Medical

Hai Phong City Party Secretary encourages elderly people to go for periodic health check-ups

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Hai Phong - Secretary of the City Party Committee Le Ngoc Chau inspects periodic health check-ups for the elderly in Gia Loc commune.

Quang Ninh provides free health check-ups for more than 1.4 million people from 25.5

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Quang Ninh - Quang Ninh is implementing 2 free health check-ups for all people in the province, starting from May 25, 2026.

Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City successfully performs 100 kidney transplants

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Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City University Medical Center Hospital has just successfully performed its 100th kidney transplant.

Working too many hours can increase the risk of obesity

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New research shows that prolonged working hours not only cause stress but also increase the risk of obesity and metabolic disorders.

Da Nang deploys free health check-ups for all people from July 1st

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Da Nang - From July 1, 2026, the city will implement periodic health check-ups or free screenings for people throughout the area.

Registration of hundreds more drugs extended

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The Drug Administration of Vietnam has just extended the registration of 361 drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients produced domestically and abroad.

How to pay for medicine outside for patients?

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If the hospital lacks medicine, patients who have to buy medicine from outside will be paid, but only for rare medicines.

Ministry of Health responds to conditions for licensing medical testing practice

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The Ministry of Health has just responded to regulations and conditions for granting licenses to practice medical testing.

Saving a Cambodian child with left atrial septum and severe pulmonary hypertension

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HCMC - Admitted to Children's Hospital 1, a Cambodian patient was diagnosed with left atrial septum and severe pulmonary hypertension. The hospital covered the cost of treatment.

Functional foods produced in buckets and basins are advertised as miracle drugs

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The advertising messages of functional foods are like bombs that bombard consumers' awareness, such as: "Commit to cure completely, if not cured, no charge"; "Get rid of type 1, type 2 diabetes"; "Completely cure high blood pressure, family tradition"... In reality, no scientific product has such an effect.

Can Tho patient had his arm severed due to a work accident

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Can Tho - City General Hospital performed emergency surgery to reconnect and preserve the left arm of a patient who was severed due to a work accident.

Ministry of Health responds to conditions for expanding medical practice

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The Ministry of Health has just responded to regulations and conditions for expanding the field of medical practice.

Breast cancer is getting younger, what to do to prevent the disease effectively?

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To limit the development of severe breast cancer, experts recommend that women proactively have regular health screenings.

Potential risks from home circumcision services

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Circumcision is not a simple surgery that anyone can do. Many people have had complications with blood clots when having tattoo artists or spa workers do it.

Thousands of Dien Bien children receive free heart screening

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Dien Bien - Thousands of people have brought their children to the Provincial General Hospital for free heart disease screening.

Important factors that cause children to have poor height development

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Vitamin D deficiency will negatively affect children's height development.

Ministry of Health responds to questions related to medical practice registration

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The Ministry of Health has just answered questions related to medical practice registration.

Doctors speak out when patients self-treat

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Taking herbal medicine of unknown origin can lead to poisoning, endanger life, and even death, as has been warned many times, but patients still believe it.

Be careful with head and neck lymph nodes in children

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Most of the lymph nodes in the head, face and neck area in children are benign, only a very few cases have a risk of malignancy.

Gia Lai adds human resources to the health sector

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Gia Lai - Public health facilities in Gia Lai need to recruit 1,435 people to ensure medical examination and treatment needs for local people.