Medical

Erratic weather, respiratory diseases increase by 20-30% in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - Erratic weather makes adults and young children susceptible to respiratory diseases, the number of patients in hospitals increases by about 20-30% compared to other times.

The average age of first sexual intercourse for Vietnamese people is 18.7

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The age of first sexual intercourse is trending towards rejuvenation, but the rate of using contraception is still low.

Pregnant woman with dengue fever forced to have her uterus removed to have a chance of survival

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Ho Chi Minh City - Suffering from dengue fever during 39 weeks of pregnancy, a 23-year-old pregnant woman fell into a dangerous postpartum condition, undergoing 4 surgeries to save her life.

Dien Bien requires each inter-level boarding school to have at least 2 medical staff

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Dien Bien - Inter-level boarding schools will be arranged with standing medical staff.

HCMC increases ear, nose and throat diseases due to many types of viruses

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The weather in Ho Chi Minh City changes suddenly, alternating rain and sun, causing many children to experience cough, runny nose, sore throat, ear pain and have to go to the hospital for examination.

13-year-old child discovers concave breast deformities after experiencing shortness of breath and chest pain

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Shortness of breath, chest tightness, a 13-year-old boy in Thanh Hoa was found to have severe congenital pectoral depression.

Proactively vaccinate against rabies, support tightening management of dogs and cats

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Can Tho - From the risk of rabies and proactive vaccination, people highly support the new regulations on management of pets.

50 years keeping the pulse of life on the city named after Uncle Ho

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Ho Chi Minh City - On the 50-year journey of development, healthcare has always been one of the pillars contributing to building a modern and livable city named after Uncle Ho.

Successful surgery to remove giant ovarian tumor for female patient

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Quang Tri - A giant ovarian tumor was successfully removed by doctors at Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital for a 59-year-old female patient.

Dien Bien transfers health stations to commune-level People's Committees for management

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Dien Bien - The Provincial People's Committee has just issued a decision on dissolving a number of health stations and transferring health stations under the Department of Health to the commune-level People's Committee for management.

On the first day of applying the new health insurance policy, eye patients reduce medical examination and treatment costs

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From July 1, 2026, the new health insurance policy expanding out-of-zone medical examination and treatment benefits has brought practical benefits to people.

New health insurance policy creates more treatment opportunities for patients

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On the first day of implementing the new HI policy, many patients coming to Hanoi Eye Hospital were guided to enjoy the right to medical examination and treatment outside the tuyến.

New maternity regime expands workers' rights from July 1st

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The maternity regime taking effect from July 1 expands the rights to leave time, allowances and postpartum support for employees, contributing to improving social security.

Hue people will receive free periodic health check-ups until 2030

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Hue launches a program for periodic health check-ups and free screening for people in the period 2026 - 2030.

From July 1st, a series of new health policies take effect

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From July, many new health policies on health insurance, vaccination, support for childbirth and medical examination and treatment will officially take effect.

Ho Chi Minh City deploys electronic health records on the Digital Citizen application from July 1st

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From July 1, 2026, Ho Chi Minh City residents can follow electronic health records right on their smartphones through the City Digital Citizen application.

From July 1st, pregnant women are freely screened for 4 prenatal congenital diseases

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From July 1, 2026, what diseases will pregnant women undergo prenatal screening?

Free periodic health check-ups for Hanoi residents on July 1st

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Hanoi - From July 1, 2026, the city officially implements a program of free periodic health check-ups and disease screening for people on a city-wide scale.

Many people mistake bạch biến for lang ben, doctors show how to recognize it

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Bach bien and lang ben both cause skin color changes, making many people easily confused. Doctors have guided how to recognize them to distinguish and treat correctly.

The first steps of a 4-year-old baby after 4 rounds of treatment for cerebral palsy

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Once thought to have only delayed development, the child of Ms. Hoang Thi Minh (Phuc Tho commune, Hanoi) has made her first steps and started practicing speaking after 4 rounds of treatment for cerebral palsy.