Medical

Inspectors point out a series of errors at hospitals in Gia Lai

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Gia Lai - Inspectors discover many errors at hospitals, from overtime, equipment management to prescribing and dispensing addictive drugs.

Medical examination for students, doctors recommend ways to protect children's eyes and teeth

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From August 18 to September 4, 2026, Hanoi will organize free periodic health check-ups for preschool children and general education students in the area, with the goal of striving for 100% of children and students to have health check-ups before the new school year.

4 recommendations for weight control in adults

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Proper weight control is one of the important factors to help adults maintain health and prevent non-communicable diseases.

Tell parents how to vibrate and drain phlegm properly for children

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Rubbing to drain phlegm is a supportive method for treating respiratory diseases. Parents can perform rubbing to drain phlegm for children as follows.

Proposal to abolish specialist doctors I, II, and train doctors to move to a new page

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The Ministry of Health proposes to replace the specialist doctor I and II models with flexible training programs according to each major, based on actual capacity and needs.

Acute diarrhea due to Rotavirus in children increases in Thanh Hoa

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Thanh Hoa - The number of children with acute diarrhea due to Rotavirus is increasing in many medical facilities.

Golden time for HPV vaccination to achieve high efficiency

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HPV vaccination at the appropriate age helps the body create a good immune response, improving the effectiveness of preventing dangerous diseases in the future.

Nearsightedness in young people increases, facing the risk of visual impairment complications

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Many prolonged habits are increasing nearsightedness in young people. Hanoi's new support policy is expected to help many young people access treatment.

Urgently investigate the case of 43 people suspected of poisoning after eating bread in Da Nang

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Da Nang - In just 3 days, 43 people, including 22 children, had to be hospitalized with symptoms suspected of food poisoning after eating bread with meat and sausage.

Hoi An doctor saves female tourist with a rare disease never recorded in Vietnam

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Da Nang - A female Australian tourist suffering from a rare disease, never recorded in Vietnamese medical literature, was successfully rescued by doctors in Hoi An.

Miraculous rescue of 36-week pregnant woman in critical condition after traffic accident in Hai Phong

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Hai Phong - Doctors at Viet Tiep Friendship Hospital have just successfully saved a 36-week pregnant woman with severe traumatic brain injury after a traffic accident.

3 leg exercises to help limit blood sugar spikes when sitting for a long time

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Just with the simple in-place movements below, people who sit for a long time can activate muscles, increase glucose consumption and support hyperglycemia.

Hand, foot and mouth disease increases rapidly, Lam Dong health sector strengthens control

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Lam Dong - Hand, foot and mouth disease is increasing rapidly, with 1 death recorded due to EV71, the health sector is urgently implementing epidemic prevention measures.

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.