Medical

Health insurance expands benefits, patients reduce outpatient examination costs

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From July 1, 2026, the health insurance policy expands the benefits of out-of-zone examinations, helping many people reduce the cost burden and be more convenient when accessing medical services.

12 diseases will be screened for free in Hanoi in 2026

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Hanoi implements periodic health check-ups and free screening for 12 common diseases in 2026, helping to detect diseases early and intervene promptly in the community.

Hanoi provides free screening for 12 disease groups for people

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Hanoi - People are given periodic health check-ups and free screening for 12 disease groups to detect early and improve treatment effectiveness.

12-year-old child carrying 200 gram bladder stones

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Quang Tri - Hospital discovers giant bladder stones weighing 200 grams, occupying almost the entire bladder of a 12-year-old child.

Commune in Da Nang proposes training grassroots health workers after transfer

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Da Nang - After receiving the management of commune and ward health stations, local authorities propose that the Department of Health support professional training for grassroots human resources.

Many people poisoned by eating cicadas and forest mushrooms: Ministry of Health requests urgent verification and investigation

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9 people in Quang Tri suspected of poisoning after eating cicadas, while 6 people in Son La suspected of food poisoning due to eating wild mushrooms. Some cases have died.

Reasons for not concluding the suspected poisoning case at Dang Thuy Tram Elementary School

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Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety has just announced the initial investigation results of the suspected poisoning case at Dang Thuy Tram Elementary School.

Proposal for 6 levels of professional preferential allowances for public health officials

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Propose 6 levels of professional preferential allowances for public health officials depending on the nature of the job and the level of hazard and danger of each position.

Distinguish between allergies and asthma to protect respiratory health

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Allergies and asthma often appear together but have distinct identifying characteristics that you need to pay attention to.

Accident while cleaning a concrete mixer, female worker's finger severed

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While cleaning a concrete mixer at the construction site, a female worker in Hanoi unfortunately had her glove caught in the curoa cord, causing one finger to be severed.

Ward health stations are not just places for vaccination and dispensing medicine

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The General Clinic of Hanoi Medical University Hospital - Vinh Hung facility goes into operation to bring high-quality medical services closer to the people in the spirit of Resolution 72-NQ/TW.

When foreign milk is no longer a safe zone

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More than 63,000 cans of a2 Platinum formula milk for infants recalled in the US make many families with young children worried. Cans of milk that were originally trusted - due to "foreign" origin, due to optimal nutritional advertisements - suddenly became the focus of concern.

2 quai bi outbreaks appear in schools in Lam Dong

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Lam Dong - Local health sector is implementing handling measures after 2 quai bi outbreaks appeared in schools in Bac Gia Nghia ward.

Ho Chi Minh City interconnects data, moving towards smart healthcare

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Ho Chi Minh City promotes inter-connection of health data, aiming for each citizen to have a unified electronic health record.

Grassroots healthcare in Vinh Long after restructuring still has many bottlenecks that need to be removed

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Vinh Long - After arrangement, the grassroots health station system revealed many limitations in terms of human resources, equipment, and infrastructure that need to be removed in a timely manner.

Timely preservation of testicles for 14-year-old patient in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - May 7, Gia Dinh People's Hospital said that it had just promptly preserved testicles for a 14-year-old child patient after experiencing severe pain.

Successfully resuscitated a patient with quadriplegia due to epidural hematoma in the cervical spinal cord

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Ho Chi Minh City - Military Hospital 175 said it had promptly operated on a patient with a rare epidural hematoma.

Dien Bien rescues young man in coma after accident in Laos

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Dien Bien - Provincial General Hospital has successfully treated a 21-year-old young man after a traffic accident in Laos.

Cheap drugs easily win bids: Loopholes need to be filled with medical technology evaluation tools

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Thanks to the medical technology evaluation tool, the issue of price is no longer the decisive and only factor in drug bidding.

5 people hospitalized, 1 person died suspected of eating mushroom soup in Son La

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Son La - A suspected food poisoning incident occurred in Phieng Pan commune, causing 6 people to have severe symptoms after lunch, including 1 death.