Medical

Fake Fanpage, information page of Bach Mai Hospital. Photo: Hospital provided (September 15, 2026)

Traders brazenly set traps for patients, Bach Mai Hospital urgently warns

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Bach Mai Hospital warns of a series of scams to defraud patients such as impersonating doctor's family members, selling panaceas, and touting for quick examinations...

Fish bone stuck in the hypomandibular gland for 5 months. Photo: Provided by Bac Quang Tri Regional General Hospital on September 15

Fish bones stuck for 5 months in the hypomandibular gland

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Quang Tri - Fish bones stuck for 5 months in the left hypomandibular gland caused a 62-year-old patient to have surgery to remove foreign objects.

On September 15, functional agencies took food samples for testing after dozens of people were hospitalized suspected of poisoning after eating bread. Photo: Hung Tho

Number of patients hospitalized suspected of poisoning after eating bread in Quang Tri continues to increase

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Quang Tri - The number of people hospitalized suspected of poisoning after eating bread has increased to 46 cases.

Doctors operate on a patient with necrosis of both feet due to self-warming at home. Photo: BVCC

Applying heat compresses because of leg numbness, a man almost had both feet amputated

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Numb, cold feet, the 48-year-old man applied heat at home, causing skin damage, infection and widespread necrosis.

Professor David Halpin, Medical School of Exeter University, UK, talks about the risk of contracting infectious diseases in the elderly. Photo: Provided by the Vietnam Geriatric Association

Elderly people are more susceptible to infectious diseases, facing many complications

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With age, the immune system gradually declines due to the immune aging process, making the elderly more susceptible to infectious diseases.