Medical
Health insurance drugs are still lacking, flexible response to support patients
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Lack of health insurance (HI) drugs still occurs at some medical facilities, forcing some patients to buy drugs outside. However, flexible solutions from the new mechanism and the proactiveness of hospitals are opening up a way out, helping to minimize the cost burden for people.
The appearance of the 258 billion VND hospital in Lao Cai is gradually being completed
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Lao Cai - The Bao Yen Regional General Hospital project has taken on a new look, striving to reach the finish line in the third quarter of 2026.
Artists in patient clothes still sow hope with music
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In a patient's jacket, the artist still quietly brings the sound of the viola to the hospital, with gentle melodies becoming a source of encouragement, soothing the spirit of everyone.
Warning of an increasing trend of arrhythmia
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Ho Chi Minh City - With the increasing trend of cardiovascular disease, in addition to diseases well understood by the community such as high blood pressure, myocardial infarction... arrhythmia also increases.
Dissolving 3 regional health centers, Khanh Hoa promotes streamlining the grassroots health system
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Khanh Hoa - The locality has decided to dissolve 3 regional health centers and transfer all personnel, functions, and tasks to the grassroots level.
Artery stenosis is no longer a "leg amputation" when there is laser technology
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Ho Chi Minh City - Artery stenosis due to atherosclerosis is increasing, especially in the elderly and patients with many underlying diseases.
Sudden weather changes increase the risk of complications in people with heart failure
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Sudden weather changes can have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system, increasing the risk of complications in people with heart failure.
Do not be subjective about hand, foot and mouth disease
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There are diseases that keep repeating to the point that many people easily develop subjective psychology. Hand, foot and mouth disease is one of them. Still a common disease in young children, still familiar warnings about washing hands, cleaning toys, keeping the living environment clean. But this year, the figures just released by the Ministry of Health show that this is no longer a story that can be taken lightly.
Vinh Long doctor successfully performs endoscopic surgery for low bowel cancer
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Vinh Long - Provincial General Hospital successfully performed laparoscopic surgery on low bowel cancer, helping patients preserve their natural anus.
Children relapse with hand, foot and mouth disease after 3 weeks, doctors warn not to be subjective
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Doctors warn that children who have had hand, foot and mouth disease are still at risk of re-infection, parents need to pay special attention.
Tightening food post-inspection, school kitchens in the sights
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The Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) proposed that localities strengthen post-inspection of food in 2026, focusing on school kitchens and functional foods.
Rescuing a critically ill child due to septic shock after drinking milk
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Khanh Hoa - A child with severe septic shock and multiple organ damage has just been saved by doctors at Khanh Hoa General Hospital after intensive treatment.
4 deaths from hand, foot and mouth disease, Ministry of Health requests increased infection control
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The Ministry of Health requests medical facilities to tighten treatment and control hand, foot and mouth disease infection when the number of cases is increasing rapidly, with 4 deaths recorded.
Health status of patients in the suspected poisoning case in Dak Lak
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Dak Lak - The health status of patients suspected of poisoning due to eating bread from a facility has gradually stabilized, functional agencies are still continuing to monitor.
Vinh Long Stroke Network optimizes "golden hour", improving emergency efficiency
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Vinh Long - The 2026 Stroke Network Conference proposes solutions to connect treatment, standardize procedures, and apply technology to improve emergency efficiency.
Hand, foot and mouth recorded in all wards and communes of Can Tho
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Can Tho - Information from the Can Tho Center for Disease Control (CDC), hand, foot and mouth disease has been recorded in all 103/103 wards and communes.
Hand, foot and mouth disease appears in all communes and wards of Hanoi
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Hanoi - Hand, foot and mouth disease has appeared in 126 communes and wards with 24 outbreaks, of which up to 21 outbreaks broke out in preschool and kindergarten educational institutions.
Hanoi has more hospitals "saying no" to fees outside of health insurance when dialysis
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Hanoi has more private hospitals implementing "zero-dong" dialysis, patients are paid 100% by health insurance.
Increasing infectious diseases, parents proactively prevent diseases for their children
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Many infectious diseases such as RSV, hand, foot and mouth disease... are on the rise, causing parents to worry when children go to class or play in crowded places.
Ministry of Health urgently directs when hand, foot and mouth disease cases increase 5 times
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Hand, foot and mouth disease is showing signs of strongly increasing again when in just nearly 3 months of 2026, the whole country recorded more than 25,000 cases. The Southern region continues to be a hotspot, accounting for nearly 72% of the total number of cases.
