Medical
Prolonged abdominal pain, 14-year-old girl discovers 12cm spiral ovarian tumor
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Hanoi - A 14-year-old girl was hospitalized with severe abdominal pain and a 12cm spiral ovarian tumor was discovered.
Ho Chi Minh City sends doctors to homes to examine patients
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Ho Chi Minh City - Piloting home medical examinations for people in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to reduce the burden on upper-level hospitals and improve the effectiveness of grassroots healthcare.
When health insurance cards are less "sluggish" due to irregularities
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From July 1, 2026, a notable change in health insurance (HI) policy officially takes effect: People who go for outpatient examinations outside the tuyến at some qualified medical facilities will be paid 50% of the benefit level by the HI fund for many diseases and groups of diseases that were previously not covered.
Medical tourism opens up directions to attract international visitors to Da Nang
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Da Nang - Medical tourism is considered a strategic segment, where hospitals, hotels, travel and health recovery services create new value.
Outpatient examination places covered by 50% health insurance
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From July 1, 2026, people participating in health insurance who self-go for outpatient examinations outside the line can be paid 50% of the benefit level, but not all medical examination and treatment facilities apply it.
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.
Despite the ban, openly trading and using e-cigarettes
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Despite penalty regulations, e-cigarettes are still secretly traded online, publicly used in many places, with increasingly sophisticated methods.
Ministry of Health promotes digital technology, artificial intelligence, big data in the health sector
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The health sector is focusing on promoting comprehensive digital transformation, applying advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data in the health sector.
Health of 2-year-old boy in Ho Chi Minh City abuse case
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Ho Chi Minh City - The 2-year-old boy in the abuse case in Hoa Hiep commune has passed the critical condition, is being treated at Children's Hospital 1 and can return to living and eating.
Reviewing school meals after suspected poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City - After the suspected poisoning incident at Dang Thuy Tram Elementary School, some schools temporarily stopped semi-boarding meals. The incident raises the requirement to tighten school food safety.
Can cause death, how is the Hanta virus transmitted and incubated
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Below is information about the Hanta virus that you should pay attention to.
Poor diabetes control, increased risk of kidney complications
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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating reasonably and having regular health check-ups are important factors to help protect kidney function and prevent complications.
Surgery to remove 2 bolts to tighten the "little guy
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Can Tho - A patient with a metal screw that tightened his penis has just undergone successful emergency surgery at Can Tho Central General Hospital.
Meningococcal disease cases increase, doctors warn of risk of infection
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Meningococcal cases tend to increase in the first months of 2026, with many cases progressing rapidly and at risk of death.
Ministry of Health warns after the world has 3 deaths suspected of being caused by Hanta virus
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The Ministry of Health has just issued information after the world recorded 3 deaths suspected of being related to the Hanta virus on a cruise ship.
Rescuing a teenager who was stabbed in the lung and suffered severe bleeding in Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City - A teenager with a punctured lung and severe bleeding was saved by Ba Ria General Hospital after a stressful surgery lasting more than 3 hours.
38-year-old patient escapes death after heart-penetrating wound
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Ho Chi Minh City - A 38-year-old patient with a critical transverse heart wound was just saved thanks to activating the red alert and emergency surgery.
