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.

Symptoms and incubation time of the Nipah virus

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The Nipah virus has a long incubation period in some rare cases, with initial symptoms similar to flu but can quickly become severe, causing encephalitis,...

Primary healthcare and progress from Resolution 72

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Implementing Resolution 72 of the Politburo, Hanoi is implementing many solutions to improve grassroots health capacity, aiming to take care of people's health right from the initial level, reducing overload for upper-level hospitals.

Ministry of Health recommends 5 proactive measures to prevent Nipah virus

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Before the information that the Nipah virus is being recorded again in India, the Ministry of Health has issued recommendations for people to proactively prevent the Nipah virus.

WHO warns of Nipah virus, risk of death up to 75%

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WHO warns that the Nipah virus is a dangerous infectious disease, which can be transmitted from animals to humans and between humans, with a mortality rate of up to 75%.

Nipah virus appears in India, HCMC strengthens prevention measures

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HCDC HCMC said that it is closely monitoring the epidemiological situation in the world, and at the same time proactively implementing Nipah virus prevention measures.

Verifying the enjoyment of mental illness benefits after suspected abnormalities in a commune in Nghe An

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Nghe An - Nghe An Psychiatric Hospital has re-verified the procedure and checked the records of mental patients who were reported to have abnormal signs.

Respiratory diseases lurking in the cold season for the elderly and young children

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Da Nang - The weather is turning cold, the number of children and the elderly hospitalized for respiratory diseases is suddenly increasing.

Dien Bien invests more than 7.6 billion VND to deploy electronic medical records

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Dien Bien - The Provincial People's Committee has just approved a plan to lease management, operation, and professional software at the Provincial General Hospital.

Song Tu Tay island clinic promptly rescues fisherman in distress in Truong Sa

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Khanh Hoa - Song Tu Tay island clinic rescues fishermen with severe acute decompression disease during seafood exploitation in Truong Sa.

8 years of infertility, 7 failures and unexpectedly sweet fruit

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Each infertility story has pains that cannot be seen with the naked eye. And the journey of Mr. Hai and Ms. Trang is one of those journeys.

Pig meat color change case: Supply contract will be terminated if it recurs

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Ho Chi Minh City - In the case of color-changing pork smuggled into students' kitchens, the school has requested a commitment to terminate the contract if the supplier repeats the violation.

Toxic Aptamil milk recalled in England, the move of Vietnamese breastfeeding mothers

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Toxic Aptamil milk recalled in the UK has caused many Vietnamese breastfeeding mothers to worry, proactively check the milk being used for their children and share warnings on groups.

Ho Chi Minh City guides health insurance transfer at 25 regional health centers to terminate operations

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On January 26, Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance guided the conversion of the initial registration place for registration cards at the Health Center.

Bringing Lunar New Year to patients in difficult circumstances in the Mekong Delta

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Can Tho - Can Tho Central General Hospital supports patients in difficult circumstances, especially patients who have to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the hospital.

Free medical examination for about 3,000 people in the Mekong Delta

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Can Tho - Nam Can Tho University Hospital coordinates with Wonkwang University Hospital (Korea) to organize free medical examinations for people.