Medical

Da Nang cancer patients split and scoop rice to wrap Tet cakes in spring. Photo: Tran Thi

Da Nang cancer patients split bamboo strings, process rice to wrap Tet cakes in spring

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Da Nang - Hundreds of patients at the Oncology Hospital gathered to wrap Tet cakes to welcome Tet early.

Tons of pre-processed snail meat, all soaked in a chemical solution of Sodium Silicate (commonly called "liquid glass"). Photo: Police provided

Eating pomelo snails soaked in chemicals, doctors warn of serious harm

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Ho Chi Minh City - Eating food contaminated with sodium silicate chemicals can cause abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea... In the long term, it causes metabolic disorders, affecting the liver and kidneys.

Medical staff transfer a man with symptoms of Nipah virus infection to a quarantine area at a hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala (India), September 16, 2023. Photo: AFP

Nipah virus suspected of spreading from fresh rubber honey alarms border village

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West Bengal authorities suspect female nurse infected with Nipah virus after drinking fresh dates in a border village, which once recorded an outbreak related to this drink.

The Nipah virus has a mortality rate of up to 75%. Photo: European Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Nipah virus: Ministry of Health requests zoning and thorough handling of cases

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The Ministry of Health has just issued an urgent official dispatch on strengthening surveillance, prevention and control of diseases caused by the Nipah virus.

Rescuing a 22-year-old male student with circulatory arrest right in the lecture hall. Photo: BVCC

Rescuing a 22-year-old male student who stopped circulating right in the lecture hall

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Rescuing a 22-year-old male student with circulatory arrest right in the lecture hall thanks to urgent coordination between the school and the medical team.