical facilities, but in some special cases, they will be paid directly by social insurance.