Medical
Man in Da Nang accidentally swallows bamboo toothpick while sleeping
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Da Nang - Swallowing a toothpick and then falling asleep, a 67-year-old man accidentally swallowed a sharp bamboo toothpick, 5cm long, into his stomach, leading to critical condition.
Baby has prolonged shortness of breath, doctors discover a live leech more than 12cm long in the trachea
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Quang Ngai - The baby was hospitalized in a state of prolonged shortness of breath. Through endoscopy, doctors at the Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital discovered a leech over 12cm long living in the airway.
Successful surgery on a 1.1kg teratoma tumor for a newborn
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Ho Chi Minh City - Children's Hospital 1 has successfully operated on a giant tumor in the coccyx region weighing 1.1kg for a 2-day-old newborn.
Ministry of Health tightens management of free medicine program, preventing abuse for advertising
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The Ministry of Health requests the unified implementation of new regulations on the free drug support program to ensure transparency.
Ministry of Health warns of US recall of infant milk after 3 cases of poisoning
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The Ministry of Health issued an urgent warning about Nara Organics infant formula product after the US recalled all products due to 3 cases of Botulinum poisoning in infants.
Warning for severely ill people at risk of death from measles
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According to MSc. Dr. Nguyen Van Truong, Hanoi Children's Hospital, children with underlying diseases will suffer from more severe measles than normal children.
A boy has been tested twice for measles before being vaccinated
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Hanoi Most measles cases are recorded in children under 5 years old. Notably, there are cases that have not been vaccinated, and only two tests have detected measles.
Clinic in Ho Chi Minh City shows signs of double-tests
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HCMC - On the evening of March 28, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said it had conducted a surprise inspection of the An Dong General Clinic and discovered many violations in medical examination and treatment activities.
Many severe measles cases, hospitals diverge to avoid cross-infection
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Hanoi - Hanoi Children's Hospital currently has many patients with severe measles, complications of pneumonia, respiratory failure, and oxygenation. Hospitals must divert traffic to avoid cross-infection.
The Ministry of Health provides the latest guidance on diagnosis and treatment of measles
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The Ministry of Health issued Decision No. 1019/QD-BYT on promulgating professional documents guiding the diagnosis and treatment of measles.
Spending more than 700 billion VND to build a new Hanoi Eye Hospital
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Hanoi - The City People's Committee has just issued a decision approving the investment project to build a new Hanoi Eye Hospital in Phu Luong ward, Ha Dong district.
Proposal to increase health insurance support for students to 50%
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It is expected that the state budget will increase by VND3,700 billion to increase the level of health insurance (HI) support for students from 30% to 50%.
Ho Chi Minh City announces the end of the measles epidemic in 22 wards and communes
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HCMC - The city announced the decision to end the measles epidemic in 22 wards and communes in the area.
General health insurance examination and treatment without administrative geographical discrimination
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The amended Law on Health Insurance (HI) effective from July 1, 2025 stipulates the clearance of health insurance examination and treatment regardless of administrative geography.
Da Nang has a hospital specializing in stroke for the first time
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Da Nang officially started construction of S.I.S Da Nang International General Hospital to provide modern, in-depth medical services for stroke and cardiovascular disease for the Central region.
Revealing the trick of impersonating doctors to scam patients in Thanh Hoa
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Recently, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police in coordination with the Department of Health have discovered and clarified many tricks to deceive patients at a number of disguised medical examination and treatment facilities.
Hai Duong speeds up measles vaccination
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Faced with the risk of measles outbreak, the Department of Health of Hai Duong province requires units to strengthen infectious disease prevention, especially in the Winter - Spring.
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health proposes to announce the end of the measles epidemic in 22 wards and communes
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HCMC - The HCMC Department of Health requested the City People's Committee to announce the end of the measles epidemic in 22 wards and communes because they meet the conditions for ending the epidemic according to regulations.
Suspending a massage parlor in Dien Bien Phu City
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Dien Bien - The authorities have just drawn up a record of violations and requested the "Tech Medical" massage facility in Dien Bien Phu City to temporarily suspend operations.
Continuing construction of a series of hundred-billion-dong hospitals in Lao Cai
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Lao Cai - Many district-level hospital projects have been invested with hundreds of billions of VND to continue construction to serve the needs of medical examination and treatment for people.
