Medical

Hoi An doctor saves female tourist with a rare disease never recorded in Vietnam

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Da Nang - A female Australian tourist suffering from a rare disease, never recorded in Vietnamese medical literature, was successfully rescued by doctors in Hoi An.

Miraculous rescue of 36-week pregnant woman in critical condition after traffic accident in Hai Phong

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Hai Phong - Doctors at Viet Tiep Friendship Hospital have just successfully saved a 36-week pregnant woman with severe traumatic brain injury after a traffic accident.

3 leg exercises to help limit blood sugar spikes when sitting for a long time

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Just with the simple in-place movements below, people who sit for a long time can activate muscles, increase glucose consumption and support hyperglycemia.

Hand, foot and mouth disease increases rapidly, Lam Dong health sector strengthens control

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Lam Dong - Hand, foot and mouth disease is increasing rapidly, with 1 death recorded due to EV71, the health sector is urgently implementing epidemic prevention measures.

Khanh Hoa responds to petitions on sanctioning residence registration for children

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Khanh Hoa - Voters are concerned about the content related to administrative sanctions for cases of not registering residence for children within the prescribed time limit.

Hundreds of people receive medical support, many emergency cases due to heatstroke during the 2025 Vesak holiday

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HCMC - On the occasion of the 2025 Vesak holiday, hundreds of people received medical support, mainly emergency cases due to heatstroke, fever or fainting due to hypoglycemia.

Taking a giant 8kg fat muscle to squeeze the organs of a 47-year-old man

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HCMC - Feeling a large belly due to drinking beer and sitting often while driving, the man had a khoiure weighing up to 8kg, causing serious damage to his body.

Doctor goes to the company to screen female worker for disease

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Kien Giang - Workers' Month has many activities to care for union members and workers, including reproductive health check-ups for female workers at the company.

Saving a girl with severe dengue shock, respiratory failure

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HCMC - A girl (10 years old, overweight and obese) was shocked by severe dengue fever, blood clotting disorder, liver damage, and severe respiratory failure.

Hai Duong ensures safety for patients and medical staff

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Hai Duong - The People's Committee of Hai Duong province has just directed to strengthen security and safety at medical facilities to protect patients and medical staff.

Thong Nhat Hospital successfully performed a surgical replacement of a major artery valve

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HCMC - Thong Nhat Hospital successfully performed a patient's skin-on-vehicle artery valve replacement (TAVI).

Can Tho prepares 5 situations to monitor and prevent influenza A epidemic in humans

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Can Tho - The goal is to minimize disease intrusion; 100% of influenza A outbreaks are detected and handled promptly, preventing outbreaks.

Reasons why many people have difficulty quitting smoking

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HCMC - Each cigarette contains more than 4,000 toxins, smoking cessation requires a roadmap; absolutely do not smoke again even once after quitting.

A pilgrimage convoy had an accident, 4 people were hospitalized for emergency care

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HCMC - Cho Ray Hospital said it has received 4 people who were on a pilgrimage trip and had an accident, including 1 person with multiple injuries.

Can Tho Central General Hospital will expand by 3.5 hectares

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Can Tho - The expansion is to meet the increasing demand for medical examination and treatment of people in the West.

2 children in Can Tho poisoned by emissions from generators while on a power outage

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Can Tho - After about 2 hours of intensive treatment, the health of the two children improved significantly: They were more profound, able to eat and drink, and had stable respiratory index.

Ho Chi Minh City increases the number of children hospitalized for hand, foot and mouth disease by 2-3 times

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HCMC - In the past 3 weeks, Children's Hospital 2 has received 2-3 times more pediatric patients coming for examination and hospitalization for hand, foot and mouth disease.

Warning of eye diseases is very common in the elderly

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This is a fairly common eye disease in the elderly, which can seriously affect daily life and vision if not detected early.

International Nursing Day, honoring the silent footsteps

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HCMC - On May 12, on the occasion of International Nursing Day, Military Hospital 175 organized the program "Silent Steps" to thank thousands of nurses.

Social insurance answers about health insurance payments at the district level

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Vietnam Social Security has just responded to the issue of health insurance examination and treatment regardless of provincial boundaries.