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.

Success in cancer treatment in Vietnam is on par with international standards

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The success rate of treatment of some types of cancer at Hospital K has reached the same level as in advanced countries.

The scale of Quang Nam Central General Hospital when it becomes the 3rd facility of Hue Central General Hospital

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The establishment of Hue Central General Hospital, Facility 3 in Quang Nam, is expected to bring many benefits to the people of the Central region.

Lao Cai inaugurates 380 billion VND hospital project

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On the afternoon of February 24, Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee held the inauguration ceremony of the High-Tech Building of the Provincial General Hospital with a total investment of 380 billion VND.

Continuous unseasonal rain, warning of dengue fever outbreak

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HCMC - Unseasonal rain has occurred continuously in the South, many children have been hospitalized for dengue fever.

gratitude to the white-clad soldiers of Can Tho

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Can Tho - gratitude from the leaders of the health sector, the city will give more motivation to the team of doctors and nurses to care for and improve people's health.

woman with 1.7kg uterine fibroid tumor and 5 small tumors

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Doctors at the Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital have successfully separated a 1.7kg uterine fibroid tumor and 5 small tumors, preserving the female patient's uterus.

Many preferential policies, but the grassroots level still lacks doctors

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Mountainous localities, remote areas and areas are lacking medical human resources but face difficulties in training and retaining medical staff. Few medical students want to work at district and commune levels due to difficult working conditions and few development opportunities.

Lifestyle has a greater impact on health than genetic factors

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A study by the University of Oxford shows that lifestyle and living conditions have a greater impact on health and the risk of premature death than genetic factors.

Functional foods have 20 substances, only 3-5 substances have effects

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It is recommended to explain the ingredients of functional foods and health protection foods.

Medical hotline: 1 child dies after chickenpox prevention vaccination

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5 victims of the passenger bus accident on National Highway 6 recovered; Newborn baby died after emergency vaccination against Syphilis... are notable medical news in the past 24 hours.

Doctor revives the lives of many children from liver transplantation

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HCMC - With "the help of two golden hands", Dr. Tran Thanh Tri has successfully performed many liver transplants, saving the lives of many children.

Doctor accompanies infertile couple to find child

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HCMC - The first child could not be kept due to severe birth defects, the U50 couple persisted in in vitro fertilization for many years in search of a healthy child.

Highland medicine for 14 years carries medicine to the village

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"My Truc" is the affectionate name that locals call doctor Nguyen Van Truc after 14 years of silently bringing great changes to the health sector in the mountainous areas of Quang Nam.

5 victims of the passenger bus accident on National Highway 6 recover

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5 victims of the passenger bus accident on National Highway 6 in Son La were transferred to Viet Duc Friendship Hospital for treatment while recovering.

Quang Ninh raises warning level for infectious diseases

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The People's Committee of Quang Ninh province has just issued an Official Dispatch requesting close monitoring of the situation of infectious diseases and early detection of suspected cases.