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.
What does the Ministry of Health say when nearly 20 Health Departments have their documents forged?
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In less than a week, nearly 20 provincial and municipal health departments had to issue urgent notices after food safety inspection documents were forged.
Severe shortage of human resources in geriatrics
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While Vietnam’s population is aging and life expectancy is increasing, the ability to provide health care services for the elderly is still very limited. More alarming is the lack of trained human resources and caregivers for the elderly.
WHO adds HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer
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More than 95% of the 660,000 cases of cervical cancer that occur globally are caused by HPV. Recently, the WHO announced the addition of a single-dose HPV vaccine.
The entire central line has only one geriatric hospital
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The entire central level has only one geriatric hospital, while provincial medical facilities have almost no geriatric care units, and there is a shortage of human resources...
Participating in the race, one person broke a bone
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Ho Chi Minh City - Le Van Thinh Hospital said it had received 3 cases of pediatric patients who were hospitalized after participating in the race.
Medical Center asks for lessons learned due to billions of dollars in wrong revenue and expenditure
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Dak Lak - Cu M'gar District Medical Center would like to deeply review and learn from experience for incorrectly collecting and spending more than 1.6 billion VND in preferential allowances.
Total thyroidectomy for 24-year-old female patient
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Da Nang - Doctors have just successfully removed the entire thyroid goiter measuring 15x10x10cm each lobe from a 24-year-old female patient.
4cm long leech found in patient's nose
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Quang Binh - A leech about 4cm long was just removed from a female patient's nose by doctors at Bac Quang Binh General Hospital.
Lack of geriatricians and elderly care services
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Population aging has been a major challenge globally. Meanwhile, health care services for the elderly are limited.
Da Nang doctor provides timely dialysis for foreign tourists
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Da Nang - On the morning of October 4, a Kyrgyz tourist went to Hospital 199, Ministry of Public Security for medical examination and dialysis during his trip.
Warning of hand, foot and mouth disease increasing in Ho Chi Minh City
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In week 39, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 420 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, an increase of 37.3% compared to the average of the previous 4 weeks.
One person died after being scratched by a dog 2 months ago, suspected of rabies
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Binh Thuan - A 28-year-old woman died of suspected rabies. Before that, she was scratched by a dog at home, but did not get a rabies vaccination but went to a traditional medicine practitioner.
Snoring, sleep apnea - the nightmare of patients and their families
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HCMC - Sleep apnea and snoring in young children are very dangerous. If not treated thoroughly, it will affect the child's development.
Self-treatment of cancer is on the rise again
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The situation of cancer patients who do not follow treatment regimens and self-medicate through word of mouth, making their condition worse, has become more common recently.
Another baby born healthy thanks to fetal heart catheterization
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HCMC - The baby who had an intrauterine heart catheterization was born healthy and was transferred to Children's Hospital 1 for further monitoring and treatment.
