Medical

In Vietnam, a doctor has less than 2 nurses to support, the pressure of the nursing profession is huge

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According to the Ministry of Health, in 2024, Vietnam will only have about 18 nurses per 10,000 people.

Increased cardiovascular disease, risks from modern lifestyle

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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world, with the number of cases doubling in the past 30 years.

Man panicked when he discovered parasitic worms in his brain causing convulsions and paralysis

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Regularly eating spring rolls and raw garlic, the male patient had many headaches, seizures and paralysis. When he went to the doctor, he discovered that the measles was parasitic in the brain.

Believing the tips of applying shingles leaves to treat Hereafter, a patient was hospitalized with widespread ulcers and seizures

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Arbitrarily using leaves to treat shingles, an 88-year-old man in Hanoi had to be hospitalized in a state of seizure, severe pain and widespread ulcers in the head.

Record of food safety violations in the case of 40 students suspected of food poisoning

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Quang Tri - Kim Ngan Commune People's Committee has drawn up a record of food safety violations against the school in the case of 40 students suspected of being poisoned after breakfast.

Ministry of Health responds to conditions for licensing medical testing practice

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The Ministry of Health has just responded to regulations and conditions for granting licenses to practice medical testing.

Saving a Cambodian child with left atrial septum and severe pulmonary hypertension

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HCMC - Admitted to Children's Hospital 1, a Cambodian patient was diagnosed with left atrial septum and severe pulmonary hypertension. The hospital covered the cost of treatment.

Functional foods produced in buckets and basins are advertised as miracle drugs

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The advertising messages of functional foods are like bombs that bombard consumers' awareness, such as: "Commit to cure completely, if not cured, no charge"; "Get rid of type 1, type 2 diabetes"; "Completely cure high blood pressure, family tradition"... In reality, no scientific product has such an effect.

Can Tho patient had his arm severed due to a work accident

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Can Tho - City General Hospital performed emergency surgery to reconnect and preserve the left arm of a patient who was severed due to a work accident.

Ministry of Health responds to conditions for expanding medical practice

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The Ministry of Health has just responded to regulations and conditions for expanding the field of medical practice.

Breast cancer is getting younger, what to do to prevent the disease effectively?

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To limit the development of severe breast cancer, experts recommend that women proactively have regular health screenings.

Potential risks from home circumcision services

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Circumcision is not a simple surgery that anyone can do. Many people have had complications with blood clots when having tattoo artists or spa workers do it.

Thousands of Dien Bien children receive free heart screening

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Dien Bien - Thousands of people have brought their children to the Provincial General Hospital for free heart disease screening.

Important factors that cause children to have poor height development

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Vitamin D deficiency will negatively affect children's height development.

Ministry of Health responds to questions related to medical practice registration

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The Ministry of Health has just answered questions related to medical practice registration.

Doctors speak out when patients self-treat

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Taking herbal medicine of unknown origin can lead to poisoning, endanger life, and even death, as has been warned many times, but patients still believe it.

Be careful with head and neck lymph nodes in children

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Most of the lymph nodes in the head, face and neck area in children are benign, only a very few cases have a risk of malignancy.

Gia Lai adds human resources to the health sector

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Gia Lai - Public health facilities in Gia Lai need to recruit 1,435 people to ensure medical examination and treatment needs for local people.

Opportunity to update knowledge about spine specialty in Mekong Delta

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Can Tho - Doctors in the Mekong Delta have the opportunity to gain more professional knowledge and improve their experience in the field of spine...

Does everyone need to take supplements?

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Health site Eat Right gives you advice on using supplements and vitamin pills every day.