Medical

The first medical unit in Vietnam to receive investment from the world's leading fund manager

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Medlatec Group becomes the first medical unit in Vietnam to be invested by Ares Asia Private equity group.

Warning of skin yellow spurs that broke out after floods, many serious hospitalizations

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The Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases has just received many cases of skin yellow spurs after floods, including many cases with severe developments.

9-year-old child swallows coins, doctors warn of the risk of airway congestion when foreign object falls to the lungs

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A 9-year-old boy accidentally swallowed a coins while playing and had to be hospitalized for emergency care. The doctor warns that if a foreign object falls into the airway or lungs, it can cause blockage.

Quang Ninh announces the merger and dissolution of a number of medical facilities

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Quang Ninh The Provincial People's Committee has just issued a series of decisions on the establishment, merger and dissolution of a number of public health units, officially applied from November 1.

One organ donor, 5 other lives revived

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On October 23, Thong Nhat Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City announced that it had just performed the first heart transplant at the hospital from a brain-dead donor. The organs of the donor revived 5 people.

More than 4 hours of surgery on a giant 15kg ovarian tumor

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Kien Giang - The female patient's ovarian tumor weighed about 15 kg and was about 0.5 m in diameter.

3 children hospitalized in a row due to making explosive firecrackers

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HCMC - In just 2 weeks, Children's Hospital 2 received 3 consecutive pediatric patients due to homemade firecrackers causing injuries such as open fractures, 2nd degree burns...

Removing many pieces of teeth stuck in the patient's lip in Can Tho

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Can Tho - On the afternoon of December 18, news from Hoan My Cuu Long Hospital said that the hospital had just removed foreign objects, many pieces of broken teeth, from a patient's lips.

Binh Dinh transfers 11 Medical Centers to district level management

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Binh Dinh - From 2025, 11 Medical Centers in districts, towns and cities under the Department of Health will be transferred to local management.

Successful treatment of patients at risk of cerebral hemorrhage

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A patient in Da Nang has just been successfully treated for bilateral carotid artery aneurysms, at risk of cerebral hemorrhage.

Hope of medical staff after 13 years of no increase in allowances

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The Ministry of Health is seeking comments on a draft and proposal for a preferential allowance regime for medical staff.

Dengue fever attacks many children in the South at the end of the year

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HCMC - As scheduled, the last months of the year often see a rapid increase in dengue fever cases in the South, mostly in young children and susceptible to serious complications.

Birth defects are increasing and new forms are appearing

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Birth defects are becoming a major concern as the rate of children with birth defects continues to increase. Many complex forms of birth defects are being discovered.

4 people in a family hospitalized for heating with coal

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Ha Tinh - While heating their house with coal, four people in a family had to be hospitalized due to gas poisoning.

Ministry of Health responds to using master's degree to apply for medical practice license

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The Ministry of Health has just responded to regulations on using a master's degree in medicine to apply for a medical practice license.

Bac Ninh builds policy to attract high-quality doctors

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Bac Ninh is building a policy to attract and provide incentives for doctors working in public health care units.

Note for patients with pulmonary embolism when traveling on long-haul flights

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Can Tho - On December 16, news from S.I.S Can Tho International General Hospital said that they had just treated a foreign patient with pulmonary embolism while on a long-haul flight.

Russia announces free cancer vaccine

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Russia says it will provide free cancer vaccines expected in early 2025.

At the end of the year, the number of children hospitalized due to respiratory diseases increased in Ho Chi Minh City

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At the end of the year, it was recorded that at children's hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, many children were continuously hospitalized due to respiratory diseases.

The danger of new tobacco entering schools

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Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are becoming a concern for students' health, lifestyle, and psychology.