Medical

Number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases in Vinh Long increases by more than 150%

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Vinh Long - Nearly 1,450 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease since the beginning of the year, the health sector is urgently coordinating with schools to implement epidemic prevention measures.

Ministry of Health announces 137 diseases allowed to reveal fetal gender

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The Vietnamese Ministry of Health announced a list of 137 diseases, genetic defects and birth defects that are allowed to be diagnosed.

Basic salary increase from July 1st, salary of medical staff at the lowest level is nearly 6 million VND/month

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From July 1, 2026, the base salary will be increased to 2.53 million VND/month, and the income of medical staff will also be adjusted to increase accordingly.

People in island communes in Hanoi hope that health stations will be invested in to reduce the scene of going far for medical examinations

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Hanoi - Minh Chau people always want local health facilities to be upgraded and supplemented with more equipment so that people can access better medical services.

Doctors are only allowed to announce and reveal the gender of the fetus when?

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The Ministry of Health has just issued Circular No. 11/2026/TT-BYT stipulating the list of diseases that are notified and reveal the gender of the fetus for diagnosis and treatment.

In the RSV peak season, what is the best room for children and pregnant mothers

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To effectively prevent RSV, doctors have given recommendations that parents need to pay attention to.

Male "panacea": Promise of youthfulness and the price to pay

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Ho Chi Minh City - Rampant advertisements for "a spring pill" make many men trust it. In fact, many cases have to be hospitalized due to andrology complications.

Subjective with prolonged cough, 22-year-old female patient suddenly contracts pulmonary tuberculosis

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From prolonged coughs that seemed harmless, a 22-year-old female patient was hospitalized for coughing up blood and was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, doctors warned young people not to be subjective.

Quang Nam General Hospital overloaded, nearly 180 billion VND new treatment area abandoned

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Da Nang - Many patients at Quang Nam General Hospital have to share beds, even go to the corridor to wait, but the newly built treatment area worth nearly 180 billion VND is abandoned.

Da Nang records 2 more suspected poisoning cases after eating fermented fish, Ministry of Health intervenes

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Da Nang records 2 more suspected food poisoning cases after eating fermented fish.

Nearly 20 magnets found in the stomach of a 5-year-old boy

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A boy (5 years old, in Ha Tinh) has just been successfully operated on by doctors at the National Children's Hospital after discovering many foreign magnetic objects in his abdomen causing intestinal perforation.

Dementia can be detected early in 10-15 years

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In the context of rapidly occurring population aging, the number of people suffering from dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease, is constantly increasing.

First kidney transplant at Children's Hospital 1, mother gives her child a chance to live

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Ho Chi Minh City - Children's Hospital 1 has just successfully performed the first kidney transplant for a 14-year-old boy, the kidney donor is the patient's mother.

Hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine licensed, parents reduce worries about epidemics

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Hanoi - The hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine caused by the EV71 virus has been licensed for circulation by the Ministry of Health, and many parents expect it to help protect their children better.

Children's Hospital 1 successfully performs kidney transplant for child for the first time

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Ho Chi Minh City - Children's Hospital 1 has just successfully performed the first kidney transplant for a 14-year-old child with end-stage chronic kidney failure.

Ho Chi Minh City fines hundreds of millions of VND for violating establishments in the health sector

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On March 20, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health informed about violating facilities in the field of medical examination and treatment in the recent inspection.

Bursting with happiness when welcoming my beloved child after a 10-year infertility journey

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On International Day of Happiness (March 20), infertile families and doctors in the field of assisted reproduction shared simple but sacred happiness.

Da Nang border guards race to rescue Lao pregnant woman giving birth in difficult circumstances

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Da Nang - Border Guards urgently rescue a Lao pregnant woman who safely gave birth, contributing to strengthening solidarity at the Vietnam-Laos border.

Vietnam's first successful Domino's organ transplant

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On March 19, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital announced information about the first successful Domino organ transplant case in Vietnam.

RSV virus warning is in season, child hospitalization increases

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Hanoi - Recorded at Hanoi Children's Hospital, in the past two weeks, the number of children coming for examination due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has increased sharply.