Medical

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.

Ministry of Health warns of US recall of infant milk after 3 cases of poisoning

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The Ministry of Health issued an urgent warning about Nara Organics infant formula product after the US recalled all products due to 3 cases of Botulinum poisoning in infants.

Hai Duong speeds up measles vaccination

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Faced with the risk of measles outbreak, the Department of Health of Hai Duong province requires units to strengthen infectious disease prevention, especially in the Winter - Spring.

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health proposes to announce the end of the measles epidemic in 22 wards and communes

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HCMC - The HCMC Department of Health requested the City People's Committee to announce the end of the measles epidemic in 22 wards and communes because they meet the conditions for ending the epidemic according to regulations.

Suspending a massage parlor in Dien Bien Phu City

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Dien Bien - The authorities have just drawn up a record of violations and requested the "Tech Medical" massage facility in Dien Bien Phu City to temporarily suspend operations.

Continuing construction of a series of hundred-billion-dong hospitals in Lao Cai

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Lao Cai - Many district-level hospital projects have been invested with hundreds of billions of VND to continue construction to serve the needs of medical examination and treatment for people.

Hot medical news: Ministry of Health warns of the risk of dirty elephant ear

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The Ministry of Health warns about "dirty regulations"; Instructions for diagnosis and treatment of measles; Proposal to expand the subjects of mandatory vaccination... are the health hot news in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health responds to the title of Population Member at commune health stations

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The Ministry of Health has just responded and provided information on regulations on the professional title of Grade III Population Minister at commune health stations.

Grassroots health care is upgraded, ensuring initial medical examination and treatment

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HCMC - Recently, grassroots health care in HCMC has been invested in, improving the quality of activities, ensuring primary health care for people.

The Ministry of Health proposes expanding the subjects of compulsory vaccination

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The Ministry of Health is seeking opinions on the issuance of a list of infectious diseases and vaccination regulations, in which it proposes 10 diseases that need to be vaccinated.

The Ministry of Health responds to the scope of practice of family doctors

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The Ministry of Health has just responded and provided information about the scope of practice of family medicine doctors.

Current status of 6 hospitals in Yen Bai before the merger

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Yen Bai - From April 1, 2025, 6 hospitals in the area will be merged into Yen Bai General Hospital.

The health sector must send 1,000 more doctors to the facility this year

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The Prime Minister requested that this year, the health sector must send 1,000 more doctors to the grassroots; the education sector must increase teachers to remote areas.

H hospitalized for crushing three Ants and covering an itchy person

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The young man had to be hospitalized when his relatives heard his relatives say that they had applied three compartments to the patient to relieve the itching.

Developing a cancer prevention plan for all people in Hanoi

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Hanoi - In men, the new type of cancer with the highest accumulation risk until the age of 65 in Hanoi is lung cancer.

The province recognizes the effectiveness of measles prevention thanks to vaccine coverage

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Measles epidemics are complicated in many localities across the country, many children suffer from measles even though they are not old enough to be vaccinated.

Another conclusion denouncing the Director of Can Tho Dermatology Hospital

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Can Tho - The Department of Health continues to have many conclusions about the content of the denunciation against the Director of Can Tho Dermatology Hospital.