Medical

Newly issued and renewed nearly 500 drug circulation registration certificates

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Nearly 500 domestically and internationally produced drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients... have had their circulation registrations renewed or renewed.

Patient took a late night bath thinking he had a cold but ended up having a heart attack

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After taking a late night bath, the patient felt chest pain and fainted, thinking he had a cold, but the test results showed that the patient had an acute myocardial infarction.

Pharmaceutical companies warn about antibiotic resistance

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According to the World Health Organization, there were nearly 300,000 deaths due to antibiotic resistance in Vietnam from 2020 to 2023.

Appointment of Director of Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital

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HCMC - Dr. Diep Bao Tuan - Deputy Executive Director of Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital was appointed to the position of Director of Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital.

Infectious disease prevention needs to be done early and strictly

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According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Vu Trung - Director of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, infectious disease prevention is an issue that must be done early and regularly.

WHO adds HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

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More than 95% of the 660,000 cases of cervical cancer that occur globally are caused by HPV. Recently, the WHO announced the addition of a single-dose HPV vaccine.

The entire central line has only one geriatric hospital

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The entire central level has only one geriatric hospital, while provincial medical facilities have almost no geriatric care units, and there is a shortage of human resources...

Participating in the race, one person broke a bone

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Ho Chi Minh City - Le Van Thinh Hospital said it had received 3 cases of pediatric patients who were hospitalized after participating in the race.

Medical Center asks for lessons learned due to billions of dollars in wrong revenue and expenditure

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Dak Lak - Cu M'gar District Medical Center would like to deeply review and learn from experience for incorrectly collecting and spending more than 1.6 billion VND in preferential allowances.

Total thyroidectomy for 24-year-old female patient

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Da Nang - Doctors have just successfully removed the entire thyroid goiter measuring 15x10x10cm each lobe from a 24-year-old female patient.

4cm long leech found in patient's nose

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Quang Binh - A leech about 4cm long was just removed from a female patient's nose by doctors at Bac Quang Binh General Hospital.

Lack of geriatricians and elderly care services

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Population aging has been a major challenge globally. Meanwhile, health care services for the elderly are limited.

Da Nang doctor provides timely dialysis for foreign tourists

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Da Nang - On the morning of October 4, a Kyrgyz tourist went to Hospital 199, Ministry of Public Security for medical examination and dialysis during his trip.

Warning of hand, foot and mouth disease increasing in Ho Chi Minh City

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In week 39, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 420 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, an increase of 37.3% compared to the average of the previous 4 weeks.

One person died after being scratched by a dog 2 months ago, suspected of rabies

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Binh Thuan - A 28-year-old woman died of suspected rabies. Before that, she was scratched by a dog at home, but did not get a rabies vaccination but went to a traditional medicine practitioner.

Snoring, sleep apnea - the nightmare of patients and their families

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HCMC - Sleep apnea and snoring in young children are very dangerous. If not treated thoroughly, it will affect the child's development.

Self-treatment of cancer is on the rise again

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The situation of cancer patients who do not follow treatment regimens and self-medicate through word of mouth, making their condition worse, has become more common recently.

Another baby born healthy thanks to fetal heart catheterization

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HCMC - The baby who had an intrauterine heart catheterization was born healthy and was transferred to Children's Hospital 1 for further monitoring and treatment.

Drinking half a liter of alcohol every day for 20 years, the "god of alcohol" got cirrhosis

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"Alcohol god" drank half a liter of alcohol every day for 20 years, and as a result had to live with liver disease for the rest of his life.

Surgery to remove 700 gram stone from patient's body

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Dak Lak - Doctors successfully performed surgery and removed a 700 gram stone from the patient's body.