Medical

Instructions for changing the place of initial health insurance examination and treatment

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According to the Law amending and supplementing the Law on Health Insurance, participants have the right to choose and change the initial medical examination and treatment location within the first 15 days of each quarter.

Hai Duong effectively controls measles epidemic, high vaccination rate

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Hai Duong - According to the Center for Disease Control of Hai Duong province, from March 25 to 31, the whole province has vaccinated 9,149/9,500 children (reaching 96.3%).

paper health insurance cards will soon be wiped out, people worry

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From June 1, Social Insurance will only issue new paper health insurance cards for cases that cannot install VssID, VNeID and do not have a chip-embedded citizen identification card.

Male patient suspected of having a liver tumor, turns out to be an eel worm that caused a potholed area

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Hanoi - Dang Van Ngu Hospital recorded that the patient had 3 eel wormholes in the liver. It is worth mentioning that the patient had no symptoms before.

Bac Ninh General Hospital is about to open a medical examination department as required

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Bac Ninh - Starting tomorrow, April 3, 2025, the Provincial General Hospital officially opened the Examination Department as required.

Measles in Hue broke out, many children have serious complications

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HUE - The measles situation in Hue is complicated, hundreds of cases have been recorded from November 2024 to present, many cases of severe complications.

The truth about information about alkaline ionized water to cure all diseases

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Alkaline ionized water is advertised with many health benefits such as helping to neutralize acids, improve the digestive system and even support the treatment of diseases. Although the authorities have warned that the use of alkaline water for treatment lacks a solid scientific basis, many patients still decide to experiment and suffer unfortunate consequences.

Can Tho promotes measles vaccination, preventing school spread

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Can Tho - The city is stepping up measles vaccination to prevent the spread of the disease in schools.

Dak Nong records hundreds of measles cases

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Dak Nong - As of mid-March 2025, the whole province recorded 292 cases of measles. Of which, there were cases confirmed through testing and 242 clinical cases.

No vaccine yet, doctors show how to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease

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The number of children hospitalized for hand, foot and mouth disease is showing signs of increasing rapidly but there is no vaccine to prevent the disease, doctors have recommended disease prevention.

Investing in high-quality medical services right from the grassroots level

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Mekong Delta - Provinces and cities continue to promote investment in grassroots health care, towards the true goal of being the gateway to protect public health.

37 people hospitalized for suspectedlaryngitis poisoning, Ministry of Health takes action

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The Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) investigates and handles the suspected food poisoning case of Tan Tuc Secondary School, Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.

Ministry of Health guides salary classification when changing civil servant categories

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The Ministry of Health has just responded to information about regulations and instructions on salary classification when changing the types of health workers.

Warning for severely ill people at risk of death from measles

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According to MSc. Dr. Nguyen Van Truong, Hanoi Children's Hospital, children with underlying diseases will suffer from more severe measles than normal children.

A boy has been tested twice for measles before being vaccinated

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Hanoi Most measles cases are recorded in children under 5 years old. Notably, there are cases that have not been vaccinated, and only two tests have detected measles.

Clinic in Ho Chi Minh City shows signs of double-tests

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HCMC - On the evening of March 28, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said it had conducted a surprise inspection of the An Dong General Clinic and discovered many violations in medical examination and treatment activities.

Many severe measles cases, hospitals diverge to avoid cross-infection

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Hanoi - Hanoi Children's Hospital currently has many patients with severe measles, complications of pneumonia, respiratory failure, and oxygenation. Hospitals must divert traffic to avoid cross-infection.

The Ministry of Health provides the latest guidance on diagnosis and treatment of measles

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The Ministry of Health issued Decision No. 1019/QD-BYT on promulgating professional documents guiding the diagnosis and treatment of measles.

Spending more than 700 billion VND to build a new Hanoi Eye Hospital

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Hanoi - The City People's Committee has just issued a decision approving the investment project to build a new Hanoi Eye Hospital in Phu Luong ward, Ha Dong district.

Proposal to increase health insurance support for students to 50%

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It is expected that the state budget will increase by VND3,700 billion to increase the level of health insurance (HI) support for students from 30% to 50%.