Medical

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.

Warning of increasing number of stroke cases

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HCMC - At this time, hospitals in the city are continuously receiving stroke cases. Many of these cases are elderly people with chronic underlying diseases.

Patients benefit from new Health Insurance Law

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HCMC - Changes in the new Health Insurance Law create favorable conditions for people to receive health insurance-covered medical examination and treatment, reducing travel costs and waiting time.

How to get health insurance check-up during summer vacation, vacation, or business trip

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The Ministry of Health has just issued guidance on regulations for people who seek medical examination and treatment at a place other than their original registration due to changes in temporary residence or stay, according to the Law on Health Insurance (HI).

Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City research and implement the new Health Insurance Law

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The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health requested medical examination and treatment facilities to urgently study and implement the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance and Circular 01/2025/TT-BYT.

62 rare and dangerous diseases do not require referral papers

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List of 62 rare and serious diseases that do not require a referral paper still enjoy 100% of health insurance benefits.

Appointment and transfer of two personnel in the Hai Phong Health sector

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Hai Phong - The ceremony to announce the Decision on personnel work at the Traditional Medicine Hospital and Vinh Bao District Medical Center, Hai Phong was held on January 2.

More than 20,000 cancer patients have been exempted from referral papers

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Right in the first days of 2025, more than 20,000 cancer patients did not have to apply for a referral to a higher level.

Critically ill patients go straight to higher level, enjoy 100% health insurance

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From January 1, 2025, critically ill patients will go straight to higher-level hospitals and still enjoy 100% health insurance.

The joy of donating blood at the beginning of the year

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On the first day of 2025, the blood donation atmosphere was bustling at the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.

Does a specialty training certificate regulate the scope of practice?

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Readers ask: Can specialized training certificates be used to regulate the scope of practice?

Baby born at the first moment of 2025

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At 0:00 on January 1, 2025, at the Central Maternity Hospital, doctors happily welcomed the first baby born by natural birth.

Ho Chi Minh City has enough capacity to treat severe malaria

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In 2024, Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases treated dozens of malaria cases from abroad, most of them from Africa.

Phuong Chau Medical Group leads Southeast Asia in JCI standards

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Phuong Chau Medical Group is one of 10 global medical groups and the first in Southeast Asia to be awarded the prestigious JCI Enterprise certificate.

Can Tho continues to monitor measles to prevent spread

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Can Tho - Measles broke out in August and has not cooled down yet. The city's health sector continues to monitor to prevent the spread...

Ministry of Health responds to conditions for granting additional scope of practice

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The Ministry of Health has just responded to the regulations and conditions for granting additional scope of medical practice.