Medical

Choking up longan seeds, 4-year-old boy dies

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Lang Son - 4-year-old child choked upon eating longan, fell into a cyanosis state, stopped circulating and died.

Vinh Long focuses on nutrition, improving children's health

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Vinh Long - Nutrition for children is focused on by the health sector with many solutions to control malnutrition, overweight, obesity, and improve physique.

Man in critical condition for reusing eye drops that once caused allergies

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Ho Chi Minh City - Just a few minutes after reusing eye drops that once caused allergies, a 51-year-old man had blisters on his skin and many ulcerated mucous membranes.

90 days and nights of free health check-ups for more than 3.3 million people in Vinh Long

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Vinh Long - Universal free health screening is implemented in 90 days and nights, striving to examine more than 3.3 million people and establish electronic health records.

4-year-old child turns purple even when awake, SpO2 drops to 61% at night

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Ho Chi Minh City - Multiple sleep measurement results show that the apnea - decreased breathing index of 4-year-old children is up to 39.5 times/hour, the lowest SpO2 in the night dropped to 61%.

Facility 2 of many hospitals will operate simultaneously

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The second facility of many central-level hospitals is about to go into operation, expected to reduce overload at final-level hospitals.

Elderly people actively change exercise habits in hot weather

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Hanoi - Hot weather makes many elderly people with high blood pressure proactively change exercise hours and supplement water regularly to limit the risk of heat shock and stroke.

Gia Lai plans to spend 81 billion VND to attract human resources in the medical industry

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The human resources of the health sector, especially the team of doctors and physicians with high professional qualifications in Gia Lai province, are seriously lacking. Faced with this situation, local authorities have proposed many preferential mechanisms and policies to attract and retain human resources in the health sector.

Universal health check-ups create a sustainable health management platform in Vinh Long

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Vinh Long - The universal health check campaign is being implemented synchronously, aiming for the goal of all people being monitored for their health.

Menstrual disorders in premenopause cause insomnia and anxiety

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Menstrual disorders in premenopause not only cause inconvenience in daily life but also lead to insomnia, anxiety, affecting health and quality of life.

Modernizing traditional medicine with science and technology and digital transformation

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Traditional medicine in Vietnam is facing a strong transformation opportunity thanks to science and technology, artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

Doctors warn returnees from Africa to be wary of malaria

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Doctors recommend that workers, international students and tourists need to monitor their health, go for examination early when there are abnormal signs, and prevent African malaria.

Unpredictable dangers when children abuse electronic devices

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Ho Chi Minh City - Doctors warn that child abuse of electronic devices can affect mental health, language, vision and learning.

Cao Bang treats cataracts early, reducing pressure on upper levels

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Cao Bang - Provincial General Hospital has just coordinated Phaco surgery to treat granulomass for 28 cases.

Lam Dong implements free health check-up program for more than 3.2 million people

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Lam Dong - The health sector is implementing a free health check-up program, striving to complete electronic health check-ups and records for more than 3.2 million people.

Cataracts are common in the elderly, doctors immediately point out identification signs

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Doctors recommend that people need to recognize early signs of cataracts to be examined and treated promptly.

4 unsuccessful alcohol withdrawals, patient hospitalized due to severe cirrhosis, vomiting blood

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After many years of alcohol addiction and 4 unsuccessful alcohol withdrawals, the 51-year-old man was hospitalized in a state of severe cirrhosis accompanied by many dangerous complications.

Proposal to increase the rate of payment for medicinal herbs and traditional medicines from the health insurance fund

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The current health insurance payment list includes 229 traditional medicines, medicinal herbs and 349 traditional medicine ingredients...

More than 22 billion VND in fines after nationwide food safety crackdown

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During the Action Month for Food Safety 2026, functional forces discovered nearly 5,800 violating establishments, fining more than 22 billion VND.

Successful surgery on a large uterine fibroid causing compression

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On May 29, Nha Be General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City said it had just successfully operated on a female patient with large uterine fibroids causing compression complications.