Medical
Self-medicating gout, patients suffer from kidney failure, muscle atrophy
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After 10 years of arbitrarily using gout medicine of unknown origin, the male patient was hospitalized in a state of kidney failure, muscle atrophy and severe metabolic disorders.
Complete the installation of medical equipment at facility 2 of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals before June 30
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Ninh Binh - The investor of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital facility 2 project committed to complete the installation of equipment before June 30.
32 provinces and cities will organize the Red Journey blood donation campaign in 2026
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On the morning of April 17, the Red Journey 2026 launched in 32 provinces and cities, setting a target of collecting 120,000 units of blood to thoroughly solve the blood shortage during the summer.
Ho Chi Minh City residents receive free health check-ups right in the locality
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Ho Chi Minh City - Entering the second screening phase, in response to National Health Day 2026, people are happy to receive free health care in the locality.
Number of children hospitalized increases due to hot weather, doctors warn of increased digestive diseases
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Ho Chi Minh City - Due to prolonged hot days, the number of children hospitalized at Children's Hospital 1 and Children's Hospital 2 increased by 15-20%.
Haunted by being stung by a red ant, widespread skin damage
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HCMC - Many people are stung by ants in sensitive areas such as the eyes, armpits, genitals, groin, etc., causing widespread skin damage that takes a long time to heal.
Successfully rescued a man whose leg was cut by a harrow blade
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The Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases has just treated a case admitted in a state of shock, pain, and blood loss due to a plow blade cutting through the leg.
The rate of use of traditional medicine is too low, only 4.5%
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In recent times, the proportion of traditional medicine use in the total expenditure structure of medicine has decreased from 7.5% to 4.5%.
Need to soon abolish referral procedures for rare and dangerous diseases
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The proposal to remove the referral procedure for some rare and serious diseases that can be transferred directly to higher-level treatment... is good news for patients.
People should be wary of "feng shui eyebrows"
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HCMC - People need to be wary of advertisements from feng shui eyebrow establishments when they do not know the establishment's operations.
The list of health insurance drugs will be updated at least once a year
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The Ministry of Health is updating and adding new drugs with high treatment effectiveness to the list of health insurance drugs.
What do patients get when they skip the referral procedure for some diseases?
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The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance (HI) stipulates the removal of referral procedures for a number of rare and serious diseases.
15 Quang Nam students hospitalized after eating yogurt
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15 primary school students in Quang Nam were hospitalized for emergency treatment, showing signs of poisoning after eating yogurt.
Preventing law evasion and "erasing traces" when selling drugs online
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Pharmacies have many disguised forms for selling drugs online to circumvent the law and erase traces.
Organ donation - a noble act that saves many lives
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On October 24, Phu Tho General Hospital performed organ donation surgery to save the lives of two kidney failure patients.
There are many dangers present in everyday foods
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From the reality of recent food safety incidents, it shows that there are still dangers present in food products consumed daily.
Can Tho states the cause of local shortage of some drugs and chemicals
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Can Tho - Local shortage of some drugs and chemicals due to contractors not having enough supplies or not supplying enough according to hospital orders.
3 more Family Doctor clinics in Can Tho
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Can Tho - 3 Family Doctor clinics built and put into operation by the Department of Health are expected to help reduce overload at upper-level hospitals.
Can Tho mobilizes all resources to invest in grassroots healthcare
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Can Tho - The health sector continues to consolidate, improve, and propose key solutions to improve the quality of grassroots health care activities in the new situation.
Proposing many new regulations on online drug sales
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Buying and selling drugs online is a trend but it has many potential risks.
