Medical
Summer, many children are hospitalized due to digestive diseases
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Many children have to be hospitalized due to digestive diseases in the summer. Doctors have pointed out the symptoms that parents need to take their children to the hospital early.
Man in Da Nang accidentally swallows bamboo toothpick while sleeping
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Da Nang - Swallowing a toothpick and then falling asleep, a 67-year-old man accidentally swallowed a sharp bamboo toothpick, 5cm long, into his stomach, leading to critical condition.
Baby has prolonged shortness of breath, doctors discover a live leech more than 12cm long in the trachea
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Quang Ngai - The baby was hospitalized in a state of prolonged shortness of breath. Through endoscopy, doctors at the Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital discovered a leech over 12cm long living in the airway.
Successful surgery on a 1.1kg teratoma tumor for a newborn
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Ho Chi Minh City - Children's Hospital 1 has successfully operated on a giant tumor in the coccyx region weighing 1.1kg for a 2-day-old newborn.
Ministry of Health tightens management of free medicine program, preventing abuse for advertising
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The Ministry of Health requests the unified implementation of new regulations on the free drug support program to ensure transparency.
Carrying out the wish of a brain-dead person, the family donated organs to save many people
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HCMC - The patient was unfortunately brain dead. To fulfill the patient's wishes while he was still alive, the family agreed to donate organs to save lives.
Successful treatment of congenital heart disease for 3-year-old children
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Can Tho - A 3-year-old boy with severe congenital heart disease was successfully treated by a team of doctors at Hoan My Cuu Long Hospital.
Surgical allowances and medical staff's on-duty allowances are too low, the Ministry of Health proposes to increase them by 3 times
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The Ministry of Health proposes to increase allowances for on-duty, surgery, disease prevention, food allowances, etc. for medical staff.
Expectations to adjust allowances for medical staff after 14 years
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For the past 14 years, preferential allowances according to the profession for medical staff have remained almost unchanged, despite increasing pressure and risks. The new recommendations of the Ministry of Health are expected to gradually remove long-standing shortcomings.
Conditions for merging and consolidating public service units in the health sector
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Conditions for merging and consolidating public service units in the health sector are based on Circular 17/2024/TT-BYT (effective from November 15, 2024).
Reviewing cases of exposure when 5 people were bitten by rabid dogs
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Ba Ria - Vung Tau - Vung Tau City has organized a review of suspected cases of exposure in Long Son commune, after 5 people were suspected of being bitten by rabid dogs.
Ho Chi Minh City has more than 5,600 cases of dengue fever, many cases of dengue shock
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HCMC - The total number of dengue fever cases accumulated from the beginning of 2025 to week 13 is 5,691 cases. Districts with high numbers of cases include Can Gio district, District 7 and Thu Duc city.
Measles epidemic complicated, parents worried about fever before vaccination day
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Can Tho - Although they really want their children to be vaccinated against measles, many parents are in a state of confusion because their children get fever every time they get vaccinated.
Eating a box of candy by Quang Linh Vlogs, Hang Du Cac is worth nearly 6 packages of
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Quang Linh Vlogs and Hang Du Ses may face prison sentences for producing counterfeit goods as food, threatening the safety of the community.
Patients regret using herbal medicine incorrectly to make kidney disease worse
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When detecting kidney disease, many patients tend to use herbal medicine for treatment. However, taking herbal medicine on its own can make the condition worse.
Signs of early recognition of children at risk of autism
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HCMC - For some signs, parents may mistaken their children for shy or difficult-to-use instead of children being susceptible to autism, affecting the treatment process.
Increasing benefits for people receiving health insurance medical examination and treatment
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Health insurance helps people access health care services. From 2025, health insurance will pay 100% of expenses at initial medical examination and treatment facilities and basic health insurance facilities.
Three cases participating in health insurance are refunded
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According to the regulations of the Social Insurance (SI) of Vietnam, there are 3 cases participating in health insurance (HI) that will be refunded.
Small medicine bags when traveling
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There are many people who, during holidays and Tet, have long days off, eagerly travel with their families but in the end go straight to... the hospital because they do not have enough necessary medicine.
Complicated measles disease, Can Tho speeds up vaccination
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Can Tho - Parents proactively taking their children for measles vaccination is a positive signal in the coordination to strengthen community immunity.
