Medical
RSV virus warning is in season, child hospitalization increases
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Hanoi - Recorded at Hanoi Children's Hospital, in the past two weeks, the number of children coming for examination due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has increased sharply.
8 PM News: 69 people in close contact with meningococcal meningitis case in Lam Dong
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Current status of Duc Giang chemical factory after a series of leaders were prosecuted; Patient with meningococcal meningitis in Lam Dong has nearly 70 people in close contact...
Health status of 16 students in the case of a dump truck crushing the rear of a passenger car
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Thai Nguyen - After being hospitalized, the health status of the students is basically stable, 1 case had to be transferred to another level.
Khanh Hoa removes obstacles in transferring commune-level health stations ahead of schedule 1. 4
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Khanh Hoa - The Department of Health requests regional Health Centers to complete the handover of dossiers, assets, and personnel to the commune-level People's Committee before March 31.
Hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine licensed in Vietnam
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The Ministry of Health has just licensed the circulation of the hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine due to the EV71 virus, opening up more options to protect young children from the risk of serious complications.
After Tet, increasing number of patients hospitalized for alcoholic hepatitis
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After the Tet holiday, the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital recorded a sharp increase in the number of cases of examination and hospitalization for liver diseases related to alcohol and beer. No few cases are hospitalized when the condition is already severe.
Infusion at home, 34-year-old female patient dies after a few hours
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Ho Chi Minh City - On February 25, Le Van Thinh Hospital said it had received a patient who self-infused fluids at home, although he was actively resuscitated, he still did not survive.
Female obstetrician successfully receives heart transplant, continues her journey to save people
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Nhi (32 years old), an obstetrician, never expected that her journey to save people would have to temporarily stop before a life-or-death turning point.
Woman in critical condition for folk remedies for snake bite
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Lam Dong - bitten by a scolopendre, the woman did not go to the hospital but was treated by folk remedies and traditional healers, so she fell into critical condition.
Ca Mau healthcare faces pressure to improve healthcare quality
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Ca Mau's health sector has made progress but revealed many limitations in terms of facilities, human resources, management...
Nearly 600 athletes participate in Quang Tri Health Sector Sports Festival 2026
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Quang Tri - Nearly 600 athletes participate in the 2026 Quang Tri Health Sector Sports Festival, competing enthusiastically and unitedly in badminton and volleyball.
Warning about traffic accidents and disturbances caused by alcohol and beer abuse in Lam Dong
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Lam Dong - Accidents caused by drunk drivers dragging motorbikes, many fights after drinking sessions are a warning bell about alcohol and beer abuse.
Lunar New Year, the number of emergency cases due to traffic accidents in Can Tho decreases
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Can Tho - Lunar New Year 2026, the number of patients coming for examination and emergency care in accidents increased compared to 2025, but the number of traffic accidents decreased.
Arranging a streamlined health system, completing the organizational structure of commune-level health stations
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The Prime Minister requested to streamline the health system, ensure linkages between professional levels and complete the organizational structure of commune-level health stations.
Hanoi prolonged humidity, doctors point out groups of people susceptible to respiratory diseases
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Hanoi - The humid winter-spring weather, drizzle creates conditions for bacteria and mold to develop, experts point out the group prone to the disease.
Humid weather at the beginning of the year poses a risk of respiratory disease outbreaks
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Humid weather, heavy rain, high humidity and crowded festival activities increase the risk of respiratory diseases, especially in groups with weak resistance.
Successful lung transplant, saving a patient in the early morning of the 7th day of Tet
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In less than 2 months of the end of 2025, the Central Lung Hospital successfully performed 5 lung transplants.
Doctor guides drowning victims through video call
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Khanh Hoa - Doctors have guided remote cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) via video call to people at the scene of a drowning incident.
Night-long race to transplant heart to save pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure
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Ho Chi Minh City - A heart transplant was urgently deployed overnight, promptly saving an 11-year-old child with end-stage heart failure.
Two nurses donate blood to save critically ill pregnant woman
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Quang Tri - Two nurses at Quang Ninh Regional General Hospital donated blood to save a woman with ectopic pregnancy.
