Medical

Free periodic health check-ups for Hanoi residents on July 1st

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Hanoi - From July 1, 2026, the city officially implements a program of free periodic health check-ups and disease screening for people on a city-wide scale.

Many people mistake bạch biến for lang ben, doctors show how to recognize it

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Bach bien and lang ben both cause skin color changes, making many people easily confused. Doctors have guided how to recognize them to distinguish and treat correctly.

The first steps of a 4-year-old baby after 4 rounds of treatment for cerebral palsy

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Once thought to have only delayed development, the child of Ms. Hoang Thi Minh (Phuc Tho commune, Hanoi) has made her first steps and started practicing speaking after 4 rounds of treatment for cerebral palsy.

Increasing allowances, extending maternity leave from July 1st, many families are more reassured

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From July 1, many maternity regimes are adjusted such as increasing maternity allowances, increasing health care benefits and extending rest time in some cases.

Keeping the left leg for a 21-year-old girl after a life-threatening injury

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Her left leg was almost completely peeled off after the accident, the 21-year-old female patient faces the risk of amputation.

Proposal to support 1,150 billion VND for doctors and nurses of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals to establishment 2

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The Ministry of Health proposes to support 1,150 billion VND for doctors and medical staff, operations of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals working at facility 2.

People proactively vaccinate pets against the risk of increased rabies

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Faced with the risk of increased rabies in many localities, people proactively take pets for vaccination to avoid the risk of infection.

Dien Bien provides free health check-ups and consultations from April 25

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Dien Bien - The organization of health check-up and consultation activities is carried out at least once a month.

Many people have eye strain and dizziness due to wearing glasses of the wrong size

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Many people have a habit of cutting glasses at nearby stores for convenience, but face eye strain and dizziness due to glass staggering.

Nearly 10 years old already suffering from end-stage kidney failure, warning of increasingly younger kidney disease

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Detecting end-stage kidney failure from the age of 8-9, a patient had to have a kidney transplant and then continue to return to periodic dialysis after a few years.

Urinating feces, detecting bladder and cruciate collar leakage

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Quang Tri - A 74-year-old patient who urinated with prolonged burning pain was diagnosed with an abnormal fistula between the bladder and the sigmoid colon.

The organizational structure and personnel of health stations will be directly managed by the commune level

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Khanh Hoa - According to the newly issued regulations, the commune level is directly responsible for managing the organizational structure, human resources, operations, assets, and finances of the health station.

Saigon Hot News: Warning about the risk of death due to subjectivity when bitten by dogs

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Saigon Hot 23. 4: Warning of death risk due to subjectivity when bitten by dogs; In the first 6 months of the year, Ho Chi Minh City sets a minimum growth target of 10.3%;...

The commune health station after the transfer quickly stabilized and served the people

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Quang Tri - After being transferred to the commune-level People's Committee, health stations quickly stabilized their organization, maintained medical examination and treatment, and improved the quality of primary care.

No more delay with the fight against dirty food

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Dirty food not only threatens the health of each individual but also erodes social trust. This fight cannot stop at warnings, but must start from drastic, synchronous and immediate actions.

Declaring war on dirty food: sweeping to the end, no forbidden zones

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Food poisoning occurs continuously in many localities, from collective kitchens, schools, street food stalls to small-scale processing facilities. Many cases that have caused dozens, even hundreds of people to be hospitalized raise an urgent requirement to comprehensively rectify food safety management.

27-month-old baby has hand, foot and mouth disease 3 times, sometimes no fever, no rash

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Hanoi - A 27-month-old baby boy has had hand, foot and mouth disease 3 times. Doctors warn that children can still re-infect many times because the body does not create lasting immunity.

Warning about the risk of death due to subjectivity when bitten by dogs

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Recently, in Ho Chi Minh City, there have been consecutive cases of people being attacked by dogs suspected of having rabies. Due to subjectivity after being bitten, many people face the risk of getting sick; many cases have been hospitalized due to not being vaccinated and have died.

Warning about osteoporosis in the elderly, diet plays an important role

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The number of hospitalizations for bone and joint pain tends to increase, many cases only detect osteoporosis when the disease has progressed.

2 more groups of women are eligible for minimum support of 2 million VND when giving birth

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In addition to the subjects who have been applied policies, the Ministry of Health proposes adding 2 groups of women to be eligible for support of at least 2 million VND/case when giving birth.