Medical

Risk of poisoning from swimming pools

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Summer is coming, many people have planned to swim to ensure their health. However, the incident of 18 people being hospitalized suspected of inhaling chlorine at an aquatic playground in Ho Chi Minh City recently raised the alarm about a less noticed health risk: Chemical poisoning at swimming pools and aquatic playgrounds.

Fisherman with reduced pressure while diving is rescued on Song Tu Tay island

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Khanh Hoa - Fishermen who suffered severe decompression while diving for seafood exploitation in the Truong Sa sea area were promptly rescued and treated by military doctors on Song Tu Tay island.

5-year consecutive health insurance may be lost just because of this

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Many people participating in health insurance do not know that just a small mistake can cause the 5-year continuous health insurance participation period to be interrupted.

Intermittent fasting can help lose weight and support obesity control

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Intermittent fasting can help with weight loss and improve metabolism, but it needs to be done properly.

Three Da Nang students in critical condition suspected of Botulinum poisoning after eating fish

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Da Nang - After eating fermented fish with their families, 3 students residing in Phuoc Nang commune (Da Nang city) had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment in critical condition.

200 trays of rice, 30 trips: Warm Tet for more than 1,000 cancer patients

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More than 1,000 cancer patients at K Hospital gathered around 200 year-end meals and then went on 30 free "Loving Buses" to return home for Tet.

Discharge before Tet: Decision based on expertise, not for spring

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Ho Chi Minh City - In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year, patients who meet medical conditions will be discharged by doctors to return to their hometowns for Tet.

Increase fines, strictly manage street food

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Faced with the risk of food insecurity from street food business activities, the Ministry of Health has just sent a document to the People's Committees of provinces and cities requesting to strengthen management, inspection and handling of violations to prevent poisoning and protect public health.

Rescuing a 32-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction while playing football

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Khanh Hoa - Doctors have just saved a 32-year-old patient with acute myocardial infarction that occurred while playing sports.

Compassionate bus takes patients in difficult circumstances in Da Nang home for Tet

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Da Nang - Da Nang Hospital organizes the "Meaningful Bus Trip" program, supporting free bus tickets and Tet gifts for patients discharged from the hospital to return home for Tet.

Respiratory diseases and seasonal flu increase sharply near Tet

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Cold and humid weather mixed with dry weather causes flu, measles, and chickenpox to increase during the peak migration period near Tet.

Rescuing a case of stomach cancer with multiple underlying diseases at high risk of death

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Ho Chi Minh City - Patients who fell into a state of blood loss shock due to gastrointestinal bleeding on the background of stomach cancer and a series of severe cardiovascular diseases have been saved.

Removing the entire stomach due to cancer, saving patients with multiple background diseases

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On February 11, Gia Dinh People's Hospital, facility 2, Ho Chi Minh City, announced that it had just regained the life of a patient with stomach cancer and severe malnutrition.

Efforts to ensure blood reserves during Tet

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The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion calls on the community to participate in blood donation to ensure blood reserves for the Lunar New Year, helping patients overcome difficulties.

Ministry of Health "whistles" for refusing to pay for health insurance when taking X-rays for less than 6 minutes

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Faced with the situation of scans not being scanned for 6 minutes and being refused payment, the Ministry of Health requested not to use electro-optical techniques as a basis for health insurance assessment.

Da Nang Hospital presents hundreds of Tet gifts to patients

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Da Nang - Da Nang Hospital coordinates with philanthropists to give 250 gifts including necessities and cash to share difficulties.

Levia Plus bottled water on the list of substandard products

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Hanoi - Levia Plus and Thang Long are 2 bottled drinking water samples with test results that did not meet microbial indicators.

Da Nang organizes a 0-dong fair for dialysis patients

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Da Nang - Da Nang Hospital coordinates with businesses to organize the "0-dong Fair" program, giving Tet gifts to dialysis patients.

Leprosy patients live quietly in Hanoi, happy with each Tet visit

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When Tet and spring come, leprosy patients at the treatment area in Hanoi have another source of warm joy from visitors.

Preventing H5N1 avian flu from spreading to humans in Ha Tinh

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Ha Tinh - H5N1 avian flu has appeared in Cam Xuyen commune, so the Center for Disease Control has proactively prevented transmission to humans.