Medical

Notes to protect yourself from Whitmore's disease-causing bacteria during the rainy and flood season

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Whitmore disease bacteria exist naturally in soil and water environments. During the rainy and flood season, people should pay attention to measures to protect their health and avoid getting sick.

Hanoi examines students' health, promptly detects diseases and scoliosis

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Hanoi is implementing free periodic health check-ups for more than 2.2 million preschool children and students, thereby promptly detecting diseases and scoliosis in children.

Proposal to ban tobacco display at points of sale, tighten e-cigarettes

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The draft Law amending the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms proposes comprehensively tightening e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and banning tobacco displays at points of sale.

Playing games until 4 pm/day, 14-year-old child hospitalized for treatment

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Due to phone abuse, some teenagers have to be hospitalized for psychological treatment. Through exploitation, there are cases of spending up to 16 hours a day playing games.

Da Nang Hospital broadcasts live the ASEAN Cup 2026 final for patients

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Da Nang - Da Nang Hospital organizes live broadcast of the second leg final of ASEAN Cup 2026 between Vietnam and Thailand.

Free screening reveals people with high blood pressure, requiring emergency care

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Hanoi - Nearly 300 residents of Dinh Cong ward were given free health check-ups, through screening, doctors discovered many cases of severe hypertension.

Successfully resuscitated a 58-year-old man with ruptured small intestine after a traffic collision

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Can Tho - After a traffic collision leading to ruptured small intestine and internal bleeding, a man was just given timely emergency surgery by doctors.

Warning about accidents from energy-generating cosmetic devices

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Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital warns of many cases of services encountering complications from energy-emitting cosmetic devices.

What is special about the first patients at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, Ninh Binh facility

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On the first day of operation, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital Ninh Binh facility organized free health check-ups and presented gifts to nearly 300 people with meritorious services and policy families.

Dak Lak Department of Health explains the reason for the shortage of medicines and medical supplies at the grassroots level

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Dak Lak - The provincial health sector has explained the reasons for the shortage of medicines and medical supplies at the grassroots level and proposed solutions.

Vietnamese - Lao military doctors examine and provide free medicine to people on both sides of the border

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Nghe An - Vietnamese - Lao Military Medical Organization organizes medical examinations, health consultations, and free medicine distribution for people in the border area of the two countries.

Rushing to higher-level hospitals for examination because they thought they would be 100% reimbursed by health insurance

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The new regulations on health insurance have caused many people to flock to upper-level hospitals for medical examination and treatment, because they think they will be paid 100% of the costs.

Grassroots healthcare lacks modern equipment, needs to supplement accounting

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Mekong Delta - During the transfer process, the grassroots health system ensures primary health care for people, but also reveals certain difficulties.

Free health check-ups, caring for veterans from practical things

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Hanoi - Towards July 27th, many veterans and people with meritorious services will have free health check-ups right in the ward, receiving gratitude from practical actions.

Overexertion at the gym, young man hospitalized due to rhabdomyolysis

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Hanoi - Maintaining gym habits but without appropriate lesson plans and instructions, a young man had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment due to rhabdomyolysis syndrome.

10 hours to keep 3 almost severed fingers for young man

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Ho Chi Minh City - July 8, Gia Dinh People's Hospital said it had successfully performed a nearly 10-hour microsurgery to preserve 3 fingers for a 17-year-old young man.

Vietnam increases attraction on the health tourism map

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Vietnamese healthcare is attracting more and more international patients thanks to competitive costs, modern technology and constantly improving service quality, opening up opportunities for healthcare tourism development.

Taking 5 food samples for testing, investigating the case of dozens of students suspected of poisoning in Dak Lak

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Dak Lak - Functional agencies are taking 5 food samples for testing, investigating the case of dozens of students suspected of food poisoning in the area.

Cho Ray Hospital handles contractor for fraud in drug bidding

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On July 8, Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City informed that it had just decided to handle violations in drug bidding activities in 2026 for Phuc Thien Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company.

Ministry of Health requests urgent investigation into nearly 40 students suspected of food poisoning in Dak Lak

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The Ministry of Health requests the Department of Health of Dak Lak province to urgently investigate and clarify the cause of the case of nearly 40 students having to be hospitalized with suspected food poisoning symptoms.