Medical

8 PM News: People scan QR codes to contribute ideas on planning adjustments for Hoan Kiem Lake

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8 PM News on September 8th: People scan QR codes to see plan adjustments for Hoan Kiem Lake area; Proposal for health insurance to pay for cancer screening...

Da Nang warns of sharp increase in hand, foot and mouth disease at the beginning of the school year

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Da Nang - Da Nang Department of Health recommends that parents and schools proactively prevent epidemics when the number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease tends to increase sharply at the beginning of the new school year.

Health insurance proposal to pay for cancer screening, opening up more opportunities for early disease detection

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A draft policy being consulted proposes that the Health Insurance Fund pay for screening and early diagnosis of 7 cancers and hepatitis B, C.

Preventing epidemics for children when entering the new school year

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Entering the new school year 2026 - 2027, hand, foot and mouth disease, dengue fever, seasonal flu... are increasing in Ho Chi Minh City, Dak Lak, Vinh Long, Lam Dong. The health sector, families and schools need to proactively prevent diseases for children.

Don't let resident doctors choose a major just because of a "hot" word

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Every Matching Day season, the race for resident doctors to enter the hot industry heats up again. Are young doctors really choosing the right profession they are suitable for?

Binh Duong General Hospital, Facility 2 in Bac Tan Uyen commune, goes into operation

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Ho Chi Minh City - Binh Duong General Hospital Branch 2 officially operates for medical examination and treatment for people in Bac Tan Uyen and surrounding areas.

Khanh Hoa starts free health check-ups for people

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Khanh Hoa - Nam Nha Trang Ward is one of the first localities in the province to implement periodic health check-ups and free screening for people.

Transferring and appointing leaders of 2 hospitals in the eastern region of Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - The Department of Health announced the decision to appoint leaders of Ba Ria General Hospital and Ba Ria - Vung Tau Eye Hospital.

Be careful with prolonged hoarseness, swallowing stuck

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Can Tho - Patients who are being treated for lung diseases, if symptoms of prolonged hoarseness and choking swallowing appear, should go to a medical facility immediately.

Poor workers receive free periodic health check-ups

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Ho Chi Minh City's universal health check-up program is creating opportunities for the poor and vulnerable to have free health check-ups.

Ho Chi Minh City accelerates universal health check-ups, prioritizing freelance workers

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In the 150-day peak campaign, Ho Chi Minh City prioritizes free health check-ups for freelance workers, the elderly and vulnerable groups.

Ho Chi Minh City proposes 100% health insurance contribution support for people aged 60 to under 65

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Ho Chi Minh City is proposing to expand the policy of supporting 100% of health insurance contributions for people from 60 to under 65 years old.

Health of pregnant woman giving birth in taxi has stabilized, about to be discharged from hospital

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Ho Chi Minh City - 4 days after giving birth in a taxi while arriving at the hospital, the health of both mother and baby is stable, expected discharge on July 17.

Signs of dengue fever shock, need immediate hospitalization

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When treating dengue fever at home and seeing the following signs, it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital because it is warned that the disease is entering shock (progressing severely).

Bringing donated hearts from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to save 15-year-old children

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Ho Chi Minh City - After a journey of more than 1,700km, the team spent 60 minutes to complete the joints, re-establish circulation, and bring the donated heart to beat again in the recipient's chest.

Health insurance supports cancer patients to save their lives

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Increasingly expanded health insurance (HI) policies are helping many cancer patients reduce the cost burden, access modern techniques and feel secure in treatment.

Self-treating urinary stones with green pineapple juice, a man suffers from kidney dilation

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Suffering from prolonged back pain, the man drank green pineapple water himself to treat urinary stones, and when admitted to the hospital, he discovered that his kidneys had dilated to degree II–III.

Helicopter brings bone marrow shock patient from Son Ca island to mainland for treatment

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Ho Chi Minh City - Military Hospital 175 said that it had just rescued a patient with spinal shock due to severe spinal injury from Son Ca island to the mainland by helicopter.

Doctors show how to prevent Adenovirus infection when taking children swimming in the summer

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Doctors recommend that parents choose standard swimming pools and take protection measures for children to prevent Adenovirus cross-infection in the summer.

Adenovirus increases, many children have high fever, severe conjunctivitis requiring hospitalization

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In many medical facilities, the number of cases of Adenovirus is on the rise. Many children are hospitalized due to high fever that is difficult to lower, accompanied by severe conjunctivitis.