Medical

Offensive pranks online, 2 female interns returned to school

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Duc Giang General Hospital returns 2 female interns to school after they made offensive statements online.

Quang Ninh studies building a new facility for the Provincial General Hospital

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Quang Ninh - Quang Ninh Provincial General Hospital, the new facility is expected to be built in Hoanh Bo ward, located in the northern area of Cua Luc Bay.

Children show many abnormal bruises, parents need to be vigilant

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Bruises on children's hands and feet often worry many parents.

Free congenital heart disease screening for about 2,000 children in Vinh Long

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Vinh Long - About 2,000 children are examined and screened for congenital heart disease for free, helping to detect diseases early for timely treatment and intervention.

Timely activation of red alert, multiple-traumatic patient saved

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Thanks to the timely activation of the red alert procedure, a young man who had a traffic accident was put on the operating table after only about 10 minutes of hospitalization.

Free periodic health check-ups for Hanoi residents on July 1st

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Hanoi - From July 1, 2026, the city officially implements a program of free periodic health check-ups and disease screening for people on a city-wide scale.

Many people mistake bạch biến for lang ben, doctors show how to recognize it

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Bach bien and lang ben both cause skin color changes, making many people easily confused. Doctors have guided how to recognize them to distinguish and treat correctly.

The first steps of a 4-year-old baby after 4 rounds of treatment for cerebral palsy

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Once thought to have only delayed development, the child of Ms. Hoang Thi Minh (Phuc Tho commune, Hanoi) has made her first steps and started practicing speaking after 4 rounds of treatment for cerebral palsy.

Increasing allowances, extending maternity leave from July 1st, many families are more reassured

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From July 1, many maternity regimes are adjusted such as increasing maternity allowances, increasing health care benefits and extending rest time in some cases.

Keeping the left leg for a 21-year-old girl after a life-threatening injury

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Her left leg was almost completely peeled off after the accident, the 21-year-old female patient faces the risk of amputation.

Repairing an abandoned hospital for 8 years into Ho Chi Minh City Psychiatric Hospital, Facility 4

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Ho Chi Minh City - The mental hospital facility in Binh Duong ward, which was built and then abandoned for 8 years, is being repaired for use.

Warning about the risk of intestinal perforation due to swallowing magnetic foreign objects

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A 5-year-old boy in Quang Ngai has just had emergency surgery by doctors at Children's Hospital of the City to remove a magnetic foreign object from the digestive tract.

Time to do physical therapy when shoulder and neck pain

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Shoulder and neck pain is a common condition in office workers, drivers, people who regularly use computers, phones or elderly people.

Counting back to the day of operation of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, Ninh Binh facility

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Viet Duc Friendship Hospital Ninh Binh facility is accelerating completion to officially go into operation from July 10.

Prolonged abdominal pain, 14-year-old girl discovers 12cm spiral ovarian tumor

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Hanoi - A 14-year-old girl was hospitalized with severe abdominal pain and a 12cm spiral ovarian tumor was discovered.

Ho Chi Minh City sends doctors to homes to examine patients

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Ho Chi Minh City - Piloting home medical examinations for people in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to reduce the burden on upper-level hospitals and improve the effectiveness of grassroots healthcare.

When health insurance cards are less "sluggish" due to irregularities

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From July 1, 2026, a notable change in health insurance (HI) policy officially takes effect: People who go for outpatient examinations outside the tuyến at some qualified medical facilities will be paid 50% of the benefit level by the HI fund for many diseases and groups of diseases that were previously not covered.

Medical tourism opens up directions to attract international visitors to Da Nang

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Da Nang - Medical tourism is considered a strategic segment, where hospitals, hotels, travel and health recovery services create new value.

Outpatient examination places covered by 50% health insurance

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From July 1, 2026, people participating in health insurance who self-go for outpatient examinations outside the line can be paid 50% of the benefit level, but not all medical examination and treatment facilities apply it.

Patient with bladder cancer gets a new bladder shaped from the intestine

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Hanoi - After bladder removal due to cancer, a male patient over 60 years old was given a new bladder by doctors from a segment of the intestine.