Medical
At least 17 people hospitalized after eating bread in Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City - 17 people had to go to medical facilities in Lai Thieu ward for treatment after eating bread, local authorities temporarily suspended the related business establishment.
Nearly 1/3 of hand, foot and mouth hospitalization cases at Children's Hospital 1 are severe cases
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Ho Chi Minh City - Children's Hospital 1 is treating about 50 inpatient hand, foot and mouth disease cases, of which severe cases account for nearly 1/3.
Leaving sidewalks and hospital premises unfinished, Gia Lai directs handling
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Gia Lai - Sidewalks and campuses of some hospitals are still messy and unsanitary, affecting the quality of patient service.
Dog biting many people in Quang Ngai gives rabies virus positive
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Quang Ngai - The dog that bit 5 people in Dong Son commune tested positive for rabies virus. The locality urgently implements epidemic prevention measures.
House fire kills 2 people in Ho Chi Minh City: 15-year-old victim with poor health
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Ho Chi Minh City - On September 18, Cho Ray Hospital said that the 15-year-old victim had a poor prognosis for health.
Gia Lai still lacks nearly 500 commune-level medical personnel
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Gia Lai still lacks 494 personnel at commune-level health stations after arranging administrative units. Voters proposed to soon add personnel to ensure grassroots health activities.
Floating weight loss pens, home injection service with many potential risks
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Weight loss pens of unknown origin are sold publicly online, accompanied by home-based injection services, posing many risks for users.
44.6% of dentures manufacturing and trading establishments inspected and fined
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Hanoi Department of Health discovered 33/74 establishments producing and trading in dentures and type B medical equipment violating regulations, with a total fine amount of up to 1.35 billion VND.
Common misunderstandings about blood DNA testing
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Many concepts about blood DNA testing are still passed down from ear to ear, but many of them are scientifically unfounded misunderstandings.
National Assembly Deputy: Legal loophole when spas perform filler injections, thread lift, liposuction
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National Assembly deputies said that many spas perform filler injections, thread lift, and liposuction but still have legal loopholes, posing risks for people.
Proposal to amend the Law on Organ Donation and Transplantation: More opportunities to save patients' lives
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The proposal for 8 new policies in the draft Law on Donation, Extraction, and Transplantation of Human Organs and Parts is expected to remove legal barriers and increase organ donation sources.
Ho Chi Minh City proposes to complete the legal corridor for the extrahospital emergency system
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On August 3, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management of the Ministry of Health worked with the Ho Chi Minh City health sector on outpatient emergency care in the city.
Dialysis machine operates at full capacity 4-5 shifts per day under pressure of chronic kidney disease
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Ho Chi Minh City - At People's Hospital 115, the hemodialysis machine system must run at full capacity 4 shifts/day, even in some days it has to increase to a 5th shift.
Doctors tell rules and time to use phones to help limit nearsightedness in children
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Doctors recommend that parents should allow children to increase outdoor activities, have regular eye exams and limit the use of electronic devices to reduce the risk of nearsightedness.
Time to get a blood DNA test
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Bloodline DNA testing is performed when bloodline verification or completion of legal procedures are needed.
Proposal for 7 groups of people for home examination to still be covered by health insurance
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The new draft of the Ministry of Health proposes to expand health insurance benefits (HI), allowing 7 groups of people to receive medical examination and treatment at home and still be paid by the HI Fund.
Dengue fever increases, Ho Chi Minh City has 995 new cases in just one week
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On July 31, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said that the dengue fever epidemic situation in the city continues to increase.
Rescuing a 4-year-old boy with severe paracetamol poisoning
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Ho Chi Minh City - A 4.5-year-old boy was just rescued by the City Children's Hospital after suffering from acute liver failure and poisoning due to overdose of paracetamol.
Still infertile without disease, doctors point out the reason why many couples ignore it
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Many infertile couples even though the examination results are completely normal. Psychological pressure can be a silent cause hindering conception.
Ho Chi Minh City health checks workers: Need clear inter-agency mechanism to avoid overlap
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Ho Chi Minh City is in the 150-day period of universal health check-ups.
