Medical

Having a second child after July 1, 2026, but the company only pays maternity benefits for 6 months

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Workers who give birth to a second child from July 1, 2026 are entitled to a 7-month maternity leave, enjoying social insurance benefits.

Swallowing fish bones, swallowing rice for remedies, foreign object pierces the esophagus

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A simple-thinking fish bone choke caused a 35-year-old man in Bac Ninh to have surgery because a foreign object pierced his esophagus.

Ministry of Health proposes to replace the specialist doctor I, II model

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The Ministry of Health proposes innovation in doctor training, notably researching to replace the model of specialist doctors I and II with a more flexible program.

Gia Lai proposes a series of solutions to remove bottlenecks in grassroots healthcare personnel

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Gia Lai proposed adjusting human resource norms, increasing preferential policies and prioritizing investment resources for grassroots healthcare, especially in difficult areas.

Commune-level health stations in Gia Lai sharply reduced, many stations lack personnel

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Gia Lai reduced 238 health stations after arrangement, while the number of people served by each station increased nearly 3 times.

Management of online drug sales still has many "loopholes"

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Prescriptions from 2020 that prescribed antibiotics were still being used to buy drugs online.

Bac Lieu Medical Center struggles to pay staff salaries due to lack of customers

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Bac Lieu - Not only Ca Mau, many medical facilities in Bac Lieu are also facing a lack of customers, leading to an imbalance in revenue and expenditure.

Plan radiotherapy in 2-4 minutes instead of 4 hours thanks to AI application

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Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital applies artificial intelligence (AI) to help reduce cancer radiotherapy planning time from 2-4 hours to 2-4 minutes.

Buying medicine outside the hospital, patients are paid by health insurance

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From January 1, 2025, if the hospital lacks drugs and medical supplies in the health insurance list, patients who buy drugs outside the hospital will be paid directly by the Health Insurance Fund.

Chronic patients hope to be provided with long-term health insurance drugs

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The Ministry of Health is piloting the outpatient prescription of chronic diseases for a maximum of 90 days. In response to this information, many patients expressed their desire to receive long-term health insurance-covered drugs.

Ho Chi Minh City still faces difficulties in bidding and purchasing medicine and medical equipment

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According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, recently, the unit has deployed medical facilities to effectively and promptly purchase drugs and medical equipment in accordance with regulations.

Hospitals are deserted, medical staff are at risk of not getting paid

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According to the Ca Mau Department of Health, medical facilities are facing many difficulties; including a decrease in the number of patients coming for examination and the risk of salary shortage.

A series of violations discovered at a clinic in Ho Chi Minh City

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HCMC - According to the HCMC Department of Health, the clinic located at 166A Tan Son Nhi Street, Tan Phu District has many illegal acts.

Thai Binh records 1 child suspected of having measles

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Thai Binh - CDC Thai Binh recommends people to strengthen measles prevention and control after a child patient was suspected of having this disease.

Timely surgery for 15 year old boy with testicular torsion

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Hanoi Andrology and Infertility Hospital has just successfully performed surgery and preserved a case of testicular torsion in a 15-year-old male student.

Reasons why Ho Chi Minh City lacks radioactive drugs for cancer diagnosis

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HCMC - The demand for PET/CT scans to diagnose and monitor cancer treatment is huge, but the supply of radioactive drug F-18 FDG is not enough to meet the demand.

Removing the shortcomings, patients have the opportunity to access new drugs

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Amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Pharmacy Law is expected to ensure the supply of treatment drugs, helping patients have increased access to new drugs.

E-cigarettes increase smoking addiction

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E-cigarettes attract and increase the number of smokers, destroying efforts to prevent the harmful effects of conventional cigarettes.

Breakfast tips to maximize calcium intake

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Food.NDTV offers tips on eating breakfast to maximize calcium absorption and help strengthen bones.

Proposal to create conditions and benefits for health insurance participants

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The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly this October with many new points to increase the benefits of health insurance participants.