Medical

Man mistakenly drinks toilet bowl bleach, loses stomach, new feeding tube created

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Taking toilet cleaner by mistake caused a 53-year-old man to lose his stomach and narrow his feeding tubes. Doctors used a colon to create a new feeding tube.

Inspection discovers a series of violations at medical examination and treatment facilities in Gia Lai

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Gia Lai - Inspectors discovered a series of violations from licensing to medical examination and treatment activities at many establishments in the area.

Opening a green channel for 2 ambulances through Mong Cai International Border Gate

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Quang Ninh - On August 22, Vietnam - China Border Guard forces coordinated to open a "green channel", supporting 2 ambulances carrying patients through Mong Cai International Border Gate.

20 regional health centers in Can Tho will be reorganized into general hospitals

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Can Tho - From August 31, 20 regional health centers will be reorganized into 20 regional general hospitals.

5 investors want to build a private hospital in Quang Ngai

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Quang Ngai - 5 investors are proposing to build and expand a private general hospital, with projects being studied in many areas of the province.

Proposal to abolish referral letters for some patients, still enjoy 100% health insurance

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The Ministry of Health speaks out about the proposal to exempt referral papers for some groups of subjects when conducting in-depth medical examination and treatment.

Warning about knowledge gaps about HPV virus in men

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Not only women, experts warn that men may also face health risks related to the HPV virus.

Progress of the nearly 1,800 billion VND hospital project in Tuyen Quang

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Tuyen Quang - Workers and equipment are being mobilized to accelerate the progress of the Tuyen Quang Provincial General Hospital Project.

Vietnam's cardiovascular system accelerates into the era of AI and precision medicine

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The new era of cardiology is led by artificial intelligence, precision medicine and advanced technologies, creating breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment.

9 people hospitalized after eating blood pudding at a restaurant in Hung Yen

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Hung Yen - After eating blood pudding at a restaurant, 9 people developed symptoms of abdominal pain, fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and had to be hospitalized for treatment.

Brain hemorrhage after drinking, doctors warn of the harmful effects of alcohol and high blood pressure

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According to doctors, high blood pressure, cerebral vascular malformations, alcohol abuse, overweight and obesity... are factors that increase the risk of cerebral hemorrhage.

Chickenpox case with many severe complications, requiring intensive resuscitation

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Can Tho - The hospital successfully treated a case of chickenpox with many severe complications such as severe pneumonia, hepatitis, and blood clotting disorders.

Morning in the Mekong Delta 20.6: Officially operating the modern accelerated radiation therapy system in Can Tho

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Morning in the Mekong Delta 20.6: Officially operating the accelerated radiation therapy system in Can Tho; Detecting wanted subjects when receiving citizens returned by Cambodia;...

Childhood nearsightedness increases rapidly, Ho Chi Minh City establishes specialized control department

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Ho Chi Minh City Eye Hospital is developing a project to establish a Nearsightedness Control Department to detect early children at risk of nearsightedness and limit the increase in severity.

Fining 22 establishments for food safety violations, collecting more than 121 million VND

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Vinh Long - Functional sectors inspected nearly 2,900 establishments, functional forces discovered many food safety violations and fined 22 cases.

Posting inaccurate information about the hospital, family members of patients in Nghe An apologize

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Nghe An - After posting inaccurate information related to the professional activities of doctors, the patient's family apologized to Thanh Chuong General Hospital.

Young man stabbed in the abdomen by tree branch after labor accident

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Quang Tri - Falling from a height of about 4m and being pierced by a tree branch through the abdomen leading to a critical grade IV liver rupture, a young man was rescued by doctors in time.

Hand, foot and mouth disease, dengue fever all increase in Can Tho

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Can Tho - Data from the Department of Health shows that the number of hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue fever cases in the first 6 months of 2026 both increased compared to the same period last year.

Can Tho City Oncology Hospital officially operates accelerated radiation therapy system

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Can Tho - Can Tho City Oncology Hospital officially put into operation a modern linear accelerator radiation therapy machine (LINAC) system.

Increased number of bread poisoning cases in Da Nang, many people have been discharged from the hospital

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Da Nang - The poisoning incident after eating banh mi thit cha in Dien Ban ward recorded 14 more cases of hospitalization, increasing to 57 patients.