Medical

Increase opportunities for early detection and timely treatment of psychological diseases for children

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Ho Chi Minh City - The health sector's inclusion of psychological assessment content in the routine health check-up process is a practical step forward, helping to detect and treat children early.

Dengue fever increases 4 times in Can Tho

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Can Tho - The number of dengue fever cases has increased 4 times compared to the same period in 2025, doctors recommend proactively preventing the disease with vaccines.

Gia Lai strongly handles dirty food

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Gia Lai requests strong handling, even criminal prosecution of establishments producing and trading in dirty food, in order to deter and protect people's health and maintain safety for local tourism.

More than 160 children receive free examination and surgery for cleft lip and palate defects

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More than 160 children were screened and given free surgery for cleft lip and palate defects in a humanitarian program at E Hospital.

Several-month-old baby in critical condition due to hand, foot and mouth disease

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The situation of hand, foot and mouth disease at Can Tho City Children's Hospital, a final-line pediatric hospital in the Mekong Delta region (Mekong Delta), continues to record complicated developments, including many severe cases a few months old.

Cross-Vietnam heart transplant saves young man with end-stage heart failure

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Ho Chi Minh City - A 23-year-old male patient suffering from end-stage heart failure and maintaining life with ECMO, has just been successfully transplanted a heart from a brain-dead donor.

Hot weather and high temperatures threaten food safety, especially milk

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High summer temperatures not only put pressure on human health but also increase the risk of food insecurity, especially for milk and dairy products.

Emergency treatment for 11-year-old child stabbed in the head with knife

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An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized in emergency with a knife stuck in his head after an accident while playing with his older brother.

Fining a bread shop in Nghe An after 64 people were poisoned

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Nghe An - Banh mi shop Q. fined 18 million VND after 64 people were food poisoned after using banh mi at this establishment.

Carrying a natural triplet, the mother went to the operating table 3 times in less than half a month

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Having given birth prematurely, the mother continued to carry a natural triplet and underwent 3 surgeries in less than half a month due to many dangerous complications.

Lam Dong will have nearly 3.9 million people receiving free health check-ups

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Lam Dong - The Provincial People's Committee has developed a plan for periodic health check-ups and free screening for nearly 3.9 million people in 2026.

Chest tightness, shortness of breath, many people worry about going for lung cancer screening

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Hanoi - Suffering from prolonged cough, chest tightness, and shortness of breath, many people come to Bach Mai Hospital for free lung cancer screening.

Hundreds of people screened for lung cancer, many cases detect early signs of the disease

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Hundreds of people participated in the free lung cancer screening program at Bach Mai Hospital, many cases were detected early with abnormal signs.

Many people carry the thalassemia gene that is only detected when giving birth to children with the disease

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Thalassemia (congenital thalassemia) is a common genetic disease, but many people do not know they carry the disease gene until they give birth to a sick child.

Man in Da Nang has hook stuck deep in the esophagus after eating sea fish

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Da Nang - A man was hospitalized for emergency treatment because the hook was deeply stuck in the esophagus, in a location near a large blood vessel, posing a life-threatening risk.

Dengue fever has a second outbreak, Ha Tinh health sector focuses on prevention and control

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Ha Tinh - After detecting the second dengue fever outbreak, the Ha Tinh Center for Disease Control (CDC) is focusing on prevention and control to prevent the epidemic from spreading.

Ministry of Health proposes 2 new Departments, organizational structure to be changed soon

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The Ministry of Health proposes to maintain the existing Departments and Agencies, and at the same time reorganize the Health Insurance Department and the National Health Information Center into 2 new Agencies.

Shortage of organ donation sources from brain-dead people, needing the joint efforts of society

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The health sector still faces difficulties in the scarcity of organ donation sources from brain-dead people, which requires many solutions to change people's thinking.

Navy promptly rescues Nghe An fishermen in distress at sea

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Nghe An - Officers and soldiers of Naval Region 1 promptly supported a fisherman who had a labor accident while fishing at sea.

Fierce dog suspected of rabies bites 6 people in Nghe An

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Nghe An - A ferocious dog with suspected rabies symptoms rushed out into the street to attack many people in Quynh Anh commune, injuring 6 people.