Medical
Ministry of Health tightens inspection of Mid-Autumn cakes, will publicize the name of establishments if violations are detected
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The Ministry of Health requests localities to strengthen inspections of Mid-Autumn cakes, confectionery and food during the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival, strictly handle and publicize violating establishments.
Childhood infectious diseases increase sharply, Vinh Long recommends before the school start season
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Vinh Long - Children returning to school are prone to disease due to crowded contact, changing weather, it is necessary to proactively prevent diseases from family to school.
Mid-Autumn cakes of unknown origin creep into the market before peak season
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Cheap Mid-Autumn cakes are sold rampant during peak season, in which many products are introduced as imported goods but cannot prove their origin.
Cardiology department in Quang Tri recognized for quality heart failure care according to European standards
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Quang Tri - The Cardiovascular Department, Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital is recognized by the European Heart Association as the European Standard Heart Disease Quality Care Center.
Home health insurance, more support for vulnerable patients
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The proposal for health insurance (HI) to pay for home medical examination and treatment is expected to help the elderly, people with disabilities, and chronic patients access healthcare more conveniently.
Khanh Hoa responds to petitions on sanctioning residence registration for children
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Khanh Hoa - Voters are concerned about the content related to administrative sanctions for cases of not registering residence for children within the prescribed time limit.
Summer, many children are hospitalized due to digestive diseases
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Many children have to be hospitalized due to digestive diseases in the summer. Doctors have pointed out the symptoms that parents need to take their children to the hospital early.
Man in Da Nang accidentally swallows bamboo toothpick while sleeping
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Da Nang - Swallowing a toothpick and then falling asleep, a 67-year-old man accidentally swallowed a sharp bamboo toothpick, 5cm long, into his stomach, leading to critical condition.
Baby has prolonged shortness of breath, doctors discover a live leech more than 12cm long in the trachea
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Quang Ngai - The baby was hospitalized in a state of prolonged shortness of breath. Through endoscopy, doctors at the Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital discovered a leech over 12cm long living in the airway.
Successful surgery on a 1.1kg teratoma tumor for a newborn
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Ho Chi Minh City - Children's Hospital 1 has successfully operated on a giant tumor in the coccyx region weighing 1.1kg for a 2-day-old newborn.
Ministry of Health tightens management of free medicine program, preventing abuse for advertising
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The Ministry of Health requests the unified implementation of new regulations on the free drug support program to ensure transparency.
Ministry of Health warns of US recall of infant milk after 3 cases of poisoning
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The Ministry of Health issued an urgent warning about Nara Organics infant formula product after the US recalled all products due to 3 cases of Botulinum poisoning in infants.
Ministry of National Defense revokes medical examination and treatment practice licenses of 6 individuals
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The Ministry of National Defense decided to revoke the practicing licenses for medical examination and treatment of 3 doctors, 1 medical assistant and 2 nurses at the request of the practitioners themselves.
Helicopter takes female tourist from Phu Quy island to mainland for emergency treatment
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Lam Dong - A female tourist hospitalized in serious condition in Phu Quy Special Zone was hired by her family to be taken by helicopter to Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment overnight.
Attacked by termites, doctors show how to handle it to avoid scarring
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First-season rain creates conditions for thrips to appear more in Ho Chi Minh City, leading to an increase in the number of contact dermatitis cases.
After the rains, many people were attacked by termites
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Consecutive rains in Ho Chi Minh City recently created favorable conditions for thrips to develop, causing the number of cases of dermatitis to increase.
Prolonged stress, lack of sleep, many young people have experienced hair loss and baldness
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Hair loss, baldness... are no longer only seen in middle-aged people but appear a lot in young people due to the influence of modern lifestyles.
Ministry of Health urgently warns about Allernova AR milk after incident in France
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The Ministry of Health warned and requested the recall of batch number 183403 of Allernova AR infant formula after France recorded many cases of newborns with digestive disorders.
Doctors show how to use soft drinks and supplement water reasonably in hot weather
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Hot weather makes the body easily dehydrated, affecting health. Doctors recommend that people need to supplement water reasonably and limit the abuse of soft drinks.
Successful surgery for complex placenta previa, helping pregnant woman give birth
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Quang Tri - The dangerous placenta incision surgery at Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital was successfully performed, helping the pregnant woman preserve her uterus.
