Medical

Taking medicine still does not lower blood pressure, doctors point out the reason why many people miss out

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Many people increase doses or combine many medications but blood pressure remains high for a long time. Behind this condition may be underlying diseases.

Regular health check-ups by age to reduce hospital overload

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From 2026, people can have free annual periodic health check-ups according to the new roadmap of the Ministry of Health to detect diseases early and reduce hospital overload.

Metal nail pierces the abdominal wall due to using nail guns at home

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During the use of a nail-shooting machine at home, a patient in Can Tho had a metal nail pierced through his abdominal wall and had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment.

Using a nail gun at home, a patient in Can Tho had a nail pierced through his abdominal wall

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Can Tho - While using a handheld nail gun at home, a patient was pierced by a metal nail through the abdominal wall.

Successful surgery for a rare appendicitis in Khanh Hoa

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Khanh Hoa - Ninh Hoa Regional General Hospital has just successfully performed endoscopic surgery for a patient with appendicitis.

Trillion-VND cancer hospital in Can Tho continues to wait for supplies

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Can Tho - The investment project to build Can Tho City Oncology Hospital (scale of 500 beds) is restarted, contributing to the realization of a specialized medical center in the Mekong Delta.

8 people in Lang Son hospitalized due to bee stings while visiting graves

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Lang Son - During the Thanh Minh Tet holiday, the Provincial General Hospital received 8 cases of bee stings while sweeping graves and clearing bushes.

Outpatient emergency: The life-and-death link is still weak

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Extrahospital emergency plays a vital role but is still thin, slow, and unsynchronized, requiring strong reforms to avoid missing the "golden hour" to save people.

Accelerate the progress of facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Duc

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The Ministry of Health continues to urge and remove obstacles to accelerate the progress of the second facility project of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals.

Lam Dong strengthens rabies prevention and control for people's health

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Lam Dong - The health sector coordinates with units and localities to promote propaganda, raise awareness of rabies prevention and control, and protect people's health.

Food poisoning incident at Binh Quoi Tay Elementary School: Cause has been identified

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Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety concluded that the incident that occurred at Binh Quoi Tay Primary School on April 7 was a food poisoning case.

Surgery saves patient with two rare cancers at the same time

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Quang Tri - Rare cancer surgery successfully performed, simultaneously treating two primary tumors on the same patient.

Rescuing a 25-year-old young man who was stabbed in both eyes by 2 chopsticks at the same time

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Doctors at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital promptly saved and maximally preserved vision for a 25-year-old young man in Phu Tho who was stabbed deep in the eyes by two chopsticks.

Acute gout requires joint aspiration, warning of the trend of disease rejuvenation

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Acute gout in young people is increasing due to unhealthy lifestyles and diets. In the case of a 33-year-old male patient, 70 ml of joint fluid had to be aspirated due to severe relapse.

Seasonal changes, infectious diseases increase, parents proactively get vaccinated

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Seasonal changes cause infectious diseases to increase, especially in young children. Many parents proactively take their children for vaccination to prevent the disease.

Ministry of Health reviews HiPP weaning products recalled in Austria for suspected containing rat poison

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The Food Safety Department - Ministry of Health has just requested a review of registration and trading on trading floors of HiPP products that have just been recalled by Austria, suspected of containing rat poison.

Elderly people are prone to osteoporosis, doctors recommend effective preventive measures

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Doctors recommend building a reasonable diet, combining scientific activities to prevent osteoporosis in the elderly.

Clarifying information about the 3-year-old child's death at the hospital

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Ha Tinh - Ha Tinh General Hospital has coordinated with the family to clarify the contents related to a 3-year-old child who died at this hospital.

Wishing for quick recovery, many pregnant women choose natural birth after having had a cesarean section

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Ho Chi Minh City - Despite having had a cesarean section, many pregnant women still choose natural birth for their next birth because of many benefits in terms of costs, recovery time...

Self-medicating gout, patients suffer from kidney failure, muscle atrophy

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After 10 years of arbitrarily using gout medicine of unknown origin, the male patient was hospitalized in a state of kidney failure, muscle atrophy and severe metabolic disorders.