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.

Can Tho states the cause of local shortage of some drugs and chemicals

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Can Tho - Local shortage of some drugs and chemicals due to contractors not having enough supplies or not supplying enough according to hospital orders.

3 more Family Doctor clinics in Can Tho

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Can Tho - 3 Family Doctor clinics built and put into operation by the Department of Health are expected to help reduce overload at upper-level hospitals.

Can Tho mobilizes all resources to invest in grassroots healthcare

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Can Tho - The health sector continues to consolidate, improve, and propose key solutions to improve the quality of grassroots health care activities in the new situation.

Proposing many new regulations on online drug sales

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Buying and selling drugs online is a trend but it has many potential risks.

3 Simple Yoga Poses for a Healthier Colon

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The following yoga poses are incredibly simple to improve digestion, reduce bloating, and keep your colon healthy.

Management of online drug sales still has many "loopholes"

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Prescriptions from 2020 that prescribed antibiotics were still being used to buy drugs online.

Bac Lieu Medical Center struggles to pay staff salaries due to lack of customers

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Bac Lieu - Not only Ca Mau, many medical facilities in Bac Lieu are also facing a lack of customers, leading to an imbalance in revenue and expenditure.

Plan radiotherapy in 2-4 minutes instead of 4 hours thanks to AI application

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Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital applies artificial intelligence (AI) to help reduce cancer radiotherapy planning time from 2-4 hours to 2-4 minutes.

Buying medicine outside the hospital, patients are paid by health insurance

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From January 1, 2025, if the hospital lacks drugs and medical supplies in the health insurance list, patients who buy drugs outside the hospital will be paid directly by the Health Insurance Fund.

Chronic patients hope to be provided with long-term health insurance drugs

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The Ministry of Health is piloting the outpatient prescription of chronic diseases for a maximum of 90 days. In response to this information, many patients expressed their desire to receive long-term health insurance-covered drugs.

Ho Chi Minh City still faces difficulties in bidding and purchasing medicine and medical equipment

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According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, recently, the unit has deployed medical facilities to effectively and promptly purchase drugs and medical equipment in accordance with regulations.

Hospitals are deserted, medical staff are at risk of not getting paid

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According to the Ca Mau Department of Health, medical facilities are facing many difficulties; including a decrease in the number of patients coming for examination and the risk of salary shortage.

A series of violations discovered at a clinic in Ho Chi Minh City

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HCMC - According to the HCMC Department of Health, the clinic located at 166A Tan Son Nhi Street, Tan Phu District has many illegal acts.

Thai Binh records 1 child suspected of having measles

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Thai Binh - CDC Thai Binh recommends people to strengthen measles prevention and control after a child patient was suspected of having this disease.

Timely surgery for 15 year old boy with testicular torsion

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Hanoi Andrology and Infertility Hospital has just successfully performed surgery and preserved a case of testicular torsion in a 15-year-old male student.